Ted Leo
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| Image:Ted Leo Coachella.jpg Ted Leo performing at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Theodore Francis Leo |
| Born | September 11 1970, South Bend, Indiana, United States |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Label(s) | Gern Blandsten, Lookout!, Touch and Go |
| Website | www.tedleo.com |
Theodore Francis "Ted" Leo (born September 11, 1970, in South Bend, Indiana) is an American punk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Leo has played with many bands, including Citizens Arrest, Chisel, the Sin-Eaters, and his current outfit, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.
Leo grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey.[1] He graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange in 1988 and the University of Notre Dame in the fall of 1993 with a degree in English. His brothers Chris Leo and Danny Leo are also singer-songwriters, and members of Native Nod, The Lapse, Vague Angels and Holy Childhood. He is a strict vegan.
Ted is fan of and frequent contributor to WFMU, most notably to Tom Scharpling's "The Best Show on WFMU." He recently rewrote and performed The Jam's "That's Entertainment" as a tribute to the station.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] With Animal Crackers
- Whipped (1991)
[edit] With Citizens Arrest
- A Light In The Distance 88-90 (1995)
[edit] With Chisel
- Nothing New (April 1995; Gern Blandsten)
- 8 A.M. All Day (January 1996; Gern Blandsten)
- Set You Free (April 1997; Gern Blandsten)
[edit] With Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
- tej leo(?), Rx / pharmacists (September 1999; Gern Blandsten)
- Treble in Trouble (September 2000; Ace Fu Records)
- The Tyranny of Distance (June 2001; Lookout! Records)
- Hearts of Oak (February 2003; Lookout! Records)
- Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead (October 2003; Lookout! Records)
- Shake the Sheets (October 2004; Lookout! Records)
- Living with the Living (March 2007; Touch & Go Records)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Lomax, john Nova. "Gang of New Jersey: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists mingle rampant Europhilia with American Girl", The Village Voice, April 16, 2007. Accessed December 25, 2007. "Bloomfield, Leo's hometown, is just west of New York City and just north of Newark."
[edit] External links
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists website
- Interview and performance footage on The Sound of Young America
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists in Concert on NPR
- Interview with Ted Leo
- Ted Leo Video Interview on Spinner.com
- Ted Leo on New York Noise
- Ted Leo on bandtoband.com
- MC Steinberg vs Ted Leo: Battle Rap on The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharplingno:Ted Leo
