Pat Badger
American musician
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::summary American musician ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pat Badger |
| image | Pat Badger-Extreme-1.jpg |
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| birth_name | Patrick John Badger |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Groveland, Massachusetts, United States |
| instrument | Bass guitar, vocals |
| genre | Hard rock, funk metal, blues rock, heavy metal, glam metal |
| occupation | Musician, songwriter |
| years_active | 1985–present |
| label | A&M |
| current_member_of | Extreme, Dark Desert Eagles |
| past_member_of | Tribe of Judah |
| website | |
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| name = Pat Badger | image = Pat Badger-Extreme-1.jpg | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Patrick John Badger | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = Groveland, Massachusetts, United States | instrument = Bass guitar, vocals | genre = Hard rock, funk metal, blues rock, heavy metal, glam metal | occupation = Musician, songwriter | years_active = 1985–present | label = A&M | current_member_of = Extreme, Dark Desert Eagles | past_member_of = Tribe of Judah | website =
Patrick John Badger (born July 22, 1967) is a musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist in the band Extreme.
He has also been a member of Tribe of Judah, and he is the founder of the tribute band Dark Desert Eagles.
Early life
Badger was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Al Badger and Lily Badger ( Aguilar). He is of Irish and Honduran descent.
Music
He sang backing vocals on both Dweezil Zappa's album Confessions and the Danger Danger album, Screw It!, along with his Extreme bandmates Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt. He has also sung back-up on a live version of the Van Halen song, "When It's Love" on Sammy Hagar's live album, Live: Hallelujah, on which Cherone sang co-lead vocals with Hagar.
In 2013, Badger initiated a PledgeMusic campaign. This helped him release his first solo record, Time Will Tell. By offering exclusive content to listeners who pledged and providing updates related to the project to his following, the campaign reached its goal and the record entitled Time Will Tell was released in late 2014. In 2016 he followed up with another successful PledgeMusic campaign for his second solo album Take What We Want (under the name Nasty Ass Honey Badgers).
In 2017, affected by the death of Glenn Frey, Badger formed Dark Desert Eagles, a tribute to the Eagles. The original lineup of the band featured Extreme drummer Kevin Figueiredo.
References
References
- (August 17, 2010). "Lily L. (Aguilar) Badger". Legacy.com.
- Al Badger. (2020). "Voyages: An Unexpected Life". Page Publishing.
- Herrmann, Brenda. (July 18, 1991). "One Extreme A hit single forces a metal band to reassert its true identity". Chicago Tribune.
- "Badger: Debut Album on PledgeMusic".
- [http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/badger/updates] Badger PledgeMusic updates
- (December 4, 2016). "Extreme's Pat Badger on 25 Years of Pornograffitti, His Solo Albums, and What's Next!!". Amps and Green Screens.
- Linda Tuccio-Koonz. (October 19, 2017). "Acclaimed artists, including members of Extreme, in Dark Desert Eagles tribute to The Eagles". CTPost.
- Mike Morsch. (November 10, 2017). "Time travel to 1977 with the Dark Desert Eagles at Havana in New Hope". CentralJersey.com.
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