Ronald McQueen
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Ronald McQueen is a bassist
, and one of the original members of the reggae band Steel Pulse
.
McQueen is usually credited with naming the band 'Steel Pulse' after a successful racehorse. He was the main bassist for their first four albums, but left on good terms before the recording of Pulse's fifth album Earth Crisis
.
He currently lives in Laguna Beach
, California
, and is a member of the band Mongoose.
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
, and one of the original members of the reggae band Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse is a roots reggae musical band. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, in Birmingham, England, composed of David Hinds , Basil Gabbidon , and Ronald McQueen .-History:...
.
McQueen is usually credited with naming the band 'Steel Pulse' after a successful racehorse. He was the main bassist for their first four albums, but left on good terms before the recording of Pulse's fifth album Earth Crisis
Earth Crisis (album)
Earth Crisis is a roots reggae album released by Steel Pulse in January 1984. It is Steel Pulse's fifth studio album. On the album, are pictures of Soviet leader Yuri Andropov, the late Pope John Paul II, a Ku Klux Klansman, a Vietnamese refugee, and other historical pictures.Earth Crisis peaked...
.
He currently lives in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Beach is a seaside resort city and artist community located in southern Orange County, California, United States, approximately southwest of the county seat of Santa Ana...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and is a member of the band Mongoose.
See Also
- Anderson, Rick; Valdivia, Victor; Wynn, Ron. "Discography." 19 Apr. 2008. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifrxqq5ldte~T2
- Huey, Steve. "Biography." 19 Apr. 2008. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifrxqq5ldte~T1
- Huddle, Roger. "Anti-Fascism: That Was Then, This is Now." Socialist Review. June 2004. 21 Apr. 2008. http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=8931
- Steffens, Roger, and Simon Peter. Reggae Scrapbook. Insight Editions, 2007. 107-108.