Doggy Style is a punk rock band from

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, and was part of the North Orange County punk rock scene that included bands from the surrounding cities of Fullerton and

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that formed in 1983. Daddy X of the

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, and co-founder of

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, was the original vocalist, and creator of the band. Their debut EP ''Work As One'' was released on a 7" record, on

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About Doggy Style/members

Doggy Style started with original singer

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, Ed "Shaggy" Caudill, Ray Jimenez, and Lou Gaez. Their first release was their 1984 EP ''Work as One'', on

included the song "Donut Shop Rock". Brad only did vocals for two other releases, ''Side by Side'' in 1985 and ''Live at Sun City'' in 1986 both on

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. The original Doggy Style lasted from 1983 to 1986, at which point they split into two factions, both using the name Doggy Style. Brad Xavier and Lou Gaez formed a new lineup with Brian Baker, recently departed from

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, and

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, recently departed from

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, and released ''The Last Laugh'' on National Trust Records. Shortly after its release, Brian and Doug left the band to reform Dag Nasty. Brad and Lou recruited Warren Fitzgerald and Danny Wallis of Don't No and Eric VonArab of Love Canal to fill the void left by Baker and Carrion. Brad and Lou would continue to work together on projects including Doggy Rock, Double Freak, Humble Gods, and

. In 1987 Doggy Style appeared on the compilation record ''Rat Music for Rat People Vol. III'', recorded by producer

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at San Francisco's

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. Ed and Ray carried on with new members, Danny Johnston on drums, Hedge ( D.I. and HVY-DRT) on second guitar, Mark Tolbert and Rib Finley on vocals as Doggy Style from 1987 to 1988. This line-up recorded the ''Doggy Style II'' LP originally released on

. John "Bosco" Callabero (also of D.I.) eventually replaced Ed and released, ''Don't Hit Me Up'' in 1988 on

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. After both Hedge and John "Bosco" Callabero left the band Rib Filey, Danny Johnston and Ray Beez tried to continue on with

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of the

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. However, this line-up was short lived and the band eventually fall apart. Doggy Style reformed in 2009 with, Tim Fyke (vocals); Ed "Shaggy" Caudill (lead guitar); Danny Staggs (rhythm guitar); Mark Tolbert (rhythm guitar); Eric Vedder (bass guitar); Rob Chocek (drums). Now, Doggy Style only does limited shows. This is the band that started Daddy X (of the

, Humble Gods, X-Pistols, and co-founder of

) musical career, and got him into music originally. On July 22, 2016, the original vocalist of Doggy Style, Curtis Haller, also known as Rib Finley, died.

Discography

* The CD version of ''Don't Hit Me Up'' includes the album ''Doggy Style II'' (as a bonus) with purchase.

Videography

Members

Current members

* Tim Fyke -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Ed "Shaggy" Caudill -

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

* Danny Staggs -

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

* Mark Tolbert - rhythm guitar * Eric Vedder -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Joey Ruffino -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Former members

* Brad "Daddy X" Xavier - vocals * Ray "La Pulga" Jimenez AKA Ray Beez - bass guitar * Lou "Lou Dog" Gaez - drums * Mark Tolbert - vocals * Rib Finley - vocals * Danny Johnston - drums * Greg Jones - rhythm guitar * Bosco - guitar * B DUB - drums * Hedge - guitar * Brian Baker - guitar *

- bass * Eric VonArab - guitar *

Warren Fitzgerald Warren Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1968) is an American punk rock guitarist, songwriter, and record label owner. He is best known for being the guitarist of The Vandals and Oingo Boingo. He is also co-founder of Kung Fu Records, along with ...

- guitar * Danny Wallis - bass

External links

Myspace

Interpunk

References

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