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. The band was named after the moniker of their lead singer, Jim Leedy, a combination of

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's first name and the last name of dictator

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History

The band currently consists of singer Jim Leedy (a.k.a. "Elvis Hitler"), guitarist John Defever, and drummer Geno OneMore. Their first album, ''Disgraceland'', was initially released on Wang Head records in 1987 (WH004) and early copies came in a handmade sleeve formed from corrugated cardboard with a black-and-white sheet pasted to the front and back. The band put out two CDs on

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: ''Hellbilly'' and ''Supersadomasochisticexpialidocious''. Their song "Green Haze" consisted of the lyrics from the TV show ''

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'' sung to the tune of Jimi Hendrix's "

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", and was a college radio hit. Due to the resistance of having a band with the name

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in the title, regardless of its intent, the band released one album under the name "Splatter". The band and their song "Green Haze" are mentioned in

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's 2013 novel ''

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'' (pg. 177).

Discography

*''Disgraceland'' (1988) *''Hellbilly (1989) *''Supersadomasochisticexpialidocious'' (1992) *''...From Hell to Eternity'' (1994)

Notes

:1.Released with the band renamed as Splatter.

External links

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Elvis Hitler band history

Elvis Hitler on last.fm

Elvis Hitler on myspace
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