General Boy is a character created around 1975 by new wave band

Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...

. He is usually seen portrayed by Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr., the father of Devo's lead singer

Mark Mothersbaugh Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (; born May 18, 1950) is an American composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead singer and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, whose " Whip It" was a top 2 ...

, former drummer

Jim Mothersbaugh Jim Mothersbaugh (; born January 18, 1956) is an American electronic engineer and former musician. He was the second drummer of the new wave band Devo, replacing Rod Reisman who played for only one show. Mothersbaugh joined Devo with his older ...

, and lead guitarist

Bob Mothersbaugh Robert Leroy Mothersbaugh, Jr. (; born August 11, 1952), or by his stage name "Bob 1", is an American songwriter, composer, musician and singer. Mothersbaugh's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as lead ...

History

General Boy, along with his son

Booji Boy Booji Boy is a character created in the early 1970s by the American new wave band Devo. The name is pronounced "Boogie Boy"—the strange spelling "Booji" resulted when the band was using Letraset to produce captions for a film, and ran out of ...

, were first introduced in the 1976 short film ''

The Truth About De-Evolution ''The Truth About De-Evolution'' (full title: ''In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution'') is a 9-minute short film written by Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh, for the band Devo, and directed by Chuck Statler. Filmed in M ...

''. Both characters have made numerous appearances in various short films, music videos, written propaganda and even concerts by the band. Both characters were also incorporated into Devo's 1996 PC CD-ROM video game '' Devo Presents Adventures of the Smart Patrol'' (with Booji Boy being re-christened "Boogie Boy"). The booklet of the game claims that the Boys' true last name was Rothwell and that Booji Boy's true name was Craig Allen Rothwell. The game's booklet also contained more information about General Boy's back story: For reasons unknown, General Boy was portrayed by actor Tom Finnegan in the game (it is likely that this was because Robert was not available). Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr. reprised his role as General Boy at the annual 2002 DEVOtional event held in Cleveland, Ohio. Under the General Boy pseudonym, Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr. is credited as a co-writer on "Enough Said", the closing track of Devo's 1981 album ''

New Traditionalists ''New Traditionalists'' is the fourth studio album by the American new wave band Devo, released on August 26, 1981, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was recorded over a period of four months between December 1980 and April 1981, at the Power ...

''. Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr. died in 2016.

References

External links

Devo's Official Website

Booji Boy's Basement

General Boy intro for Devo "Beautiful World" from YouTube
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