Jeff Dahl (born 1955,

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, Germany) is an American musician. In 1960, the Dahl family relocated to

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. Dahl recorded his first single, "Rock N Roll Critic", in 1977, which was released on the Doodley Squat label. Dahl later performed in

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(in 1985, stepping in for "Metal" Mike Saunders) and Powertrip, and played and recorded with

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(

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) and

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(

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). He was also a member of Vox Pop (along with members of the Germs,

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and

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) and has recorded with

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and "Demons". Dahl has performed on approximately 26 albums (including studio albums, live albums, bootlegs, and best-of collections) and 100 singles, many out of print. He has toured extensively and worked in studio production in the United States, Europe and Japan.

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* * * 1955 births Living people American punk rock musicians People from Hawaii Triple X Records artists Steel Cage Records artists {{US-rock-guitarist-stub