Kimberly Dianne Shattuck (July 17, 1963 – October 2, 2019) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. She was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the American punk rock band

the Muffs The Muffs were an American pop punk band based in Southern California, formed in 1991. Led by singer and guitarist Kim Shattuck, the band released four full-length studio albums in the 1990s, as well as numerous singles including "Lucky Guy" and ...

, which formed in 1991. From 1985 to 1990, Shattuck was a member of

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. In 2001, she was a singer, guitarist and songwriter for The Beards, a side project composed of Shattuck,

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, and Sherri Solinger. In 2013, she served briefly as the bass player for

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Life and career

Childhood and studies

Kimberly Dianne Shattuck was born on July 17, 1963, at

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, daughter of Kent and Betty (née Hess) Shattuck. She was raised in

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along with her siblings, a brother, Kirk, and sister, Kristen. She began playing guitar while attending Orange Coast College, where she was studying photography.

Music

Shattuck played bass and sang backing vocals for the Pandoras from 1985 to 1990. In 1991, switching to guitar and assuming lead vocals, she formed

in Los Angeles with fellow Pandoras veteran Melanie Vammen. The band remained active over the following two decades, releasing seven albums between 1993 and 2019. The Muffs - Kim Shattuck - Madrid 2009

In addition to her work with the Pandoras and the Muffs, Shattuck was involved in numerous other musical projects. In the early 1990s she sang on several

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recordings and occasionally appeared with the band live. She sang on the

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song "Lori Meyers" on the album ''

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'', as well as on a

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song, "I'll Always Remember You (That Way)", which was included with the single "

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". She also collaborated with vocals for the

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song "This Friend of Mine" on the album ''American Gothic'' and

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for their track "Some Girls" off the album ''

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''. Shattuck is the namesake of Dr. Shattuck, a character on ''

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'' (

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, 1995–1999). Shattuck joined the

for their fall 2013 European tour, following the departure of original member

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, but was fired at the end of the tour in late November 2013. Shortly before her death, she recorded a six-song EP with Vammen and

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as The Coolies, which included a special appearance by Stevie Van Zandt on

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. Shattuck participated in several studio and live reunions of the Pandoras from 2014 to 2018. Although she originally played bass and sang backing vocals in the Pandoras, she was the lead singer and guitarist for these reunions due to the death of original Pandoras lead singer and guitarist Paula Pierce in 1991.

Illness and death

Shattuck died at her home in Los Angeles on October 2, 2019, from complications of

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, aged 56. She never publicly disclosed that she had the disease, but did state that it ran in her paternal family. Shattuck was survived by her mother and two siblings, as well as her husband of 16 years, Kevin Sutherland. Shortly before her death, the Muffs had recorded their seventh studio album, '' No Holiday'', which was released on October 18, 2019.

References

External links

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