Neil Michael Hagerty (born 1965) is an American

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

ist, songwriter and producer. He is best known for his work in

Royal Trux Royal Trux was an American alternative rock band active from 1987 to 2001, reuniting in 2015 but disbanded once again in 2019. It was founded by Neil Hagerty (vocals, guitar) and Jennifer Herrema (vocals). History While still a teenager, Hagerty ...

which he formed with his partner

Jennifer Herrema Jennifer James Herrema is an American rock music singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and model best known for her work as one half of the rock band Royal Trux. Career Herrema formed Royal Trux with her partner Neil Hagerty and lived wi ...

, who he lived with in

Washington, Virginia The town of Washington, Virginia, is a historic village located in the eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park. The entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district, Wa ...

. Hagerty released several solo albums since Royal Trux's demise in 2001, followed by recordings under the moniker

The Howling Hex The Howling Hex is an American rock (music), rock band founded by guitarist Neil Hagerty. Discography Albums *''Introducing the Howling Hex'' LP, 2003 *''Section 2 (album), Section 2'' LP, 2004 *''The Return of the Third Tower'' LP, 2004 *''All- ...

. He also performed as a guitarist and songwriter in

Pussy Galore Pussy Galore is a fictional character in the 1959 Ian Fleming James Bond novel '' Goldfinger'' and the 1964 film of the same name. In the film, she is played by Honor Blackman. The character returns in the 2015 Bond continuation novel ''Trigg ...

and

Weird War Weird War, briefly known as Scene Creamers, is an indie rock band based out of Washington, D.C. The current lineup consists of Ian Svenonius on vocals, Michelle Mae on bass guitar, Alex Minoff on guitar, and Sebastian Thomson on drums. Weird W ...

. Hagerty is the author of two books, ''Victory Chimp'' (1997), a science fiction novel, and ''Public Works'' (2005), a collection of short essays.

Discography

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Neil Michael Hagerty Neil Michael Hagerty (born 1965) is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is best known for his work in Royal Trux which he formed with his partner Jennifer Herrema, who he lived with in Washington, Virginia. Hagerty released sever ...

'' CD, LP (2001) *''

Plays That Good Old Rock and Roll ''Plays That Good Old Rock and Roll'' is the second album by Neil Michael Hagerty. It was released as an LP and CD by Drag City in 2002. Track listing :''All songs written by Hagerty'' Side one #"Gratitude" – 3:53 #"Oklahoma Township" – ...

'' CD, LP (2002) *''

Neil Michael Hagerty & the Howling Hex ''Neil Michael Hagerty & the Howling Hex'' is an album by Neil Michael Hagerty. It is the last album to be released under Hagerty's name; subsequent releases have been credited to The Howling Hex The Howling Hex is an American rock (music), r ...

'' CD, LP (2003)

References

External links

Drag City discography

Howling Hex site
Noise rock musicians Living people Pussy Galore (band) members Place of birth missing (living people) Drag City (record label) artists Weird War members People from Washington, Virginia American male guitarists 1965 births American male singer-songwriters {{US-singer-songwriter-stub