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The Red Aunts were an American all-female
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band that formed in 1991 in
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, United States, when Terri Wahl (a.k.a. Angel, or Louise Lee Outlaw) recruited friends Kerry Davis (a.k.a. Sapphire, or Taffy Davis) and Debi Martini (a.k.a. E.Z. Wider, a.k.a. Connie Champagne, or Debbi Dip). Wahl would become the guitarist, sharing vocal duties with Davis who also played rhythm guitar and Martini as bassist. Wahl's ex-husband, Jon Wahl of the band
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, stood in as drummer under the alias Joan Whale until he was replaced full-time by Lesley Ishino (a.k.a. Lesley Noelle, Ishino Destroyer, or Cougar). None of the women had formal musical training or previous experience in bands. They received slight help from both Scott Drake of fellow Long Beach band the
Humpers The Humpers were an American Garage punk (fusion genre), garage punk band, formed in 1989 led by Scott "Deluxe" Drake, formerly of The Suicide Kings. History Despite being based out of Long Beach, California, they recorded their first EP, ''My ...
, and Jon Wahl. Dip put out the punk fanzine, ''Real Life in a Big City''. The Red Aunts rapidly developed their own sound, going from raw simple punk to more complicated garage-punk-blues within the space of their seven years and five full-length albums. They disbanded in 1998. Singer Terri Wahl opened a catering company and 5 years later her own restaurant/bakery in Los Angeles. Other members have gone on to work with other bands like The Screws, Beehive and the Barracudas and others. Singer and guitarist Kerry Davis currently records under the name Two Tears.


Discography


Albums

* '' Drag'' (1993,
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) * ''
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'' (often misread as "Bad Motherfucker 40 O-Z") (1994,
Sympathy for the Record Industry Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by Long Gone John. The first Sympathy release was the Lazy Cowgirls' ''Radio Cowgirl'' LP ...
) * '' #1 Chicken'' (1995,
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) * ''
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'' (1996,
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) * ''
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'' (1998,
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Singles

* "The Red Aunts" (1992, Hell Yeah Records) * "Retard Jenny" (1993,
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) * "Paco 5" (1995,
Sympathy for the Record Industry Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by Long Gone John. The first Sympathy release was the Lazy Cowgirls' ''Radio Cowgirl'' LP ...
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Split singles

* Red Aunts/
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split (1993, Gearhead Records) * Red Aunts/
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split (1994,
Sympathy for the Record Industry Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by Long Gone John. The first Sympathy release was the Lazy Cowgirls' ''Radio Cowgirl'' LP ...
) * Red Aunts/Constant Comment split (199?,
Sympathy for the Record Industry Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by Long Gone John. The first Sympathy release was the Lazy Cowgirls' ''Radio Cowgirl'' LP ...
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References


External links

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Red Aunts The Red Aunts were an American all-female punk band that formed in 1991 in Long Beach, California, United States, when Terri Wahl (a.k.a. Angel, or Louise Lee Outlaw) recruited friends Kerry Davis (a.k.a. Sapphire, or Taffy Davis) and Debi Mart ...
on
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Discography on gunnenrocks

Interview with Kerry Davis
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