Supagroup is an American
rock and roll band from
New Orleans,
Louisiana. Their current lineup includes vocalist and rhythm guitarist Chris Lee, lead guitarist Benji Lee, bassist Brian "Bruiser" Broussard, and drummer Leon Touzet. Chris Lee is married to former
White Zombie bassist
Sean Yseult
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. In early 2003, the band won the New Orleans regional poll in The 2nd Annual Independent Music Awards for their song "She's Hot (I'm On A Roll)."
Background
Supagroup was formed in the mid-1990s by Chinese American brothers Chris Lee and Benji Lee from
Anchorage, Alaska
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while students at
Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
They have headlined with
Vince Neil
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of
Mötley Crüe
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,
Queens of the Stone Age,
Supersuckers
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,
Fu Manchu,
Drive-By Truckers and
Alice Cooper, among others. In 2004, Supagroup received a
standing ovation for
Alice Cooper, something Cooper claimed hasn't happened since
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...
opened his shows. The band commonly calls their followers
supagroupies.
The band's first album, ''Planet Rock'', was self-produced and self-released on their own Prison Planet label. They followed that with a live album. In 2001, ''Rock and Roll Tried to Ruin My Life'', produced by
Jack Endino, was released in a limited quantity. 2004's self-titled album was produced by Benji Lee and
Trina Shoemaker
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. The band's 2007 album, ''Fire for Hire'' includes a number of studio versions of songs that first appeared on their ''We Came to Rock You'' live album, as well as songs influenced by the events surrounding
Hurricane Katrina
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.
Discography
Albums
* ''Planet Rock'' (1996, Prison Planet Records)
* ''We Came to Rock You: Live at the Mermaid Lounge'' (1999, Prison Planet Records)
* ''Rock and Roll Tried to Ruin My Life'' (2001, Prison Planet Records)
* ''Supagroup'' (2003, Foodchain Records)
* ''Rules'' (2005, Foodchain)
* ''Fire for Hire'' (2007, Merovingian/Foodchain)
* ''Hail! Hail!'' (2011)
Singles
* "When in Rome" 7" (2001, Telegraph Company)
* ''Supersuckers vs Supagroup'' split CD (2003)
* "What's Your Problem" promo DVD (2004)
References
External links
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Rock music groups from Louisiana
Independent Music Awards winners
Musical groups from New Orleans