Bobby Steele (born Robert Charles Kaufhold on March 18, 1956) is an American punk rock musician. He is the current guitar player, songwriter, and sole original member of the punk band

The Undead The Undead is an American horror punk band formed in 1980 in New York City's East Village by Bobby Steele (vocals and guitar), Chris "Jack" Natz (bass) and Patrick Blanck (drums). They were one of the pioneers in the New York hardcore scene. ...

. He has been a member of multiple other bands, most notably, as the second guitarist of The Misfits. He was replaced by Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. He married Diana Viar who joined The Undead in November 2014. They are both in the band RIP which started in 2013.

Career

Steele grew up in

New Milford, New Jersey New Milford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 16,341,Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

. The house he had lived in later became the base for Post Mortem records, a label he founded. Steele was the guitarist for Parrotox, Slash, and The Whorelords before joining The Misfits in 1978. While with The Misfits, he performed on the ''Horror Business'', ''Night of the Living Dead'' and '' 3 Hits from Hell'' EPs and his playing can also be heard on the '' Beware'' and '' Halloween'' EPs as well as the "missing" Misfits album ''

12 Hits from Hell ''12 Hits from Hell'' is a cancelled studio album by American horror punk band the Misfits. It was recorded in 1980 but went unreleased. Caroline Records attempted to release it in 2001, but band members Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only called off ...

''. After being replaced in October 1980 by

Jerry Only Gerald Caiafa Jr. (born April 21, 1959), better known by his stage name Jerry Only, is an American musician, best known as the bassist for the Misfits and later the vocalist as well. He is the only member to appear in every Misfits lineup. Biog ...

's younger brother Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Steele formed

with Chris Natz and Patrick Blanck. The band released their debut EP, '' 9 Toes Later'', in 1982, which Glenn Danzig helped finance. The Undead have undergone many personnel changes throughout the years and today, Steele is the only remaining original member and chief songwriter of the band. He has also played with Sloppy Seconds, Times Square, The Migraines, and The Graveyard School. File:Bobby Steele at Tompkins Square Park 2.jpg, Steele performing at Tomkins Square Park File:Mr and Mrs Bobby Steele.JPG, Bobby and Diana Steele File:The Undead 2016.jpg, The Undead 2016

Discography

The Misfits

* ''

Horror Business "Horror Business" is the third single released by the American horror punk band Misfits. It was released on June 26, 1979 through vocalist Glenn Danzig's own label, Plan 9 Records, and is commonly said to have been inspired by the unsolved murder ...

'' (1979) – EP * ''

Night of the Living Dead ''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, with a screenplay by John Russo and Romero, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven pe ...

'' (1979) – single * '' Beware'' (on "Horror Business", and "Teenagers From Mars") (1980) – EP * '' 3 Hits from Hell'' (on "

London Dungeon The London Dungeon is a tourist attraction along London's South Bank, England, which recreates various gory and macabre historical events in a gallows humour style. It uses a mixture of live actors, special effects and rides. History The L ...

") (1981) – EP * '' Halloween'' (on "Halloween II") (1981) – single * ''

'' (2001) – LP

The Undead

Albums

* '' Never Say Die'' (1986) – LP, cassette * ''

Act Your Rage ''Act Your Rage'' is a compilation album by American punk band the Undead. It was released May 8, 1989, on Post Mortem Records/Forefront Records. It featured unreleased songs recorded between 1984 and 1986. Most of the songs were recorded during ...

'' (1989) – LP, cassette * ''

Dawn Of The Undead ''Dawn of the Undead'' is an album by American punk band the Undead The Undead is an American horror punk band formed in 1980 in New York City's East Village by Bobby Steele (vocals and guitar), Chris "Jack" Natz (bass) and Patrick Blanck ...

'' (1991) – LP, CD, cassette * '' Live Slayer'' (1992) – LP, CD, cassette * ''

'' (1995) – cassette * '' Til Death'' (1998) – LP, CD * Still The Undead After All These Years (2007) – CD, LP * ''12 Hits From Hell - Uncovered'' (2007) - digital-only * ''Bobby'' (aka ''Bobby Steele'') (2009)- LP, CD * ''The Morgue The Merrier'' (2015)- CD, LP

EPs

* '' 9 Toes Later'' (1982) – 7-inch EP * ''

Times Square Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...

'' (2000) – split 7-inch EP * '' Third World U S A'' (2002) 4-song EP * '' Rockn'Roll Whore'' (2002) 4-song EP * '' Be My Ghoul Tonight'' (2003) 4-song EP * ''I Made a Monster'' (2009)- 3-song EP * ''Having An Undead Summer'' (2017)- 4-song EP

Singles

* ''

Verbal Abuse Verbal abuse (also known as verbal aggression, verbal attack, verbal violence, verbal assault, psychic aggression, or psychic violence) is a type of psychological/mental abuse that involves the use of oral, gestured, and written language direct ...

'' (1983) – 7-inch single * '' Never Say Die'' (1985) – 7-inch single * ''

Invisible Man ''Invisible Man'' is a novel by Ralph Ellison, published by Random House in 1952. It addresses many of the social and intellectual issues faced by African Americans in the early twentieth century, including black nationalism, the relationship b ...

'' (1992) – 7-inch single * '' Evening Of Desire'' (1992) – 12-inch single * '' There's A Riot In Tompkins Square'' (1993) – 7-inch single * ''Halloween''- (2007)- 7” single

References

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