Robert Davis (August 11, 1956 – June 6, 1981), stage name Chuck Wagon, was an American musician and member of the

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band

the Dickies The Dickies are an American punk rock band formed in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, in 1977. One of the longest tenured punk rock bands, they have been in continuous existence for over 40 years. They have consistently balanced catchy mel ...

, with whom he released two albums in his lifetime, as well as a solo 7" single called "Rock n' Roll Won't Go Away". Having joined the Dickies shortly after their formation in 1977, Wagon was the band's multi-instrumentalist, playing keyboards,

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and

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as well as performing

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. Dissatisfied with the band by early 1981, Wagon quit but was persuaded to return for a handful of live shows. His final studio work with the band, released posthumously in 1983 on '' Stukas Over Disneyland'', would feature Wagon on drums. On the evening of June 5, 1981 after a Dickies show in Topanga Canyon, California and deeply depressed about the end of his relationship with his girlfriend, Wagon returned home and shot himself in the head with a .22 rifle at his parents'

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home. He died in a hospital the following morning at the age of 24.

Discography

The Dickies The Dickies are an American punk rock band formed in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, in 1977. One of the longest tenured punk rock bands, they have been in continuous existence for over 40 years. They have consistently balanced catchy mel ...

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The Incredible Shrinking Dickies ''The Incredible Shrinking Dickies'' is the debut studio album by the California punk band The Dickies. It peaked at #18 on the UK album charts. The album includes the group's cover of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid (Black Sabbath song), Paranoid," ...

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) * The Dickies – '' Dawn of the Dickies'' (A&M records) * The Dickies – '' Stukas Over Disneyland'' (Tracks 1–4) (PVC) * Chuck Wagon – ''Rock & Roll Won't Go Away'' (A&M Records)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagon, Chuck 1956 births 1981 deaths American punk rock musicians 20th-century American multi-instrumentalists Suicides by firearm in California 20th-century American musicians 1981 suicides