Wayne Anthony Petti is a Canadian singer-songwriter best known the vocalist for

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band

Cuff the Duke Cuff the Duke is a Canadian alt-country band from Oshawa, Ontario. They play a blend of traditional country and folk music with indie rock influences. History Cuff the Duke formed in Oshawa, drawing their name from a shirt purchased by front- ...

. He has contributed to projects by

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and Hayden in addition to releasing material on his own and as part of his side-project Grey Lands.

Biography

Petti grew up in

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, Ontario where he played with fellow Cuff the Duker Paul Lowman. After living for several years in Toronto, Petti relocated to

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in 2014 where he lives with his wife and their son. Petti released his first solo album, '' City Lights Align'', in 2007 on

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. He has also played with

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Discography

* '' Life Stories for Minimum Wage'' (2002) –

* ''Cuff the Duke'' (2005) – Cuff the Duke * ''La Fin Du Monde'' (2006) –

* ''

Sidelines of the City ''Sidelines of the City'' is the third album by Canadian indie rock band Cuff the Duke, released on October 23, 2007. Track listing #"If I Live or If I Die" – 3:42 #"Surging Revival" – 4:04 #"Failure to Some" – 7:01 #"Remember the Good Ti ...

'' (2007) – Cuff the Duke * '' City Lights Align'' (2007) – Wayne Petti * ''

Way Down Here ''Way Down Here'' is the fourth album by Canadian alternative country group Cuff the Duke, released September 8, 2009 on Noble Recordings in Canada and Ernest Jenning Record Co. in the US.The Things We Left Behind'' (2009) –

* ''Morning Comes'' – (2011) – Cuff the Duke * ''In Our Time'' – EP – (2011) – Cuff the Duke * ''Union'' – 2012 – Cuff the Duke * ''In Our Nature'' – (2013) – Blue Rodeo * ''Songs by Other People'' (2014) – Grey Lands * ''Right Arm'' (2015) – Grey Lands

References

External links

Cuff the Duke
official website Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Oshawa Canadian rock singers Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian country singer-songwriters Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian indie rock musicians Canadian country rock musicians Canadian alternative country singers 21st-century Canadian male singers 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters {{Canada-singer-stub