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The Veil

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - January 10 2001 - Guitarist Bryan Gregory of The Cramps, a band that helped to launch the punk music revolution in the late 1970s, has died. He was 46. Gregory, a native of Detroit, died Wednesday at Anaheim Memorial Hospital, spokeswoman Gina Esparza said. A cause of death was not immediately available. The guitarist had recently suffered a heart attack and had been ill for several weeks, his former wife, Robyn Hunt, said by telephone from her home in Florida. The Cramps made their debut in 1976 at the legendary punk rock club CBGB's in New York. Gregory was known for his wild antics on stage and his distinctive black hair with a lock of white hanging over his eye. "He was into feedback," friend Andrella Christopher said of Gregory's musical style. "He loved making the most obnoxious sound he could get out of that guitar." The band released two albums with Gregory, "Gravest Hits" in 1979 and "Songs the Lord Taught Us" in 1980. Although Gregory left the group in 1980, band members Lux Interior and Poison Ivy continue to perform as The Cramps. Gregory also appeared with other Cramps members as "punk thugs" in the 1978 film "The Foreigner." After leaving The Cramps, Gregory performed with the band Beast from 1980 to 1984, and with The Dials from 1992 to 1995. He had recently formed a new band called Shiver, Christopher said. Gregory is survived by a daughter, Tracy Ellis, and a sister, Pam Beckerleg, both of Michigan.

from the webmaster...In 1987 I worked in an L.A. record shop with a most interesting woman called Andrella. She told me she was in a band in England with her partner James called "The Veil" and gave me their latest 12" on Clay Records. They had a clothing shop in England called "Straightjacket". They toured with "The Damned" too. I really liked their moody sound and set out to find all that they had recorded. I searched in record shops throughout the land and found all the rare, hard-to-find "The Veil" records, and all the records from their first band, the San Francisco-based "Beast". Thanks to Greg Langston for e-mailing me the "BEAST" line-up. Thanks to KANAGAWA GOTHIC UNION. Herein is some text that I have found on-line and the covers of records from my vinyl collection. I've also included links to buy some on these records. SO this is my tribute page to Andrella Christopher and James Christ. Enjoy! - a fan, Moon Trent - please contact me with any additional information or pictures... moontrent@hotmail.com

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