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Doug Pinnick Biography
Doug Pinnick is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on September 3, 1950 in Illinois, Illinois, United States. Illinois-born musician best known as the bassist and vocalist for the progressive hard rock band King’s X. He has become one of the most respected singers in rock, making guest appearances on songs by bands like Pearl Jam and Dream Theater.
He has been bandmates with drummer Jerry Gaskill in King’s X.
Doug Pinnick was born in Braidwood, Illinois then moved to Joliet, Illinois when he was fourteen. He grew up in a musical family where everyone either sang or played an instrument. He was raised by his great-grandmother, a devoutly religious woman, and was reared in a very strict Southern Baptist environment. He has seventeen half-brothers and sisters, from three mothers and two fathers. When he was in grade school, Pinnick participated in choir and played saxophone. As a teenager, he listened to classic R&B and Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder, Little Richard, and Aretha Franklin. Pinnick sang in bands throughout high school, one of the earliest being a group called Stone Flower which he describes as “Chicago Transit Authority meets Sly & the Family Stone”. While attending Joliet Junior College in 1969, Pinnick was inspired by hard rock bands such as Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. Around this time, he also started listening to perhaps his biggest influence, Sly & the Family Stone. His dream was to form a band that combined all of these varied influences.
In 1979, Pinnick was invited to join a band that was forming in Springfield, Missouri. with singer Greg X. Volz of Petra fame. He accepted the offer and re-located, only to have the band dissolve within a month of his arrival. He was soon offered a spot in guitarist Phil Keaggy’s touring band, along with the drummer from the failed Volz project, Jerry Gaskill. Pinnick has a co-writing credit on the track “Just a Moment Away” from Keaggy’s 1980 album Ph’lip Side. Pinnick toured with Keaggy for about a year before returning to Springfield and set about looking for a new musical project.
He came out as gay during an interview with Regeneration Quarterly in 1998.
Name | Doug Pinnick |
First Name | Doug |
Last Name | Pinnick |
Occupation | Rock Singer |
Birthday | September 3 |
Birth Year | 1950 |
Place of Birth | Illinois |
Home Town | Illinois |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Full/Birth Name | |
Father | Not Available |
Mother | Not Available |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Not Known |
Children(s) | Not Available |
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Pinnick soon became involved with guitarist Ty Tabor after seeing him play a concert at Evangel College in Springfield. Jerry Gaskill was later included and the band The Edge was born. In 1983, the band changed their name to Sneak Preview and released an independent, self titled LP. The trio evolved into King’s X several years (and a move to Houston, Texas) later.
Doug Pinnick Net Worth
Doug Pinnick is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Doug Pinnick's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was influenced by Mowtown artists like Aretha Franklin and was in a band called Stone Flower in high school.
He is one of the few rock musicians who regularly uses 12-string basses.
Douglas Theodore Pinnick (born September 3, 1950), sometimes stylized as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg, is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock and progressive metal band King’s X. He has performed on fifteen albums with King’s X, and recorded four solo albums. Pinnick has also participated in numerous side projects, and has multiple guest appearances to his credit. He is recognized for his unique vocals (which are characterized by a strong gospel influence), and heavily distorted bass tone.
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Rock Singer |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
In 1998, Pinnick confirmed his homosexuality, coming out during an interview for Regeneration Quarterly. Diamante Music Group cancelled distribution of King’s X material in Christian retail stores following this information becoming public knowledge. In recent years, Pinnick has revealed that he now identifies as agnostic, in contrast to his Contemporary Christian music past.
Pinnick is a notable user of the 12-string bass, which is a bass guitar with four sets of triple-coursed octave strings, similar to a 12-string guitar. Pinnick owns a custom made 12-string bass, made by Yamaha, which he uses in the studio and in live performances. Pinnick was endorsed by Yamaha, although he briefly switched to Dean guitars in the late 2000s. Pinnick also recently endorsed by Schecter, and used two Model-T basses in 2011 for the Live Love over Europe tour.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Height | Unknown |
Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
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In the mid seventies, Pinnick formed a band called Servant with keyboardist Matt Spransy. They were described as a progressive, art rock type of band along the lines of Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The band played all over the midwest and put together a demo of original songs. Oddly enough, there was a band from Canada that also called themselves Servant who had actually scored a recording contract. Spransy joined the other band in the late seventies, and recorded a song for the 1981 album Rockin’ Revival that he and Pinnick had written together called “I’m Gonna Live”. Pinnick was also part of Alpha as well as his own Doug Pinnick Band shortly after Spransy joined the Canadian Servant.
Pinnick’s first solo project, Poundhound, released two albums, Massive Grooves and Pineappleskunk, with King’s X bandmate Jerry Gaskill on drums on some tracks from the first album and all tracks on the second. Doug dropped the Poundhound moniker for his third solo album, Emotional Animal, instead crediting himself as “dUg Pinnick.” The album, released by Magna Carta Records, features Gaskill’s son, Joey, on drums. He released his fourth solo album, Strum Sum Up in November 2007 on Magna Carta.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Doug Pinnick. You may help us to build the dating records for Doug Pinnick!Pinnick was also a member of the short-lived band Supershine, along with long-time Trouble guitarist, Bruce Franklin and Trouble drummer, Jeff Olson. Supershine released only one self-titled album in 2000 on Metal Blade Records. He sang lead vocals on the eponymous debut album by former Winger guitarist Reb Beach’s band The Mob, released in 2005. He also stood in for lead singer Corey Glover on Living Colour’s European tour in August 2006 while Glover was starring as Judas Iscariot in a tour of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Facts & Trivia
Doug Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Doug Pinnick celebrates birthday on September 3 of every year.
Pinnick appears on the 2008 holiday album We Wish You A Metal XMas…, a compilation album featuring many hard rock musicians collaborating on popular Christmas songs. Pinnick appears on the track “Little Drummer Boy”. He performed guest vocals on the Black Sugar Transmission track “Runnin’ Like a Dog”, which was released on the band’s e.p. USE IT in 2009. He also performs with King’s X partner Ty Tabor, along with former Galactic Cowboys members Wally Farkas and Alan Doss, as a group called The Jibbs. They have a song, “Burns In The Rain”, available via download to help relief efforts following Hurricane Ike.
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