| Ginger | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Walls |
| Born | December 17 1964 |
| Origin |  South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Songwriter Guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Label(s) | Various |
| Associated acts |
The Wildhearts SilverGinger 5 Ginger & The Sonic Circus |
| Website | The Wildhearts Ginger and the Sonic Circus |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Gibson Les Paul | |
Ginger (born David Walls, 17 December 1964, in South Shields in the North East of England) is a rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his band The Wildhearts.
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Career
Early career
Ginger saw his first success as a member of English band, The Quireboys but following being sacked from them, went on to form The Wildhearts.
The Wildhearts
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For more details on this topic, see The Wildhearts.
Side Projects
Whilst intermittently continuing with various incarnations of The Wildhearts, he has also formed a variety of side projects, including a number of solo albums. Over the years, these side projects have included:
- Super$hit 666, with Dregen from The Backyard Babies, releasing Super$hit 666 E.P. (1999)
- Clam Abuse, with Alex Kane, releasing Stop Thinking (1999)
- Silver Ginger 5, releasing Black Leather Mojo (originally intended as Ginger's first solo album, ended up being released under the name Silver Ginger 5, with a new band formed to perform the material live, consisting of Connie Bloom (Hanoi Rocks, Electric Boys) - guitar and backing voclas, 'Random' Jon Poole (The Cardiacs, The Wildhearts) - Bass and backing vocals and Ritch Battersby (The Wildhearts, Grand Theft Audio) - Drums, with Ginger taking guitar and lead vocal duties). (2000)
- The Brides of Destruction with Scott Sorry (Amen, The Wildhearts) and ex-members of Motley Crue. Ginger never actually played on anything released by the band, but played with them as a guitarist for part of a tour before acrimoniously leaving the band in strained circumstances.
- Ginger & The Sonic Circus, releasing Valor de Corazon (2005) and the single Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (split with Howling Willie Cunt's version of The Wildhearts song Caffeine Bomb)
- Howling Willie Cunt, releasing World of Filth (2006) Ginger has never actually admitted that he is Howling Willie Cunt, instead insisting that Howling Willie is another person that he (Ginger) met while in America and that Cunt is signed to another record label, Round Records.
- In mid-2007, Ginger guested as the vocalist for the The Scorchers in place of his hero Jason Ringenberg, billed as "Ginger and The Scorchers" on a few dates in the UK, as opposed to the normal "Jason and The Scorchers". No studio work is to be recorded.
Solo career
In early 2001, Ginger set out to release one CD single featuring three new tracks every month for the entire year, in a project known as The Singles Club. This would be the first material released under the name Ginger, and was continued in parallel to tours with Silver Ginger 5 and the recently re-formed Wildhearts. Owing to financial/record company problems at Infernal Records, only 18 tracks were recorded, and only five singles ever released. A compilation of all 18 tracks was released in 2005 as a double album entitled A Break In The Weather. Following a brief stint at the start of 2005 as a second guitarist within the Brides of Destruction, Ginger's first proper solo album, Valor Del Corazon (Spanish for 'Strength of Heart') was released for fans on 19 December 2005, with an official release on 9 January 2006. It was recorded in 2005 with record producer Ralph Jezzard, and a range of session musicians in Willie Nelson's studio in Texas.Valor is a Two Disc CD featuring songs such as 'This is only a Problem' and 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeah' and was heavily praised in the press, leading Ginger to headline the Gibson Stage at the Download Festival in June 2006. Prior to the "official" solo follow-up to Valor Del Corazon, Ginger also released the country album World of Filth under the name Howling Willie Cunt[1] before his next solo offering, Yoni, which was released once again to critical acclaim 22nd January 2007. Following Japanese, UK & US tours in 2007 with the newly reformed Wildhearts (who released a new album also in April 2007), the end of the year saw Ginger living in New York and once again playing as solo performer in addition to his Wildhearts commitments. A new solo album 'Market Harbour' is due for release in early 2008.
Solo discography
Albums
Studio albums
- Valor Del Corazon (2005)
- Yoni (2007)
- Market Harbour (2008)
Live albums
- Grievous Acoustic Behaviour (2001)
- The Great White Monkey (2004)
- Potatoes & You (2005)
- Live Begins at 40 (2005)
Compilation albums
- A Break In The Weather (2005)
Singles
- "I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter" (2001)
- "Cars and Vaginas" (2001)
- "And This Time I'm Serious" (2002)
- "The Saga of Me & You" (2002)
- "Virtual Love" (2003)
- "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (2006)
- "Holiday" / "Casino Bay" (2007)
Selected discography
This list attempts to bring together the major albums Ginger has released under various guises throughout his musical career and focuses on albums that contain original studio recorded material i.e. not live recordings or greatest hits.
- Don’t Be Happy…Just Worry (1992) - The Wildhearts
- Earth Vs The Wildhearts (1993) - The Wildhearts
- P.H.U.Q. (1995) - The Wildhearts
- Fishing For Luckies (1996) - The Wildhearts
- Endless Nameless (1997) - The Wildhearts
- Super$hit 666 E.P. (1999) - Super$hit 666
- Stop Thinking (1999) - Clam Abuse
- Black Leather Mojo (2000) - Silver Ginger 5
- The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed (2003) - The Wildhearts
- Coupled With (2004) - The Wildhearts
- A Break In The Weather (2005) - Ginger
- Valor Del Corazon (2005) - Ginger
- World of Filth (2006) - Howling Willie Cunt
- Yoni (2007) - Ginger
- The Wildhearts (2007) - The Wildhearts
- Market Harbour (2008) - Ginger
Additional appearances
- Devin Townsend - Christeen (Co-Writer)
- The Backyard Babies - Brand New Hate (Co-Writer) Making Enemies Is Good
- Brides of Destruction - White Trash/Never Say Never/Tunnel Of Love/Dimes in Heaven (Co-Writer)
Notes and references
External links
- Ginger and the Sonic Circus - Site covering Ginger's solo project
- The Wildhearts - Official site for Ginger and The Wildhearts
- Ginger on MySpace - Official MySpace site for Ginger
- The Wildhearts on MySpace - Official MySpace site for The Wildhearts
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ginger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walls, David |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964-12-17 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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