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13 Facts About Cub Koda

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Michael John "Cub" Koda was an American rock and roll musician, songwriter, and critic.

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Cub Koda penned liner notes for bands such as the Trashmen, Jimmy Reed, J B Hutto, the Kingsmen, and the Miller Sisters.

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Cub Koda was born in 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, to parents George and Lois Uszniewicz.

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Cub Koda became interested in music as a boy, already playing drums at the age of five.

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Cub Koda began writing for numerous music magazines, notably his column "The Vinyl Junkie" for Goldmine Magazine.

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Cub Koda wrote three volumes of the acclaimed Blues Masters series.

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Cub Koda wrote reviews and contributed to books published by AllMusic.

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Cub Koda recorded a solo album, Box Lunch, released by J-Bird Records in 1997, and recordings he made with the Del-Tinos were released by Norton Records in 1998.

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Cub Koda re-formed Cub Koda and the Points and released Noise Monkeys in 2000.

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Cub Koda died in Chelsea, Michigan, on July 1,2000, aged 51.

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Cub Koda had been suffering from kidney disease, which required dialysis.

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Cub Koda is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Waterloo, Michigan.

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Cub Koda was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2016.