Ginger Wildheart began his professional career as a guitarist in The Quireboys, but is best known as the founder and leader of The Wildhearts.
16 Facts About Ginger Wildheart
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Ginger Wildheart was a member of the English band The Quireboys from 1987 until 1989.
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Ginger Wildheart has led several incarnations of The Wildhearts since 1989.
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In early 2001, during The Wildhearts' first disbandment, Ginger proposed a series of CD singles with three tracks each, to be released each month for one year.
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Ginger Wildheart released the solo albums Valor Del Corazon in 2006 and Yoni in 2007.
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The latter was described by critics as the most calm and eclectic record Ginger Wildheart had made to date.
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In mid-2007, Ginger Wildheart guested as the vocalist for The Scorchers in place of his hero Jason Ringenberg, billed as "Ginger Wildheart and The Scorchers" on a few dates in the UK.
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In March 2009 Ginger Wildheart began writing a regular online column for Classic Rock magazine titled "Ginger Wildheart's Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll", in which he discusses lesser-known albums.
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In May 2009 Ginger embarked on his first purely solo tour in which no Wildhearts songs were performed.
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Ginger Wildheart created an internet TV channel called "Great White Monkey TV" featuring tour footage and backstage video from every show on this tour.
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Also in 2009, Ginger Wildheart formed the supergroup Camp Freddy for a one-off show in Las Vegas with special guests including Corey Taylor, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Billy Morrison, Chris Chaney, Dave Navarro, Steve Jones, John 5, and Ozzy Osbourne.
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On 10 October 2010, Ginger Wildheart released 10, a compilation of tracks from his solo career, as a 16-track CD on Round Records.
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Ginger Wildheart launched the ambitious "Triple Album Project" via PledgeMusic, announcing a plan to record a 30-song triple album comprising hitherto unfinished and unrecorded material dating back to 2007.
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In 2014 Ginger Wildheart briefly broke away from the crowdfunding model and set up a modern online version of an old-style fan club.
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In December 2014 Ginger Wildheart announced another Pledgemusic campaign to jointly fund a new solo album and a biographical book.
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Ginger Wildheart's next crowdfunded project was the country-oriented album Ghost in the Tanglewood.