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I Fought The Law by Mike Ness
Mike Ness
Artist Biography For Mike Ness
Mike Ness Born Michael James Ness Born April 3 1962 Is A Country Music Singer And Guitarist Best Known As The Vocalist Guitarist And Chief Songwriter For The American Punk Rock Band Social Distortion. Ness Was Born In Stoneham Massachusetts And Raised In Fullerton In Orange County California. Kicked Out Of His Parents' Home In Fullerton At The Age Of Fifteen He Dabbled In Drugs And Petty Crime Involving Himself In The Punk Scene And Founding Social Distortion In 1978. The Band Signed A Contract With Posh Boy Records In 1981 Releasing The Mainliner/Playpen 7" Record. Then The Band Moved To 13th Floor Records In 1982 And Released The Album Mommy's Little Monster 1982 . By This Time Ness's Drug Addiction And Self-Destructive Behavior Had Deepened To The Point That The Band Almost Broke Up. The Turmoil Was Captured On A Video Another State Of Mind Which Chronicled A Cross-Country Tour. Five Years Passed Before Social Distortion Released Their Next Album 1988's Prison Bound On Restless Records But Ness Emerged From The Time Off Free Of His Addictions And Ready To Work. In 1989 Social Distortion Signed A Deal With Epic Records And Released Four Albums With That Label The Self-Titled Album 1990 Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell 1992 And White Light White Heat White Trash 1996 . The Band Left Epic Records After White Light White Heat White Trash 1996 And Joined Time Bomb Recordings Releasing Mainliner Wreckage From The Past A Collection Of Old Recordings And Singles That Were Done In The Early '80s And Live At The Roxy 1998 . In 1999 Ness Released His First Solo Album Cheating At Solitaire. Although Social Distortion's Music Had Contained Country Inflections As Far Back As Prison Bound Cheating At Solitaire Was An Unalloyed Expression Of Ness's Country Side. 'Solitaire' Included Guest Appearances By Rock Icon Bruce Springsteen Former Stray Cat Brian Setzer And Drumming Legend Josh Freese As Well As Members Of Royal Crown Revue. Springsteen Had Touted Social D's 'Heaven And Hell' As His Favorite Record Of The Year In A Rolling Stone Interview In 1992. Ness Continued In This Vein Releasing A Compilation Of Country Covers Entitled Under The Influences That Same Year. Both Albums Came Out On Time Bomb Recordings. Ness Toured Extensively In The U.S. In Support Of These Albums Backed Partially By The Present-Day 2006 Incarnation Of Social Distortion Charlie Quintana Drums Brent Harding Standing & Electric Bass And Johnny Wickersham Guitar Tech . Ness And The Band Played At Woodstock '99. After That His Bandmate And Guitarist Dennis Danell Died On February 29 2000 Due To An Aneurysm But Social Distortion Did Not Completely Disband. In 2004 Social Distortion Came Back With A Live DVD Called "Live In Orange County " And Then Recorded An Album Titled Sex Love And Rock 'n' Roll Which Was Released On Time Bomb Recordings. These Efforts Marked The First Recordings With A Line Up Consisting Of Ness On Guitar And Vocals Wickersham On Guitar And Quintana On Drums And Also Consisted Of Songs Co-Written By Ness And Wickersham. This Is The First Time Ness Collaborated With Another Songwriter Since 1990's Self-Titled Album On Which He And Then Bassist John Maurer Wrote 'Let It Be Me'. The Band's Lineup Changed Twice After Maurer Left The Band Just A Month Before The Release On Sex Love And Rock 'n' Roll. He Was Replaced By Operation Ivy/Rancid Bassist Matt Freeman Until Early 2005 And Current Member Brent Harding Joined As His Replacement. In February 2006 Ness Broke His Wrist While Skateboarding In Las Vegas. T.S.O.L. Guitarist Ron Emory Is Filling In On Guitar Duties While Mike's Wrist Heals. Mike Is Still Performing Just Not Playing Guitar. Social Distortion Is Currently Working On Their Next Studio Album Which Is Due For Release In Late 2006/early 2007. Ness Currently Lives In Santa Ana California With His Wife Christine Marie And Two Sons Johnny And Julian. He Is Also A Hot Rod Enthusiast Driving A Chopped 1954 Chevy Leadsled A 1936 Ford And A 1960 Chevy Impala. From Wikipedia Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Mike_Ness .
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: I Fought the Law
Mike-Ness - Under The Influences, Volume 1
"I Fought The Law" Is A Much-Covered Song Originally Recorded By Sonny Curtis And The Crickets Post Buddy Holly In 1959. The Song Was Famously Covered By Bobby Fuller Four Who Recorded A More Successful Version Of The Song In 1965 After Releasing An Earlier Slightly Different Version On Fuller's Own Exeter Record Label In 1964 And By The Clash Who Performed And Recorded A Punk Rock Version In 1979.
Just As The Song Became A Top Ten Hit Bobby Fuller Was Found Dead In His Mother's Parked Automobile In A Dirt Parking Lot Near His Los Angeles California Apartment. The Police Considered The Death An Apparent Suicide "just About Everyone Who Knew Him Disagreed" 1 However Believing Instead That Fuller Was Murdered.
Dead Kennedys In Particular Wrote And Recorded A Different Version As A Comment On Dan White's 1978 Murder Of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone And City Supervisor Harvey Milk And White's Subsequent Use Of The "Twinkie Defense" To Influence The Court To Convict Him Of The Lesser Charge Of Manslaughter. The Song Sung From White's Perspective Replaced The Line "I Fought The Law And The Law Won" With "I Fought The Law And I Won."
In 1989 During Operation Just Cause When The U.S. Army Had Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega Confined To The Papal Nunciature The Vatican's Embassy. Journalists At The Scene Mistook The Playing Of Loud Music Including "I Fought The Law" Loudly And Repeatedly Over Loudspeakers As An Attempt To Flush Out Noriega Using PSYOPS Tactics. In Reality The Music Was Played To Prevent The Journalists Hearing The Negotiations Taking Place Between The USA And Noriega. The Bobby Fuller Four Version Of This Song Is Ranked #175 On Rolling Stone's List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.
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Mike Ness Born Michael James Ness Born April 3 1962 Is A Country Music Singer And Guitarist Best Known As The Vocalist Guitarist And Chief Songwriter For The American Punk Rock Band Social Distortion. Ness Was Born In Stoneham Massachusetts And Raised In Fullerton In Orange County California. Kicked Out Of His Parents' Home In Fullerton At The Age Of Fifteen He Dabbled In Drugs And Petty Crime Involving Himself In The Punk Scene And Founding Social Distortion In 1978. The Band Signed A Contract With Posh Boy Records In 1981 Releasing The Mainliner/Playpen 7" Record. Then The Band Moved To 13th Floor Records In 1982 And Released The Album Mommy's Little Monster 1982 . By This Time Ness's Drug Addiction And Self-Destructive Behavior Had Deepened To The Point That The Band Almost Broke Up. The Turmoil Was Captured On A Video Another State Of Mind Which Chronicled A Cross-Country Tour. Five Years Passed Before Social Distortion Released Their Next Album 1988's Prison Bound On Restless Records But Ness Emerged From The Time Off Free Of His Addictions And Ready To Work. In 1989 Social Distortion Signed A Deal With Epic Records And Released Four Albums With That Label The Self-Titled Album 1990 Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell 1992 And White Light White Heat White Trash 1996 . The Band Left Epic Records After White Light White Heat White Trash 1996 And Joined Time Bomb Recordings Releasing Mainliner Wreckage From The Past A Collection Of Old Recordings And Singles That Were Done In The Early '80s And Live At The Roxy 1998 . In 1999 Ness Released His First Solo Album Cheating At Solitaire. Although Social Distortion's Music Had Contained Country Inflections As Far Back As Prison Bound Cheating At Solitaire Was An Unalloyed Expression Of Ness's Country Side. 'Solitaire' Included Guest Appearances By Rock Icon Bruce Springsteen Former Stray Cat Brian Setzer And Drumming Legend Josh Freese As Well As Members Of Royal Crown Revue. Springsteen Had Touted Social D's 'Heaven And Hell' As His Favorite Record Of The Year In A Rolling Stone Interview In 1992. Ness Continued In This Vein Releasing A Compilation Of Country Covers Entitled Under The Influences That Same Year. Both Albums Came Out On Time Bomb Recordings. Ness Toured Extensively In The U.S. In Support Of These Albums Backed Partially By The Present-Day 2006 Incarnation Of Social Distortion Charlie Quintana Drums Brent Harding Standing & Electric Bass And Johnny Wickersham Guitar Tech . Ness And The Band Played At Woodstock '99. After That His Bandmate And Guitarist Dennis Danell Died On February 29 2000 Due To An Aneurysm But Social Distortion Did Not Completely Disband. In 2004 Social Distortion Came Back With A Live DVD Called "Live In Orange County " And Then Recorded An Album Titled Sex Love And Rock 'n' Roll Which Was Released On Time Bomb Recordings. These Efforts Marked The First Recordings With A Line Up Consisting Of Ness On Guitar And Vocals Wickersham On Guitar And Quintana On Drums And Also Consisted Of Songs Co-Written By Ness And Wickersham. This Is The First Time Ness Collaborated With Another Songwriter Since 1990's Self-Titled Album On Which He And Then Bassist John Maurer Wrote 'Let It Be Me'. The Band's Lineup Changed Twice After Maurer Left The Band Just A Month Before The Release On Sex Love And Rock 'n' Roll. He Was Replaced By Operation Ivy/Rancid Bassist Matt Freeman Until Early 2005 And Current Member Brent Harding Joined As His Replacement. In February 2006 Ness Broke His Wrist While Skateboarding In Las Vegas. T.S.O.L. Guitarist Ron Emory Is Filling In On Guitar Duties While Mike's Wrist Heals. Mike Is Still Performing Just Not Playing Guitar. Social Distortion Is Currently Working On Their Next Studio Album Which Is Due For Release In Late 2006/early 2007. Ness Currently Lives In Santa Ana California With His Wife Christine Marie And Two Sons Johnny And Julian. He Is Also A Hot Rod Enthusiast Driving A Chopped 1954 Chevy Leadsled A 1936 Ford And A 1960 Chevy Impala. From Wikipedia Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Mike_Ness .
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"I Fought the Law" is a much-covered song originally recorded by Sonny Curtis and The Crickets (post Buddy Holly) in 1959. The song was famously covered by Bobby Fuller Four, who recorded a more successful version of the song in 1965 after releasing an earlier, slightly different version on Fuller's own Exeter Record label in 1964 and by The Clash, who performed and recorded a punk rock version in 1979.
Just as the song became a top ten hit, Bobby Fuller was found dead in his mother's parked automobile in a dirt parking lot near his Los Angeles, California apartment. The police considered the death an apparent suicide; "just about everyone who knew him disagreed",[1] however, believing instead that Fuller was murdered.
Dead Kennedys, in particular, wrote and recorded a different version as a comment on Dan White's 1978 murder of San Francisco mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, and White's subsequent use of the "Twinkie defense" to influence the court to convict him of the lesser charge of manslaughter. The song, sung from White's perspective, replaced the line "I fought the law and the law won" with "I fought the law and I won."
In 1989 during Operation Just Cause, when the U.S. Army had Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega confined to the Papal Nunciature, the Vatican's Embassy. Journalists at the scene mistook the playing of loud music including "I Fought the Law" loudly and repeatedly over loudspeakers as an attempt to flush out Noriega using PSYOPS tactics. In reality, the music was played to prevent the journalists hearing the negotiations taking place between the USA and Noriega. The Bobby Fuller Four version of this song is ranked #175 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.