Chris Houston (musician)
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Chris Houston is a Canadian
punk rock
musician and songwriter, who was in the band Forgotten Rebels
in the late 1970s. He wrote "Surfin' on Heroin", one of the band's most famous songs.
Following the band's album This Ain't Hollywood, he left to pursue a solo career. He recorded songs for four of the five It Came from Canada
compilation albums, including a solo rendition of "Surfin' on Heroin", and released his solo debut album, Hate Filled Man, in 1986. Houston lives and performs in his home town of Hamilton. He lived in Vancouver B.C. for a spell, and now lives in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
musician and songwriter, who was in the band Forgotten Rebels
Forgotten Rebels
The Forgotten Rebels are a punk rock band from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. With roots dating back to 1977 to the present day, the Forgotten Rebels have left a discography of seven albums and a collection of EPs and singles that have influenced many other Canadian and international bands forming in...
in the late 1970s. He wrote "Surfin' on Heroin", one of the band's most famous songs.
Following the band's album This Ain't Hollywood, he left to pursue a solo career. He recorded songs for four of the five It Came from Canada
It Came from Canada
It Came from Canada was a series of compilation albums, released on Og Music in the 1980s, which featured music by independent, alternative and punk bands from Canada....
compilation albums, including a solo rendition of "Surfin' on Heroin", and released his solo debut album, Hate Filled Man, in 1986. Houston lives and performs in his home town of Hamilton. He lived in Vancouver B.C. for a spell, and now lives in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario.