Crane (musician)
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Crane is a pseudonym
of Richard Alan Krieger (born ca. 1956). He is a trumpet
er and vocalist that has played and recorded with Minutemen
on their albums Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat
and Project: Mersh
, and with that group's D. Boon
in the "Revival of Rock" in Los Angeles in the early 1980s.
He is the songwriter and bassist who started the group Wasted Space/Tragicomedy in 1974; they recorded "Homage to Nada" on New Alliance Records
in 1983. He has also played and recorded with Another Umbrella, the Invisible Chains, The Rub, among others.
In 2003, he helped Box-O-Plenty Records
founder Richard Derrick
assemble the album D. Boon and Friends
, featuring jam session and live tapes involving Boon, Crane, and Derrick.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Richard Alan Krieger (born ca. 1956). He is a trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
er and vocalist that has played and recorded with Minutemen
Minutemen (band)
Minutemen were an American hardcore punk band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980. Composed of guitarist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley, Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in December 1985...
on their albums Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat
Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat
Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat is the sixth overall release from American hardcore punk band Minutemen.-History of the EP:...
and Project: Mersh
Project Mersh
Project: Mersh is the penultimate release from the American punk rock trio Minutemen before D. Boon's death later that year in an auto accident.The cover art is a painting by D...
, and with that group's D. Boon
D. Boon
d. Boon born Dennes Dale Boon, was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Active between 1978, when he joined The Reactionaries, and 1985, when he was killed in a van accident, Boon was best known as the guitarist and vocalist of the Californian punk rock trio Minutemen.-Youth:Dennes Boon...
in the "Revival of Rock" in Los Angeles in the early 1980s.
He is the songwriter and bassist who started the group Wasted Space/Tragicomedy in 1974; they recorded "Homage to Nada" on New Alliance Records
New Alliance Records
New Alliance Records was the record label founded by The Minutemen's D. Boon and Mike Watt and longtime friend and associate Martin Tamburovich after the example of Black Flag's SST Records...
in 1983. He has also played and recorded with Another Umbrella, the Invisible Chains, The Rub, among others.
In 2003, he helped Box-O-Plenty Records
Box-O-Plenty Records
Box-O-Plenty Records is a record label, started by Richard Derrick, a musician based in San Pedro, California. Between 2003 and 2011, the label released the following:...
founder Richard Derrick
Richard Derrick
Richard Derrick was born in Torrance, California in 1961, and is a lifelong resident of nearby San Pedro. He began playing music at an early age, starting with piano at age four, guitar at age ten, then learning both drums and bass guitar at 15...
assemble the album D. Boon and Friends
D. Boon and Friends
D. Boon and Friends is a music CD compiling various jam session and live recordings featuring the late Minutemen guitarist and frontman D. Boon. The album is the inaugural release of the Hermosa Beach, California-based label Box-O-Plenty Records, started by Boon's one-time roommate Richard Derrick...
, featuring jam session and live tapes involving Boon, Crane, and Derrick.