Gus Black

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Gus Black
Also known as Gus
Origin U.S. flag Los Angeles
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 1996?–present

Gus Black (formerly known simply as Gus) is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. He was born on 24th July 1965 as Anthony Penaloza. His moniker Gus Black comes from his ex-wife's last name of Black. Gus is a nickname. Angela Black and Gus Black have a son together. Angus Black. He signed to Almo Sounds, a subsidiary of A&M Records, and released two albums on the label, 1996's Gus and 1999's Word of Mouth Parade. He covered Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" for the Scream soundtrack. The label disbanded in 2000; since then Black has released two further albums, both of which were released internationally before seeing domestic distribution.

Gus' cover of Paranoid appeared on the Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder episode of the TV show Californication

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  • Gus (Almo Sounds, 1996)
  • Word of Mouth Parade (Almo Sounds, 1999)
  • Uncivilized Love (Wild Abandon Records UK, 2002/Immergent Records US, 2003)
  • Autumn Days (Olinda/India Records, Europe, 2005/Cheap Lullaby Records, US, 2006)
  • 'Today is not the Day to fuck with..., to be released in Europe March 20th, 2008)

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