Jay Bentley

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Jay Bentley
Jay Bentley playing with Bad Religion at the Starland Ballroom
Background information
Born	(1964-06-06) June 6, 1964
Origin	Kansas, United States
Genres	Punk rock
Occupations	Magician, Sparkle Motion Operator
Instruments	Bass, Guitar, vocals
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Epitaph Atlantic ANTI-
Associated acts	Bad Religion (1979-1983, 1986-)

Jay Dee Bentley (born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita, Kansas) is the bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion.^[1] He has played with the band through its whole existence with a small break between 1983 and 1985.

Bad Religion

Jay played in Bad Religion for three 1/2 years (between 1979^[2] and 1983), and left while the band was in the midst of writing and recording their 2nd album, Into the Unknown. Jay was also a onetime member of such notable L.A. groups as Wasted Youth, T.S.O.L., The Circle Jerks and Cathedral Of Tears. He rejoined Bad Religion in late 1985 while the How Could Hell Be Any Worse? line-up – adding Circle Jerks' Greg Hetson as the band's second guitarist – was reuniting to record the first three reunion albums, Suffer, No Control and Against the Grain, which are often considered their best releases. Today, Bentley continues touring and recording with Bad Religion.

Jay Bentley grew up in Saugus, CA. and later moved to the San Fernando Valley suburb of Woodland Hills, CA. As with guitarist Brett Gurewitz and lead singer Greg Graffin, Jay was also a student of El Camino Real High School.

He has appeared on every Bad Religion release, with the exceptions of Into the Unknown (1983) and the Back to the Known (1985) EP. The band's most recent studio album, True North, was released on January 22, 2013.^[3]

Personal life

He has two sons: Miles (born 1991), Hunter (born 1993). Today, Jay is a resident of Costa Mesa, California.

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Bad Religion". AMG. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
↑ According to the booklet of the Live at the Palladium DVD, Bad Religion formed in 1979 in Woodland Hills.
↑ "Bad Religion - True North". epitaph.com. Retrieved 2013-11-12.

External links

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Greg Graffin Brett Gurewitz Brian Baker Mike Dimkich Jay Bentley Brooks Wackerman Greg Hetson Paul Dedona Tim Gallegos Jay Ziskrout Davy Goldman John Albert Lucky Lehrer Pete Finestone Bobby Schayer

Studio albums	How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Into the Unknown Suffer No Control Against the Grain Generator Recipe for Hate Stranger than Fiction The Gray Race No Substance The New America The Process of Belief The Empire Strikes First New Maps of Hell The Dissent of Man True North

EPs	Bad Religion Back to the Known Christmas Songs

Other releases	80-85 All Ages Tested Punk Rock Songs 30 Years Live

Videos and DVDs	Along the Way Live at the Palladium

Singles	"21st Century (Digital Boy)" "Infected" "Stranger than Fiction" "A Walk" "Punk Rock Song" "Sorrow" "Los Angeles Is Burning" "The Devil in Stitches" "Father Christmas"

Related articles	Discography Members Epitaph Records Punk rock in California Hardcore punk Warped Tour

Related bands	American Lesion Black President Circle Jerks Cold as the Clay Daredevils Dag Nasty Error Government Issue Minor Threat Wasted Youth Fear and the Nervous System

Book:Bad Religion Category:Bad Religion Portal:Punk rock

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Name	Bentley, Jay
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Short description	American musician
Date of birth	June 6, 1964
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