Rusty Willoughby
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30 June 1966
Rusty Willoughby | |
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 Willoughby (right) backed by Scott Sutherland of the Model Rockets (2009) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Rusty Willoughby 30 June 1966 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Vashon Island, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Rock |
| Instruments | Guitar, Drums, Singing |
| Website | http://rustywilloughby.com |
Rusty Willoughby (born June 30, 1966[1]) is an American musician born in Staten Island and currently living in Vashon, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. As of 2011[update], he has been vocalist, songwriter and guitarist or bass guitarist for several Seattle based bands: Pure Joy (1984–1989, 1997–2004),[2] Flop (1990–1995),[2] Llama (2005–2008),[3] and Cobirds Unite (2010–).[4] He also briefly played drums for the Fastbacks.[1][5][6] He also played with Kurt Bloch of the Fastbacks, Jonathan Poneman (co-founder of the record label Sub Pop[7]), and Scott Sutherland (of Seattle bands Model Rockets and Chemistry Set) in a Cheap Trick cover band called Sick Man of Europe,[1] and appeared in the film Hype!,[8] a documentary directed about the popularity of grunge rock.
In a 1999 review of Willoughby's self-titled solo album, Don Yates of KEXP-FM described his "Beatlesque songcraft" as "bring[ing] to mind the starker side of Elliott Smith."[9]
