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notability|date=February 2009refimprove|date=February 2009Infobox musical artist|name = Donut Kings|image =|caption =|image_size =|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = United States|U.S. |instrument =|genre = Garage Rock |occupation =|years_active = 1986 to Present|label = Pinehurst Catseyesoup|associated_acts = Green Flem & The Nasty Maggots The McKnickNix Jen Tobey's Alter-Ego|website = http://www.donutkings.com|current_members = Rikk Desgres Nate Crowell Bob Haberern|past_members = John Omer Rick Duquette Marty Irizarry Donut Kings is a United States|U.S. rock (music)|rock band formed in 1986.
Band history
The Donut Kings formed in 1986 with Nate Crowell (Drums-vocals), Rikk Desgres (Bass-vocals), and Pat Butler (Guitar). In the fall of that year they released First Bite, their first record. The band was based mixing straight ahead pop music, with the silly, comical, novelty music. The first five years saw a revolving door of guitar players. The most notable were Rikk Duquette (Bizmark, 1987), John Omer A.K.A. Johnny Stupid, and Ex Pajama Slaver Dancers Daxe Rexford, whom both contributed to 1989's School Food. In 1991 Ex-McKnickNix bassist Bob Haberern joined the Donut Kings on guitar. This lineup released 3 albums, No Evacuation Possible (1996), FAPLUNK (1999), and NOTHINGHEAD (2005). http://www.donutkings.com/dkdisco.html Donut Kings This lineup first received national airplay via the Dr. Demento Show. http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl? drd00.1224.html The Dr. Demento Show #00-52 - December 24, 2000 On Christmas Eve. 1999 the good Doctor played "I wanna Be Santaded" a Christmas spoof of the Ramones hit I Wanna Be Sedated . In 2000 The won the Valley Advocate Grand Band Slam in the Alternative/ Eclectic category. http://www.grandbandslam.com/gbs00vl/donut.html
In 2005 the Donut Kings added a second guitarist Marty Irizarry. This lineup release their seventh album, appropriately titled Seven (Donut Kings album)|Seven . Here they updated their sound. Nearly gone is the novelty aspect of the band, save the name itself. The only remnants musically on the record of a novelty song is "Fast Food." Possibly a reference to their 1989 record "School Food." The new record is basic hard rock 70's style. The dueling guitars of Haberern and Irizarry sound like a modern day Lynyrd Skynyrd . Adding to the 70's sound is guest keyboardist Dan Ryan on the Hammond Organ .
In 2009 Donut Kings release the single Pub With No Beer . Donut Kings have a history of playing and recording "beer songs." Their most popular beer song is the re-make of a re-make of sort's, the classic " In Heaven There is No Beer " (from 1999's FAPLUNK.) Another popular tune Finnegan's Drink (from 1996's No Evacuation Possible) was a song about a drinking glass kept behind a glass case by one of its famous long dead patrons, Mr. Finnegan. In the song the new patron admires the drinking glass. But in the end he gets his due with his glass being placed next to Finnegans. The name Finnegan was a nod to the classic pub-drinking song Finnegan's Wake .
On the new single they release their own version of Finnegans's Wake Along with Gordon Parson 's Pub With No Beer . This song was voted #5 on the Best Australian Songs of all time by the Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA). APRA Top 30 Australian songs
Current members
Rikk Desgres – Bass & Vocals
Nate Crowell – Drums & Vovals
Bob Haberern – Guitar & Backing Vocals
Former members
John Omer (aka Johnny Stupid) - Guitars & Vocals
Rick Duquette - Guitar
Marty Irizarry - Guitar & Vocals
Discography
First Bite (1986)
Bizmark (1987)
School Food (1989)
No Evacuation Possible (1996)
FAPLUNK (1999)
NOTHINGHEAD (2005)
Seven Donut Kings Seven (2007)
Pub With No Beer Donut Kings Pub With No Beer (2009)
