Fred Cole

Fred Cole (August 28, 1948 - November 9, 2017) was an American rock singer and guitarist who played with several bands since the 1960s, most notably The Lollipop Shoppe, Dead Moon and Pierced Arrows. He was associated mainly with the garage punk genre though he was also influenced by hard rock, blues, country and folk music. The majority of his recorded output has been self-financed and independently released on his own record label.

In 1964, Cole began his recording career in Las Vegas with his band, the Lords, at the Teenbeat Club, releasing a single titled "Ain't Got No Self-Respect." His next single, from 1965, was a promo-only called "Poverty Shack" b/w "Rover," with a band named Deep Soul Cole.

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