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- Chris_Ballew abstract "Christopher "Chris" Ballew (born May 28, 1965) is an American musician, best known as lead singer and 'basitarist' of the alternative rock group The Presidents of the United States of America and performs as a children's artist under the pseudonym Caspar Babypants.Ballew grew up in Seattle and attended middle and high school at The Bush School, where he met David Dederer, with whom he would form The Presidents of the United States of America many years later. In the late 1980s and early 90s Ballew lived in Boston, where he performed as a street musician in a duo called Egg with Phil Franklin (later of Caroliner Rainbow and Sunburned Hand of the Man). Many of Ballew's songs with Egg would become well-known Presidents songs, most notably Naked and Famous, which is performed by Egg as a bonus track on a 2005 reissue of the Presidents' eponymous debut album. While in Boston, Ballew played briefly with Mary Lou Lord, and also with Mark Sandman of Treat Her Right and Morphine in a duo called Supergroup, in which they developed the oddly stringed instruments that would become a staple of both the Presidents' and Morphine's sound.Ballew is endorsed by Epiphone Guitars and Orange amplifiers, utilising an Epiphone SG-400 guitar (converted into a two-string "basitar") as well as an AD200B MK 3 200-Watt Bass Head from Orange. No distortion pedals are used live, just the natural distortion of the amp is heard. Regarding his two-string "basitar", Ballew admits: "I’m technically not really a bass player, although, I play as if I’m playing bass lines, a lot of times I strum like (on a) guitar and make chords.In 2009, Ballew launched a project targeted toward toddlers called Caspar Babypants. Ballew uses a three-string acoustic guitar when performing Caspar Babypants songs. To date, Caspar Babypants has released seven full-length albums; Here I Am!, More Please!, This Is Fun!, Sing Along!, Hot Dog!, I Found You!, and Baby Beatles!Ballew also was a member of Beck's live band for a period of time in the early 90s, stating the gig "was the beginning of my professional career as a guy getting paid to make music." Ballew is married to collage artist Kate Endle.".
- Chris_Ballew activeYearsStartYear "1986".
- Chris_Ballew associatedBand Caspar_Babypants.
- Chris_Ballew associatedBand Caspar_and_Mollusk.
- Chris_Ballew associatedBand Chris_and_Tad.
- Chris_Ballew associatedBand Supergroup_(American_band).
- Chris_Ballew associatedBand The_Feelings_Hijackers.
- Chris_Ballew associatedBand The_Giraffes_(Seattle_band).
- Chris_Ballew associatedBand The_Minus_5.
- Chris_Ballew associatedBand The_Presidents_of_the_United_States_of_America_(band).
- Chris_Ballew associatedBand The_Tycoons_(band).
- Chris_Ballew associatedMusicalArtist Caspar_Babypants.
- Chris_Ballew associatedMusicalArtist Caspar_and_Mollusk.
- Chris_Ballew associatedMusicalArtist Chris_and_Tad.
- Chris_Ballew associatedMusicalArtist Supergroup_(American_band).
- Chris_Ballew associatedMusicalArtist The_Feelings_Hijackers.
- Chris_Ballew associatedMusicalArtist The_Giraffes_(Seattle_band).
- Chris_Ballew associatedMusicalArtist The_Minus_5.
- Chris_Ballew associatedMusicalArtist The_Presidents_of_the_United_States_of_America_(band).
- Chris_Ballew associatedMusicalArtist The_Tycoons_(band).
- Chris_Ballew background "solo_singer".
- Chris_Ballew birthDate "1965-05-28".
- Chris_Ballew birthYear "1965".
- Chris_Ballew genre Alternative_rock.
- Chris_Ballew genre Grunge.
- Chris_Ballew genre Pop_punk.
- Chris_Ballew genre Post-grunge.
- Chris_Ballew genre Power_pop.
- Chris_Ballew hometown Seattle.
- Chris_Ballew hometown United_States.
- Chris_Ballew hometown Washington_(state).
- Chris_Ballew instrument Bass_guitar.
- Chris_Ballew thumbnail Chris_Ballew_2.jpg?width=300.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageExternalLink discog_chrisballew.htm.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageExternalLink www.babypantsmusic.com.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageExternalLink index.html.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageExternalLink www.chrisballew.net.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageExternalLink www.kateendle.com.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageExternalLink www.presidentsrock.com.
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- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Caspar_(album).
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- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Category:1965_births.
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- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Its_Not_Like_That_Anymore_(EP).
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Kudos_to_You!.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Like_to_Boogie.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Lint_Cake.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Love_Everybody.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Lump_(album).
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Lump_(compilation_album).
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Mark_Sandman.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Mary_Lou_Lord.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Morphine_(band).
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Music_Blitz.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink My_First_Computer.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink My_Own_Planet.
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- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink PUSA_Inc.
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- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Post-grunge.
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- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Program_for_Early_Parent_Support_(PEPS):_Sing_with_a_Child.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Pseudonym.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Pure_Frosting.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Rarities_(The_Presidents_of_the_United_States_of_America_album).
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Raw_Poo_Music.
- Chris_Ballew wikiPageWikiLink Seattle.