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Spencer in October 2010
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Background information | |
Birth name | Tyler Spencer |
Also known as | Dick Valentine Taylor Spencer |
Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
January 22, 1972
Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Genres | Alternative rock, dance-rock, dance-punk, folk, freak folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, author |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums |
Associated acts | Electric Six, Evil Cowards, Bang Camaro, The Dirty Shame |
Website | Official website |
Tyler Spencer (born January 22, 1972), also known as Dick Valentine, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. He is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and co-founder of the rock band Electric Six.
Spencer founded Electric Six in 1996, at which time the band was named The Wildbunch, but this was changed due to complications with another band of the same name. He is also one of the two members of the dance group Evil Cowards, is one of the vocalists for hard rock band Bang Camaro, and was temporarily a member of the short-lived band The Dirty Shame. He released his first solo album, Destroy the Children, under the Dick Valentine moniker on May 14, 2012.