John Stabb | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | John Dukes Schroeder |
Born |
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
July 12, 1961
Died | May 7, 2016 Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
(aged 54)
Genres | Hardcore punk, punk rock, alternative rock, post-hardcore |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, actor, writer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1979-2016 |
Labels | Semblance, DSI Records, Tragic Life, Diesel Boy, Postfact, Rusty Knuckles, Morphius |
Associated acts |
Government Issue The Factory Incident Betty Blue History Repeated Weatherhead Glee Club Stabb Stain Emma Peel |
Website | johnstabb |
John Dukes Schroeder (July 12, 1961 – May 7, 2016), known professionally as John Stabb, was an American punk rock vocalist and frontman. He was best known as the founding member of Government Issue; he also played in other bands including Betty Blue, The Factory Incident, Stabb, Stain, Emma Peel, Weatherhead, and History Repeated. He was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Rockville, Maryland where he attended Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School.
Stabb occasionally acted and was a freelance writer for publications such as Washington City Paper and Forced Exposure.
Stabb married long-time partner Mina Devadas on St. Patrick’s Day 2016 while staying at Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring). After a 112-day battle with stomach cancer he died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland on May 7, 2016 at the age of 54.
Stabb was interviewed in Salad Days.