Ron Emory
| Ron Emory | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ronald Emory |
| Born |
May 20, 1962 Lynwood, California, United States |
| Origin | Huntington Beach, California |
| Genres |
Hardcore punk Punk rock Horror punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Producer, Vocals, Guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Associated acts |
T.S.O.L. Social Distortion The Joykiller Lunch Box |
| Website | www.ronemory.com |
Ron Emory (born 1962, Lynwood, California) is an American rock musician and guitarist for the punk rock band T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty). An original member of the band, founded in Southern California in 1979, Emory left in 1987 prior to the release of the album Hit and Run. In 1996, he joined the other original members of T.S.O.L. to reform the band, which remains active. Ron is working on a solo project titled Walk that Walk, which was released on April 15, 2010.
Emory played with Social Distortion during their 2006 tour to fill in for his friend Mike Ness, who had broken his wrist in a skateboarding accident.
Ron grew up in Southern California where he met Jack Grisham, Todd Barnes and Mike Roche to form the Punk Band, T.S.O.L. in 1979. T.S.O.L was the first SoCal punk group to draw widespread fame.
Emory says he has been clean and been sober since February 10, 1999, and has amends and tried to make good decisions and, "...seek a healthy relationship with God." He owns and produces music from his own production studio, Prairie Productions Studio. Ron currently lives in Sioux City, Iowa, with his wife and children.
Ron Emory joined friends Jack Grisham, Todd Barnes and Mike Roche to form the Punk Band, T.S.O.L. The original line-up of the band was vocalist Jack Grisham, guitarist Ron Emory, bassist Mike Roche, and drummer Todd Barnes.
T.S.O.L.'s initial line-up gained a fans from the hardcore punk, art punk, death punk, horror punk, and goth genres. During his time with T.S.O.L., the band was notorious for their controversial, transgressive, and political lyrics.
The original T.S.O.L. broke up in 1983, and Ron Emory and Mike Roche enlisted vocalist Joe Wood (Grisham's brother-in-law at the time) and drummer Mitch Dean into the band, playing hair metal, touring and recording under the name T.S.O.L.
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