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Penelope Houston

voc, *1958 US, Los Angeles
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Rock and Alternative

Penelope Houston (born December 17, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter best known as the singer for the San Francisco-based punk rock band The Avengers. She was raised in Seattle. In the mid-1970s she attended Fairhaven College in Bellingham, Washington.[citation needed] In 1977, Houston moved to San Francisco, attended the San Francisco Art Institute and shortly thereafter became the lead singer and songwriter for the Avengers. That band released only one album, their eponymous debut in 1983. The album is now out of print, although two retrospective collections are available.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Cowbell
  • Zyther
Genres
  • Rock
  • Alternative
  • Folk
  • World
  • Pop
Plays With
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Avengers
Penelope Houston And Her Band
The Scavengers
Popular Tracks   
Angel and the Jerk on Friends Again by Various Artists
Corpus Christi (feat. Billie Joe Armstrong) on Eighteen Stories Down by Penelope Houston
Sweetheart on Cut You by Penelope Houston
Qualities of Mercy on Eighteen Stories Down by Penelope Houston
Harry Dean on Birdboys by Penelope Houston
Wild Mountain Thyme on Birdboys by Penelope Houston
On Borrowed Time on Eighteen Stories Down by Penelope Houston
Voices on Eighteen Stories Down by Penelope Houston
Glad I'm a Girl on Cut You by Penelope Houston
On Market Street on On Market Street by Penelope Houston

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
On Market StreetPenelope Houston2012Album
SnapshotPenelope Houston2004Album
The Pale Green GirlPenelope Houston with Pat Johnson2004Album
Eighteen Stories DownPenelope Houston2003Compil.
Loners, Stoners And Prison BridesPenelope Houston2001Album
Once In A Blue MoonPenelope Houston2000Compil.
TonguePenelope Houston1999Single
ScumPenelope Houston1998Single
TonguePenelope Houston1998Album
Glad I'm A GirlPenelope Houston1996Single
Cut YouPenelope Houston1996Album
Words + MusicPenelope Houston1996Compil.
SweetheartPenelope Houston1996Single
RidePenelope Houston1994Single
Crazy BabyPenelope Houston and Pat Johnson1994Album
Silk Purse (From A Sows Ear)Penelope Houston1993Album
Take CarePenelope Houston1993Single
Glad I'm A GirlPenelope Houston1992Single
BirdboysPenelope Houston1987Album
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