James Lynn Strait (August 7, 1968 – December 11, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the nu metal band Snot.
Strait was born on August 7, 1968 in New York City.[1] Strait's father was in the US Armed Forces, and the Strait family moved around the country throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, before deciding to settle down in Santa Barbara, California, when Lynn was 10 years old.[1] Although he was not diagnosed with it until he was an adult, Strait suffered from Tourette's syndrome.[1]
As a teenager, Strait embraced the 'SoCal' punk scene. Prior to his work with Snot, Strait had played bass in Goleta-based thrash metal band Lethal Dose, but he had never sung in a band.[1] "I always wanted to because it seemed like a lot of fun. But I wasn't into what most bands were playing".[citation needed] Starting from scratch was an advantage for Strait: "There's nobody to emulate. I won't say what I do is groundbreaking, but some of it is original; there are weird patterns in my vocals, because I got to make up my style as I went along".[citation needed]
Strait was friends with Tairrie B, and Snot played their first show in 1995 opening for Manhole (later known as Tura Satana).[1] He later appeared as a guest vocalist on Manhole's debut album All is Not Well (1996), performing a duet with Tairrie B on the song "Down". Landing a recording contract was a dream come true for some of his friends, but Strait was underwhelmed by the development. His response: "Yeah, now I can order cheese on my Whopper".[citation needed] While his bandmates were signing the contracts, Strait was completing a month-long sentence in the county jail, where he had spent a year in the early 1990s.[2]
Death and legacy
According to California Highway Patrol reports, on December 11, 1998, Strait was traveling from Santa Barbara, California to Los Angeles and was killed in a two-car crash. The crash occurred on a highwayoff-ramp. Only one other driver, David Redderson, was injured in the crash and he was released from Saint Francis Hospital in Santa Barbara. Also killed in the accident was Strait's dog, Dobbs, who was on the cover of the band's 1997 debut album Get Some, and served as the group's mascot.[3][4]
On August 7, 1999, fans were encouraged to buy copies of Snot's debut CD Get Some in an attempt to cause a jump in the charts on what would have been Strait's 31st birthday.[6] The band My Ruin fronted by Tairrie B paid tribute to him with a song called "Rockstar". The band NOFX mentions Strait and Dobbs in their song "Doornails", in which they pay tribute to deceased punk band members. Strait had previously provided backing vocals on their song "The Brews". British band Reuben paid tribute to him and Kurt Cobain in their song "Push".
References
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^ abcdeSindell, Joshua (November 4, 2000). "A Life Less Ordinary". Kerrang!. UK: EMAP (826): 26–28.
^. web.archive.org. July 24, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^MTV News Staff. "Snot's Lynn Strait Dies In Car Crash". MTV News. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^"Lynn Strait (1968-1998) - Find a Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^Archive-Rob-Mancini. "Korn's Davis, Limp's Durst, Others Line Up Studio Time For Snot Tribute". MTV News. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^MTV News Staff. "Snot Fans Plan To Make Chart Noise To Mark Late Singer's Birthday". MTV News. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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lynn, strait, james, august, 1968, december, 1998, american, singer, songwriter, lead, singer, lyricist, metal, band, snot, birth, namejames, born, 1968, august, 1968manhasset, york, dieddecember, 1998, 1998, aged, santa, barbara, california, genresnu, metal, . James Lynn Strait August 7 1968 December 11 1998 was an American singer and songwriter He was the lead singer and lyricist for the nu metal band Snot Lynn StraitBirth nameJames Lynn StraitBorn 1968 08 07 August 7 1968Manhasset New York U S DiedDecember 11 1998 1998 12 11 aged 30 Santa Barbara California U S GenresNu metal funk metal hardcore punkOccupation s Singer songwriterYears active1988 1998Biography EditStrait was born on August 7 1968 in New York City 1 Strait s father was in the US Armed Forces and the Strait family moved around the country throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s before deciding to settle down in Santa Barbara California when Lynn was 10 years old 1 Although he was not diagnosed with it until he was an adult Strait suffered from Tourette s syndrome 1 As a teenager Strait embraced the SoCal punk scene Prior to his work with Snot Strait had played bass in Goleta based thrash metal band Lethal Dose but he had never sung in a band 1 I always wanted to because it seemed like a lot of fun But I wasn t into what most bands were playing citation needed Starting from scratch was an advantage for Strait There s nobody to emulate I won t say what I do is groundbreaking but some of it is original there are weird patterns in my vocals because I got to make up my style as I went along citation needed Strait was friends with Tairrie B and Snot played their first show in 1995 opening for Manhole later known as Tura Satana 1 He later appeared as a guest vocalist on Manhole s debut album All is Not Well 1996 performing a duet with Tairrie B on the song Down Landing a recording contract was a dream come true for some of his friends but Strait was underwhelmed by the development His response Yeah now I can order cheese on my Whopper citation needed While his bandmates were signing the contracts Strait was completing a month long sentence in the county jail where he had spent a year in the early 1990s 2 Death and legacy EditAccording to California Highway Patrol reports on December 11 1998 Strait was traveling from Santa Barbara California to Los Angeles and was killed in a two car crash The crash occurred on a highway off ramp Only one other driver David Redderson was injured in the crash and he was released from Saint Francis Hospital in Santa Barbara Also killed in the accident was Strait s dog Dobbs who was on the cover of the band s 1997 debut album Get Some and served as the group s mascot 3 4 The band Sevendust paid tribute to Strait with the song Angel s Son A tribute album entitled Strait Up was released on November 7 2000 on Virgin Records Immortal Records compiled with the help of members of Limp Bizkit Korn Slipknot Sevendust Hed PE Coal Chamber Sugar Ray System of a Down Soulfly Incubus Ozzy Osbourne and others The album contains tributes to Strait with backing from the remaining band Also on the record was a remixed version of Strait s last recording with Snot a song titled Absent the original version of which was included on the Strangeland soundtrack 5 On August 7 1999 fans were encouraged to buy copies of Snot s debut CD Get Some in an attempt to cause a jump in the charts on what would have been Strait s 31st birthday 6 The band My Ruin fronted by Tairrie B paid tribute to him with a song called Rockstar The band NOFX mentions Strait and Dobbs in their song Doornails in which they pay tribute to deceased punk band members Strait had previously provided backing vocals on their song The Brews British band Reuben paid tribute to him and Kurt Cobain in their song Push References Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Lynn Strait a b c d e Sindell Joshua November 4 2000 A Life Less Ordinary Kerrang UK EMAP 826 26 28 Geffen Records Snot Biography web archive org July 24 1997 Retrieved June 30 2022 MTV News Staff Snot s Lynn Strait Dies In Car Crash MTV News Retrieved June 30 2022 Lynn Strait 1968 1998 Find a Grave Memorial www findagrave com Retrieved June 30 2022 Archive Rob Mancini Korn s Davis Limp s Durst Others Line Up Studio Time For Snot Tribute MTV News Retrieved June 30 2022 MTV News Staff Snot Fans Plan To Make Chart Noise To Mark Late Singer s Birthday MTV News Retrieved June 30 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lynn Strait amp oldid 1132426925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
