Bradley Nowell
Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an American musician who served as lead singer and guitarist of the Californian band Sublime. He died at the age of 28 from a heroin overdose shortly before the release of Sublime's self-titled major label debut. Raised in Long Beach, California, Nowell developed an interest in music at a young age. His father took him on a trip to the Virgin Islands during his childhood, which exposed him to reggae and dancehall music. Nowell played in various ban... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]
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The Range: The Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch
Source: Tucson WeeklySort of. While Sublime is best known as the popular ska-punk band of the 'late 90s, their name was changed to "Sublime with Rome" when Rome Ramirez took over as frontman after Bradley Nowell's death. Though most die-hard fans (no pun intended ...
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Sublime tribute band at Pop's
Source: TelegraphThe tribute band played its first show in 2001 in Rhode Island to 500 fans, many of whom drove at least an hour to celebrate the music of a band whose run remained brief because of the death of singer Brad Nowell in 1996. Badfish brings the essence of ...
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Source: Fresno BeeSublime drummer Bud Gaugh was with the band too, but left in late 2011. Rome is singer/guitarist Rome Ramirez, who fills the void of famed Sublime singer Bradley Nowell. The band got started in 2010 after a 14-year Sublime absence. It released a ...




