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Biography
Gary Arthur McDaniel (born February 1, 1954), better known by his stage name Chuck Dukowski, is an American punk rock musician.
Dukowski’s first band was Würm, which started in 1973. By 1977, the band had moved to Hermosa Beach and lived in a communal house called “the Würmhole” but Würm broke up later that year.
Keith Morris and Greg Ginn were regulars at Würmhole parties. In 1977, Dukowski joined their Morris and Ginn’s band, Panic, before they played their first show. Panic changed their name to Black Flag after discovering another band using the name “Panic”. Dukowski left the band in 1983 before the recording of My War, and afterward served as Black Flag’s manager. He was responsible for booking nationwide and worldwide tours until 1986. Dukowski wrote or co-wrote some of Black Flag’s most popular songs, including “My War,” “The Bars,” “I Love You,” and “Modern Man”. Dukowski started SST Records with Ginn in 1978 and was a co-owner until 1989. During Black Flag’s appearance in The Decline of Western Civilization, he is credited as Gary McDaniel.
After Black Flag, Dukowski reformed Würm, which continued until guitarist Ed Danky died. Other bands Dukowski formed include SST “supergroup” October Faction, and SWA, formed in 1985 with Merrill Ward of Overkill.
Dukowski has a new band with his wife, artist and musician Lora Norton, and son Milo called The Chuck Dukowski Sextet. They released their debut album, Eat My Life, on Dukowski’s own Nice & Friendly Records in 2006.
In 2013 Chuck launched Flag with former Black Flag members Keith Morris, Bill Stevenson, Dez Cadena, and Descendents/All guitarist Stephen Egerton to perform the music of Black Flag.
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