Birth name John Dukes Schroeder Years active 1979-2016 | Instruments Vocals | |
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Born July 12, 1961
Washington, D.C., U.S. ( 1961-07-12 ) Genres Hardcore punk, punk rock, alternative rock, post-hardcore Occupation(s) Musician, singer, actor, writer Labels Semblance, DSI Records, Tragic Life, Diesel Boy, Postfact, Rusty Knuckles, Morphius Died 7 May 2016, Rockville, Maryland, United States Spouse Mina Devadas (m. 2016–2016) Movies Salad Days, Government Issue: Live 1985: Flipside Music group Government Issue (1980 – 1989) Albums Boycott Stabb, Legless Bull EP Similar Peter Moffett, Steve Hansgen, J Robbins, Brian Baker | ||
John Dukes Schroeder (July 12, 1961 – May 7, 2016), known professionally as John Stabb, was an American punk rock vocalist and frontman. He was best known as the founding member of Government Issue; he also played in other bands including Betty Blue, The Factory Incident, Stabb, Stain, Emma Peel, Weatherhead, and History Repeated. He was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Rockville, Maryland where he attended Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School.
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Stabb occasionally acted and was a freelance writer for publications such as Washington City Paper and Forced Exposure.
Personal life
Stabb married long-time partner Mina Devadas on St. Patrick’s Day 2016 while staying at Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring). After a 112-day battle with stomach cancer he died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland on May 7, 2016 at the age of 54.
Filmography
Stabb was interviewed in Salad Days.
