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The Puppies was an American new wave band from San Diego, California. Dane Conover was the chief songwriter and played keyboards, guitarist Richard Filaccio who also contributed songs, bassist Nino Del Pesco and guitarist Jimmy Krieger. The drummer and vocalist was Irene Liberatore, formerly of the all female band The Dinettes.
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The band was discovered by producer Kim Fowley. They released one album "Fun Is Right" on Hi Rise Records and a single "Mechanical Beat" produced by Liam Sternberg for Stiff Records.
Keyboardist Dane Connover later played in Trees and penned "Happy Boy," the most successful song by The Beat Farmers.
Bassist Nino Del Pesco played in Country Dick & the Snuggle Bunnies, the Knights of the Living Dead, AntiProduct, and The Black Tongued Bells. He played bass on Russ Tolman's 1994 album "Sweet Spot."
Drummer Irene Liberatore later played on Bo-Day-Shus!!! by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper and on Cindy Lee Berryhill's debut album "Who's Gonna Save The World?"
On September 22, 2016, The Puppies song "Cat Food" from the 1981 album "Fun Is Right" received some newfound publicity when Jimmy Fallon included it in the "Do Not Play" segment on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Video on YouTube.