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Birth name | Bradley James Nowell |
Born | Long Beach, California, U.S. | February 22, 1968
Died | May 25, 1996 San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged 28)
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Years active | 1984–1996 |
Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an American musician and the lead singer of the band Sublime.[1]
Born and raised in Belmont Shore, Long Beach, California,[2] Nowell developed an interest in music at a young age. Nowell formed Sublime with bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh, whom he had met while attending California State University, Long Beach.[3] During his lifetime, Sublime released the albums 40oz. to Freedom and Robbin' the Hood to critical and commercial success. In 1996, Nowell died of a heroin overdose in a San Francisco hotel while Sublime was on tour.
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