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| name = Scott Kempner |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|02|06}} |
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| birth_place = [[The Bronx]], New York City, U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|11|29|1954|02|06}} |
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| death_place = [[Connecticut]], U.S. |
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |
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| instrument = Guitar |
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| spouse = Sharon Ludtke |
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| years_active = 1972–2021 |
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'''Scott "Top Ten" Kempner''' ( |
'''Scott''' "'''Top Ten'''" '''Kempner''' (February 6, 1954 – November 29, 2023) was an American rock musician who was the [[rhythm guitar]]ist of [[The Dictators]]. He was also a founding member of [[The Del-Lords]] and later a member of [[The Brandos]]. |
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==Background and career== |
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Kempner was born in [[the Bronx]] on February 6, 1954.<ref name = Carballo>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/arts/music/scott-kempner-dead.html|title = Scott Kempner, Guitarist and Punk Rock Pioneer, Dies at 69|last = Carballo|first = Rebecca|date = November 29, 2023|accessdate = December 2, 2023|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}</ref> He began his musical career in 1972, with friends [[Andy Shernoff]] and [[Ross the Boss|Ross Friedman]], when they started [[The Dictators]].<ref name = Carballo/> The band broke up for the first time in 1975, though they frequently reunited over the following decades, and Kempner continued to play with them until his retirement in 2021.<ref name = Carballo/> |
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In the early 1990s, [[Dion DiMucci]] joined Kempner and Frank Funaro of the Del-Lords and Mike Mesaros of [[the Smithereens]] in a short-lived band called Little Kings. A live album was later released, but not widely circulated or promoted. |
In the early 1990s, [[Dion DiMucci]] joined Kempner and Frank Funaro of the Del-Lords and Mike Mesaros of [[the Smithereens]] in a short-lived band called Little Kings. A live album was later released, but not widely circulated or promoted. |
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Kempner contributed "Apache Tears" to the 2007 compilation album ''Song of America''. |
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⚫ | In summer 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said about Kempner: "If the world were a just and fair place, Scott Kempner would be stopped regularly by musicians and music fans thanking him for the effect the records he made with the Del-Lords and the Dictators had on their lives. Kempner's music is impossible to not like: He's the rare master at making three-chord rock 'n' roll - inspired by the 1950s and '60s - sound fresh and vital, simultaneously urban and twangy, heartfelt, political and personal."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://weblogs.variety.com/thesetlist/scott_kempner/index.html|website=Weblogs.variety.com|title=Scott Kempner|accessdate=August 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Personal life and death== |
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Kempner was married to Sharon Ludtke. He retired from his musical career in 2021, after being diagnosed with dementia, and died at a nursing home in Connecticut on November 29, 2023, at the age of 69.<ref name = Carballo/><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 29, 2023 |title=Scott Kempner, Founding Member of NYC Bands The Dictators and Del-Lords, Dies |url=https://bestclassicbands.com/scott-kempner-obituary-dictators-del-lords-11-29-23/ |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=Best Classic Bands |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* {{official website|http://www.thedictators.com/|The Dictators Official Website}} |
* {{official website|http://www.thedictators.com/|The Dictators Official Website}} |
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* {{official website|http://del-lords.com/|The Del-Lords Official Website}} |
* {{official website|http://del-lords.com/|The Del-Lords Official Website}} |
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* [http://weblogs.variety.com/thesetlist/scott_kempner/index.html Kempner interview, Variety, July 2008] |
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* [http://www.2minutes59.com/artist/scott 2:59 Label's artist profile] |
* [http://www.2minutes59.com/artist/scott 2:59 Label's artist profile] |
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* {{discogs artist|Scott Kempner}} |
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{{The Del-Lords}} |
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{{The Dictators}} |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American musician |
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Scott Kempner | |
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Born | The Bronx, New York City, U.S. | February 6, 1954
Died | November 29, 2023 Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 69)
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1972–2021 |
Spouse(s) | Sharon Ludtke |
Scott "Top Ten" Kempner (February 6, 1954 – November 29, 2023) was an American rock musician who was the rhythm guitarist of The Dictators. He was also a founding member of The Del-Lords and later a member of The Brandos.
Background and career[edit]
Kempner was born in the Bronx on February 6, 1954.[1] He began his musical career in 1972, with friends Andy Shernoff and Ross Friedman, when they started The Dictators.[1] The band broke up for the first time in 1975, though they frequently reunited over the following decades, and Kempner continued to play with them until his retirement in 2021.[1]
Kempner released a solo in 1992 called Tenement Angels. He released his second solo album, Saving Grace, in July 2008 on 00:02:59 Records.[1]
In the early 1990s, Dion DiMucci joined Kempner and Frank Funaro of the Del-Lords and Mike Mesaros of the Smithereens in a short-lived band called Little Kings. A live album was later released, but not widely circulated or promoted.
Kempner contributed "Apache Tears" to the 2007 compilation album Song of America.
In summer 2008, Variety said about Kempner: "If the world were a just and fair place, Scott Kempner would be stopped regularly by musicians and music fans thanking him for the effect the records he made with the Del-Lords and the Dictators had on their lives. Kempner's music is impossible to not like: He's the rare master at making three-chord rock 'n' roll - inspired by the 1950s and '60s - sound fresh and vital, simultaneously urban and twangy, heartfelt, political and personal."[2]
A Del-Lords reunion album and tour were done in 2013, and Kempner sang and played guitar on the Carla Olson album Have Harmony Will Travel, performing Little Steven's "All I Needed Was You".
Personal life and death[edit]
Kempner was married to Sharon Ludtke. He retired from his musical career in 2021, after being diagnosed with dementia, and died at a nursing home in Connecticut on November 29, 2023, at the age of 69.[1][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Carballo, Rebecca (November 29, 2023). "Scott Kempner, Guitarist and Punk Rock Pioneer, Dies at 69". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Scott Kempner". Weblogs.variety.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Scott Kempner, Founding Member of NYC Bands The Dictators and Del-Lords, Dies". Best Classic Bands. November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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- 1954 births
- 2023 deaths
- Musicians from the Bronx
- The Del-Lords members
- Songwriters from New York (state)
- Rhythm guitarists
- Guitarists from New York (state)
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 21st-century American guitarists
- The Dictators members
- The Brandos members
- American male guitarists
- American rock guitarists
- Deaths from dementia in Connecticut