Andy Babiuk
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew Michael Babiuk |
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November 27, 1963 Rochester, New York, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Author, Consultant, Vintage Guitar/Gear Expert |
| Instruments | Bass Guitar, Guitar |
| Labels | 429/ Universal, Nippon Columbia Japan |
| Associated acts | The Empty Hearts, The Chesterfield Kings |
| Website | andybabiuksfabgear.com |
Andy Babiuk (born November 27, 1963) is an American musician, author, consultant, and owner of Andy Babiuk’s Fab Gear in Fairport, New York. He is a founding member and bassist of the super-group, The Empty Hearts(est. 2014) and was also a founding member of The Chesterfield Kings Babiuk is the author of Beatles Gear: All The Fab Four’s Instruments From Stage To Studio, (2001), The Story of Paul Bigsby (2009), Rolling Stones Gear (2014) and Beatles Gear – The Ultimate Edition (2015). He is a staff consultant to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as well as prestigious auction houses in New York, London and Los Angeles.
Andrew Michael Babiuk was born on November 27, 1963 in Rochester, New York, United States. He is of Ukrainian descent and both his parents immigrated to the United States from Europe in the early 1950s. Interested in music from a very young age, Babiuk taught himself to play the guitar when he was nine years old.
At age 16 while attending high school, Babiuk landed a job at a local music store. There he connected with other local musicians and the garage band, The Chesterfield Kings was formed recording their first single in 1979. Babiuk, a founding member of the band, bassist and songwriter, toured with the Kings throughout the United States, Europe and Canada heralding rave reviews from the “Who’s Who” in the music industry as well as earning respected notoriety for helping to breathe life back into a fledging garage-band scene. The band recorded 11 albums, 15 singles in its 30+ years of existence and performed live on television shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Conan O’Brien and even made an appearance of the HBO hit show The Sopranos. The group disbanded in 2011. In 2014, Babiuk, together with Elliot Easton of The Cars, Clem Burke of Blondie and Wally Palmar of The Romantics formed super-group, The Empty Hearts, releasing their debut album in August, 2014 followed by an inaugural tour that fall of the United States and Japan. The Empty Hearts will be going out on tour in the US and Europe in the fall of 2015.
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