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Andrew Stockdale
Stockdale performing with Wolfmother on May 5, 2007 at the Beale Street Music Festival
Background information
Birth name	Andrew Stockdale
Born	July 20, 1976 (1976-07-20) (age 31) Australia
Genre(s)	Hard rock, Psychedelic rock, Stoner rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Vocals
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	Modular, Universal, Interscope, Island
Associated acts	Wolfmother
Website	http://www.wolfmother.com

Andrew Stockdale (born July 20, 1976) is the lead singer and guitarist of Australian band Wolfmother. Influences include 1960s/1970s hard rock guitarists Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Tony Iommi. Stockdale was educated in Brisbane, Australia, at Ashgrove State School, Wimbeldon Middle School, The Gap State High School and Kelvin Grove State High School, and lived in Ashgrove and Wimbeldon Village, London as a child. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 399 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1288 × 1936 pixel, file size: 1. ... Wolfmother is a Grammy Award winning hard rock band from Australia. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Memphis in May is a month long festival held in Memphis, Tennessee. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... Stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and metal music. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Modular Records is an Australian independent record label. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... Wolfmother is a Grammy Award winning hard rock band from Australia. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... Wolfmother is a Grammy Award winning hard rock band from Australia. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... For the Scottish football (soccer) player, see Jimmy Page (footballer). ... Richard Hugh Blackmore, (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist. ... Frank Anthony Tony Iommi (born February 19, 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England) is a guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... Ashgrove is an inner suburb Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. ...

Andrew graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from RMIT University in 1999 and worked as a photographer before launching Wolfmother. ^[1] RMIT University (officially The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) is an Australian university based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

Styles and method

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Stockdale's influences are most commonly cited among late-sixties and early-seventies hard rock and heavy metal guitarists. Vocally compared to a "cross between Robert Plant and Ozzy Osbourne" by the All Music Guide, his guitar antics and stage persona are commonly traced to Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and The Jimi Hendrix Experience's namesake, while his style can often be compared to progressive rockers Pink Floyd. Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career. ... Ozzy redirects here. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... The Experience redirects here. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ...

Equipment

As the lead guitarist of Wolfmother, Stockdale plays Gibson guitars, primarily a 70's SG standard with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece in vintage sunburst. He has also been seen using a 61 Reissue Gibson SG. Other times he uses a Gibson Dot Studio ES-335, a white Gibson Flying V and an alpine white Gibson EDS-1275 with golden hardware. For the recording of the Wolfmother album he used a borrowed Gibson ES-355 through a 60's Marshall. When playing live, he uses Orange amplifiers and cabinets, lately seen in an Orange advertisement with an Orange AD30 and Thunderverb 200 and PCC412 cabinets. Stockdale also states to use a Fender Stratocaster, though he prefers the Gibson guitars.^{[citation needed]} In recent times he has also started using a Hohner Blues Master Harmonica microphone for some vocals. The Gibson Guitar Corporation, of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is a manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. ... The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s. ... The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (or Bigsby for short) is a type of vibrato device for electric guitar designed by its namesake Paul A. Bigsby. ... The Gibson ES-335 was the worlds first commercial semi-hollowbody electric guitar, released by Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1958. ... The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model first released by Gibson in 1958. ... The Gibson EDS-1275 is a doubleneck Gibson guitar introduced in 1958. ... Corporate logo of Orange Amplification Orange amplifier and cabinet with the distinctive tolex Orange Amplification is a British electric guitar and PA amplifier manufacturing company, famous for its distinctive bright orange tolex covering on amplifier heads and speaker cabinets. ... Stratocaster redirects here. ... // Gibson may refer to: Gibson Amphitheatre Gibson Appliance Gibson Girl Gibson Guitar Corporation Gibson cocktail Alexander Gibson (conductor) (1926–1995), Scottish composer and music director Alexander Gibson (industrialist) (1819–1913), Canadian industrialist Alfred Gibson (?–1874), Australian explorer Althea Gibson (1927–2003), African-American tennis player Bob Gibson (born 1935), American... Hohner is a company specialising in the manufacture of musical instruments. ...

References

1. ^ Alumni

1. ^  Browne, Sally, "On Wolf Patrol", The Courier Mail, 23 April, 2006.

External links

• Andrew Stockdales Photography Website
• Wolfmother official website
• Wolfmother at MySpace
• Wolfmother label page
• Wolfmother discography at MusicBrainz