Chuck Briggs

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Chuck Briggs (March 10, 1960 - June 4, 2000) was an American punk rock guitarist, notably working with the US Bombs He was featured on the albums Garibaldi Guard and War Birth, and on the EP Never Mind the Opened Minds.

Throughout the 1980s, he played with a number of Californian punk bands, most notably the Dischords, who released one EP, 'Dirty Habits'. Briggs was a good friend of US Bombs' lead singer, Duane Peters, for many years. After the release of War Birth, and the tour that followed, Briggs left the U.S. Bombs and was replaced by Johnny 'Two Baggs' Wickersham for the followup album, The World.

On July 4th, 2000, Briggs died of AIDS related complications.

Some notable tracks, other than the Dischords EP and three U.S. Bombs releases, which feature Briggs are 'Checkpoint Chuck', a demo version of Checkpoint (taken from The World), featuring his guitar and backing vocals (available on 'Old Skars and Upstarts') and 'From the Otherside', a solo song, sung by Briggs, taken from 'Old Skars and Upstarts' (2001). The U.S. Bombs release 'Back at the Laundromat' was dedicated to Briggs. The album included a song dedicated to him called 'Goodnight'. Their latest release, 'We are the Problem' includes another tribute track, 'Last Dischord'.