Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Gun Club were a rock band from Los Angeles in the 1980s led by the flamboyant singer, ex-rock critic Jeffrey Lee Pierce. They were one of the first bands to blend punk with blues, country and other American roots musics. Along with X they set the tone for the Hollywood underground rock scene in the 1980s, unfortunately including substance abuse. They helped influence the cowpunk scene which came in their wake and a wide variety of bands ranging from Social Distortion in the 1980s to The White Stripes today. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.