Bradley Kenneth "Brad" Roberts (born January 10, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian folk-rock band Crash Test Dummies. He sings in the bass-baritone range.
His musical career began with a Bachelor's degree with Honours from University of Winnipeg in 1986. Roberts began performing in a house band for the Blue Note Cafe in Winnipeg under the moniker Bad Brad Roberts and the St. James Rhythm Pigs. The band gr...
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Bradley Kenneth "Brad" Roberts (born January 10, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian folk-rock band Crash Test Dummies. He sings in the bass-baritone range.
His musical career began with a Bachelor's degree with Honours from University of Winnipeg in 1986. Roberts began performing in a house band for the Blue Note Cafe in Winnipeg under the moniker Bad Brad Roberts and the St. James Rhythm Pigs. The band gradually evolved into The Crash Test Dummies. While studying at university and working as a bartender for The Spectrum, Roberts began writing his own songs and introducing them to the band. After attending a songwriters' workshop with Lyle Lovett at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Brad wrote "Superman's Song."
Demos of Roberts' songs began falling into the right hands around Canada, and the quirky bar band who had just begun to write original material found itself with record deal options, which led The Crash Test Dummies into a rushed but...
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