Pat Smear
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Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angelesâbased punk band the Germs and for being a rhythm guitarist for grunge band Nirvana (which he joined as a touring guitarist in 1993), and Foo Fighters (with whom he has recorded six studio albums). After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of Foo Fighters with Smear joining on guitar. Smear left Foo Fighters in 1997 before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005 and being promoted back to a full-time member in 2010.
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- Cut Me Some Slack featuring Pat Smear
- The Man That Never Was featuring Pat Smear
- Your Wife is Calling featuring Dave Grohl
- Smells Like Teen Spirit featuring Joan Jett
- Lithium by Pat Smear
- Aneurysm featuring Pat Smear
- Lulu Belle
- All Apologies featuring Joan Jett
