Artist description
Jeff Cross started his career with $2 dollar guitar from a garage sale and a dream. After searching for free talent and having little luck Jeff tapped into the Pacific Beach homeless artist community. Jeff recruited Jimmy Two Fingers to play the Bass and One Armed Jack to man the drums. |
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Music Style
Thrifty Tones and Bargin Beats |
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Musical Influences
Pennywise, $.99 cent store |
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Similar Artists
Cheap Trick, |
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Artist History
Jeff Cross and the Frugalites were formed in early 1998 when Jeff lost his job from the local 7-Eleven. Jeff was devestated both emotionally and financially. Jeff went from his comfortable job making $7.25 an hour and living a lavish lifestyle to saving every dime he could find. Finally one day Jeff was walking down the street and found a flyer for free guitar lessons. That is when it all started - Jeff started playing gigs for pre-school kids and then eventually moved into the college music scene. The rest as they say is history - Jeff Cross and the Frugalites have been producing mega-hits for the past two years with 3 songs that have hit the Billboard top 10. |
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Group Members
Jeff Cross - Vocals and Lead Guitar
Jimmy "Two Fingers" - Bass
"One Armed" Jack - Drums |
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Instruments
Guitar, Drums, Bass |
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Albums
Lint in my Pockets, Too Cheap to Sleep |
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Press Reviews
"Jeff Cross and the Frugalites have taken their music to a whole new level with the new release of second album - properly named Too Cheap to Sleep. Jimmy Two Fingers plays like he has at leat five and Jeff's vocal lessons have really paid dividends. The album features scandalous grooves and melodic beats which will fill the appitite of any savage music fan."
RollingBone, 2002 |
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Additional Info
Donations Welcome! |
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Location
San Diego, CA - USA |
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