Fred LeBlanc is currently the lead singer/drummer for the New Orleans based rock band Cowboy Mouth, as well as a freelance songwriter, record producer, short story author, and acoustic performer. Known for his "maniacal" performance style, and described as "a short, muscular guy with a heavy brow and piercingly intelligent eyes", LeBlanc has been called "one of the more instantly recognizable figures in contemporary Louisiana music." After graduating from Jesuit High School in New Orleans, LeBlanc began his career in the early 80's with the Backbeats, also from New Orleans, which featured... many future members of Cowboy Mouth. His tenure with this group was mostly relegated to background drummer. A year after the Backbeats disbanded in the mid 80's, LeBlanc joined Baton Rouge power trio Dash Rip Rock not only as drummer, but also as contributing songwriter and co-lead singer. The band was heavily influenced by the American roots music movement of the time, as well as the frenzied punk and rock stylings of both the Sex Pistols and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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| Also known as: | LeBlanc, Fred |