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Kid Congo Powers

real name Brian Tristan

El Monte, United States

Kid Congo Powers is credited on 114 albums across 571 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1981–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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114

Albums

571

Pressings

5

Decades active

400

In collections

Biography

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Kid Congo Powers, born March 27, 1959 in La Puente, California, USA, Chicano renegade guitar stylist, is known for his work in The Gun Club (which he co-founded with singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce), The Cramps, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Butcher Shop, Congo Norvell, Knoxville Girls and Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds. Additionally, Kid Congo Powers is a prolific songwriter and lyricist. He is also a member of the duo (with Alice Bag), Juanita & Juan.

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Credited work

114 albums · 571 pressings · active 1981–2026

  • Performance · 966
  • Other credits · 123
  • Production · 10
  • Engineering · 3
  • Mastering · 2

Studios: Tritonus Tonstudio · Cardan Studios · Hansa Tonstudios · A&M Studios

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