Breaking out to success in 1993 with their hit album "Dookie", Green Day became a sensation with their songs "Longview" and "Basket Case", among others. Green Day consists of Billie Joe Armstrong (lead vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass) (born Michael Ryan Pritchard), and Tre Cool (drummer). Green Day saw similar success to their mid-1990s peak with the 2004 album "American Idiot", particularly with the hit song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."
Green Day [ tickets ] is recording a new version of its hit "21 Guns" with the cast of "American Idiot," the stage-play based on band's 2004 album of the same title, according to a press release. The cast, which has been appearing in the critically acclaimed show at Berkeley Rep since early September, also is shooting a video for the song with the band. The "American Idiot" album was brought to ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:55:24 GMTBURBANK, Calif.----Multi-platinum rock band Green Day took home the award for Favorite Alternative Rock Music Artist last night at the 2009 American Music Awards. This is the Bay Area band’s second win in this category, having earned the same honor in 2005.
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:42:00 GMTGreen Day have recorded a new version of 21 Guns with the cast of the American Idiot musical. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has produced the track, which will be released digitally at the end of the month.
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:30:38 GMT
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Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong wrote the band's first song "Why Do You Want Him?", when he was only 12 (appears on the '1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours' album).
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