Vocalist
The Resume
(July 25, 1953- )
Birth name is Garry Lee Weinrib
Frontman/bassist/keyboardist for Rush
Recorded 'Rush' (1974), 'Fly By Night' (1975), 'Caress of Steel' (1975), '2112' (1976), 'All The World's A Stage' (1976), 'A Farewell To Kings' (1977), 'Archives' (1977), 'Hemispheres' (1978), 'Permanent Waves' (1980), 'Moving Pictures' (1981), 'Exit... Stage Left' (1981), 'Signals' (1982), 'Grace Under Pressure' (1984), 'Power Windows' (1985), 'Hold Your Fire' (1987), 'A Show of Hands' (1989), 'Presto' (1989), 'Chronicles' (1990), 'Roll The Bones' (1991), 'Counterparts' (1993), 'Test For Echo' (1996), 'Retrospective I 1974-1980' (1997), 'Retrospective II 1981-1987' (1997) and 'Different Stages/Live' (1998)
Married to Nancy Young
Why he might be annoying
His vocals are high pitched.
Due to her strong Yiddish accent, his grandmother pronounced his name as Geddy.
He legally changed his to Geddy from Gary.
Why he might not be annoying
His parents survived the Holocaust.
In a 2004 poll he ranked as the 96th Greatest Canadian.
He helped organize the Toronto Rocks SARS benefit concert (2003)
He and his bandmates (Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson) are the first rockers inducted as Officers of the Order of Canada
Researched by Ryan
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 93 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 91 Votes: 35.16% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 321 Votes: 70.09% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 635 Votes: 63.15% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 391 Votes: 45.01% Annoying
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