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Mike Ness (born Michael James Ness) (born April 3, 1962)
is a guitarist, vocalist, and chief song writer for the rock band Social
Distortion. Ness was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts and raised in Orange
County, California.
He founded Social Distortion in 1978.
The band signed a contract with Posh Boy Records in 1981, releasing the
Mainliner/Playpen 7" record. Then the band moved to 13th Floor Records
in 1982 and released the album 'Mommy's Little Monster' (1982). Five years
passed before Social Distortion released their next album, 1988's 'Prison
Bound', on Restless Records.
In 1989, Social Distortion signed a deal with Epic Records and released
four albums with that label: the self-titled album (1990), 'Somewhere
Between Heaven and Hell' (1992) and 'White Light, White Heat, White Trash'
(1996). The band left Epic Records after 'White Light, White Heat, White
Trash' (1996) and joined Time Bomb Recordings, releasing 'Mainliner: Wreckage
From the Past' (a collection of old recordings and singles that were done
in the early '80s) and 'Live at the Roxy' (1998).
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