PERFORMER

Shaun Ryder was the poster boy for rock & roll excess in the late '80s and early '90s, at least in the UK. As the potty-mouthed, drug-using leader of the Happy Mondays, he drew upon '60s psychedelia, '70s funk and '80s house music. Ryder's sleazy, rap-influenced vocal style was more punk than funk, reflecting the street talk of club-hopping Manchester youths.

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SOCIAL