Todd Huth

Todd Huth
Todd Huth
Birth name	Todd Richard Huth
Born	March 13, 1963 (age 61); Pinole, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Singer; musician; songwriter;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar;
Years active	1983–present
Formerly of	Primus

Todd Richard Huth (born March 13, 1963)^[1] is an American guitarist, best known as an original member of the band Primus, along with bassist/lyricist Les Claypool.

Huth and Claypool began playing together, along with a drum machine, in or around 1984, originally calling themselves Primate until about 1986 when they changed their band name to Primus. With the lineup of Huth, Claypool, and Jay Lane, Primus became an underground sensation in and around San Francisco, prompting them to record a demo tape, Sausage, to distribute at their shows. Around 1989, however, with his wife expecting a child, Huth decided to leave Primus to dedicate time to his family. Huth was replaced by Larry LaLonde, an old friend of Claypool's who remains in the band to this day. Huth still appears on Primus’ debut studio album, Frizzle Fry, playing acoustic guitar on a few tracks.

After Primus went on to mainstream success without him, Huth reunited with Claypool and Lane in 1994 to produce an album on Claypool's label, Prawn Song Records. Unable to use their original band name, Primus, the trio instead adopted the title of one of their original demos, Sausage. The album was entitled Riddles Are Abound Tonight. Following that project, Huth formed a band, Porch, with former Today Is The Day bassist Christopher Frey and former Samiam drummer Dave Ayer. They released a single, eponymously titled album on Mammoth Records (via Claypool's Prawn Song label) in 1994.

In 2000, Huth again reunited with Les Claypool and toured with Claypool's side-project, Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.^[2]

Huth's guitar style is quite distinctive, combining creative use of dissonance with heavy use of distortion. His style is influenced by blues, incorporating extensive use of bends, and the blues scale.

References

^ Family Tree Legends genealogy site
^ James Sullivan Frogs' Loopy Fusion Wacky band draws odd assortment sfgate.com, March 5, 2001

External links

[1] Family Tree Legends genealogy site

[2] James Sullivan Frogs' Loopy Fusion Wacky band draws odd assortment sfgate.com, March 5, 2001

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v t e Primus
Les Claypool Larry LaLonde Tim Alexander Todd Huth Jay Lane Brain
Studio albums	Frizzle Fry Sailing the Seas of Cheese Pork Soda Tales from the Punchbowl Brown Album Antipop Green Naugahyde Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble The Desaturating Seven
Live albums	Suck on This
Compilations	They Can't All Be Zingers The Revenant Juke: A Collection of Fables and Farce
EPs	Miscellaneous Debris Rhinoplasty Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People June 2010 Rehearsal Conspiranoid
Singles	"John the Fisherman" "Too Many Puppies" "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" "Tommy the Cat" "Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers" "My Name Is Mud" "DMV" "Mr. Krinkle" "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" "Southbound Pachyderm" "Shake Hands with Beef" "Behind My Camel" "Lacquer Head" "Tragedy's a' Comin'"
Videos	Cheesy Home Video Videoplasty Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People Hallucino-Genetics Blame It on the Fish
Related articles	Discography Sausage (band) Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Oysterhead Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains Les Claypool's Fancy Band Blind Illusion Possessed Prawn Song Records Lance Montoya
Category

v t e Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
Les Claypool Todd Huth Jay Lane Jeff Chimenti Eenor Skerik Paul Svena Mike Dillon Bryan Kehoe Paulo Baldi MIRV Tim Alexander Jack Irons
Studio albums	Purple Onion
Live albums	Live Frogs Set 1 Live Frogs Set 2
Related	C2B3 Critters Buggin The Dead Deadweight Les Claypool's Fancy Band Oysterhead Primus RatDog Sausage Prawn Song Records