Christopher Ballew (born May 28, 1965) is an American musician best known as the lead singer and bassist of the alternative rock group the Presidents of the United States of America. He also performs and records as a children's artist under the pseudonym Caspar Babypants.
Ballew's career in music traces back to his street performances in a duo called Egg, during his time in Boston in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Following a brief period in Los Angeles performing with Beck, Ballew returned to Washington and formed the Presidents of the United States of America in 1993, a band that lasted until 2015. In 1998, he started a solo project known as the Giraffes, which turned into a band the following year. In 2009, he launched Caspar Babypants, a children's music project that has since released numerous albums. He has also issued music under his own name. Ballew uses unconventional instruments, notably a two-string "basitar", and he performs without distortion pedals, relying on the natural distortion of the amplifier. He is married to collage artist Kate Endle.
(1998) With Chris and Tad Hand Me That Door (2000) With Subset (aka PUSA & Sir Mix-a-Lot) Addicted to the Fame (2000) With ChrisBallew and Friends Program...
children's music artist ChrisBallew, who was also the vocalist and bassist of The Presidents of the United States of America. Ballew's first brush with children's...
of the United States of America's ChrisBallew. Cover art features a picture of Ballew's infant son, Augie Ballew, at the piano. "Giraffes in the Underworld"...
Ballew is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Brady Ballew (born 1992), American soccer player ChrisBallew (born 1965), American musician...
It is essentially a solo effort by ChrisBallew (ex-Presidents of the United States of America), recorded in Ballew's basement. The album was published...
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demos of 8 of the 12 songs on the album, as well as 2 other songs, as ChrisBallew originally recorded them between 1989 and 1996. In 2001, a tab book was...
group ChrisBallew aka Caspar Babypants, alternative rock/kids' music vocalist/bassist/basitarist Chris Cornell, grunge/hard rock vocalist Chris Staples...
album takes its title from an early name for the band. All songs by ChrisBallew unless otherwise noted. "Love Delicatessen" – 4:12 "Video Killed the...
with the organization during their run to the 1996 NBA Finals. In 2007, ChrisBallew of the rock band The Presidents of the United States of America wrote...
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Sandman, Candy Bar, the Hypnosonics, Treat Her Orange, Supergroup (with ChrisBallew) and the Pale Brothers. He performed as a guest with the Boston jazz...
specific elements. The game's soundtrack was composed and performed by ChrisBallew of The Presidents of the United States of America. Two downloadable content...
exuberance, great hooks, and a renewed sense of pop purpose." All songs by ChrisBallew and the Presidents of the United States unless otherwise noted. "Problems...
"Greasy Kid Stuff" in honor of the radio show. [1]. Caspar Babypants (aka ChrisBallew from PUSA) also wrote and recorded a song called "Hova and Belinda" for...
Harry Manx, a Hindustani slide master, plays a Lowebow cigar box guitar. ChrisBallew, lead singer of the Presidents of the United States of America, has recorded...
opposed to the usual bar magnets. Ron Strykert Johnny Thunders Brian Bell ChrisBallew Carl Barât D. Boon Mick Box Eric Carmen Cheetah Chrome Michael Clifford...
Andrew McKeag instead of Dave Dederer on guitbass. All songs written by ChrisBallew unless otherwise noted. "More Bad Times" is a loose cover of an Ed's...
Conway. Musicians who are alumni include Edward W. Hardy, Quentin Angus, ChrisBallew, Imani Coppola, Dan Deacon, Jack Dishel, Dan Romer, the band Kiss Kiss...
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