Ron Peno

Ron Peno
Birth name	Ronald Stephen Peno
Also known as	Ronnie Pop
Origin	Australia
Genres	punk, Rock Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1970–present
Associated acts	Hellcats Screaming Tribesmen The 31st Died Pretty

Ronald "Ron" Stephen Peno (born 1950s), who also performed as Ronnie Pop, is an Australian rock singer, he fronted Died Pretty from 1984 to 2002;^[1][2][3] and was a member of early Sydney punk band The Hellcats (1977), and followed with The 31st (in Brisbane, 1979–1981) and Screaming Tribesmen (Brisbane then Sydney, 1981–1983).^[1][2][3]

He was born in Gosford, NSW Central Coast.

After Died Pretty, Peno became involved with Darling Downs (2004),^[2] then with Died Pretty guitarist/songwriter, Brett Myers' group Noises and Other Voices (2006);^[2] he worked on an alt.country collaboration with Kim Salmon. He is now touring with The Superstitions.

References

General

• McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
• Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1. ^[4] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.

Specific

1. Mc Farlane, 1999, 'Died Pretty' entry.
2. Spencer et al, (2007) Peno, Ron entry. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
3. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Died Pretty". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 January 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
4. "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2010.