Rusty Willoughby

Rusty Willoughby (born June 30, 1966 in Staten Island and currently living in Redmond, Washington, United States) is an American songwriter, singer and guitarist / bass guitarist. He has previously worked with several Seattle bands: Pure Joy (1984-1989, 1997-2004), Flop (1990-1995), and Llama (2005-2008). He briefly played drums for the Fastbacks. He also played with Kurt Bloch of the Fastbacks, Jonathan Poneman (co-founder of the record label Sub Pop), and Scott Sutherland (of Seattle bands Model Rockets and Chemistry Set) in a Cheap Trick cover band called Sick Man Of Europe.

He briefly played drums for the Fastbacks. He also played with Kurt Bloch of the Fastbacks, Jonathan Poneman (co-founder of the record label Sub Pop), and Scott Sutherland (of Seattle bands Model Rockets and Chemistry Set) in a Cheap Trick cover band called Sick Man Of Europe.

Further to this, he appeared in the film Hype!, a documentary about the popularity of grunge rock.

In 2009, Rusty Willoughby began working with Rachel Flotard (of Visqueen) for a new album. He was joined by Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), Johnny Sangster (Mudhoney), Barbara Hunter (Afghan Whigs), Margrethe Bjorklund (Mark Lanegan), Scott Sutherland, Barb Antonio, Lisa King and Tillman Herb. The album, Cobirds Unite, was released in July 2010 on Spark and Shine Records.