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Jeff Salen

Founder and lead guitarist of the band Tuff Darts, died January 26, 2008 of a heart attack at age 55. Legendary guitarist extraordinaire, vocalist and songwriter…Jeff was present at the earliest inception of the ‘new wave’ scene in NYC as a member of JAYNE COUNTY AND THE BACKSTREET BOYS (with MARKY RAMONE) and BUTCH (with TOMMY RAMONE and MONTE MELNICK). A founding member of TUFF DARTS!, he penned the classic anthem “All For The Love Of Rock ‘N’ Roll.” Active in many studio sessions, he was featured on many projects such as SPARKS “Big Beat” album and ROBERT GORDON’S “All For the Love of Rock ‘n’ Roll” album, and is still making the scene. A punk pioneer who plays the blues brilliantly. A self proclaimed mega-fan of “The Godfather,” he claims to have read it no less than 731 times.