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Cris Kirkwood

Cris Kirkwood, American singer-songwriter and bass player

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Born
October 22, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1960

About Cris Kirkwood

Christopher Kirkwood is an American musician who is the bassist and a founding member of the Meat Puppets, an alternative punk rock band. In April 2006, Billboard announced that Cris and Curt Kirkwood would be recording again as the Meat Puppets. However, no recordings of Kirkwood's jail band performances are known to exist. In 2016, Cris either produced and/or played with the following artists for Slope Records – The Exterminators, the Linecutters, and Sad Kid.

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Cris Kirkwood timeline

  1. In April 2006, Billboard announced that Cris and Curt Kirkwood would be recording again as the Meat Puppets.
  2. In 2016, Cris either produced and/or played with the following artists for Slope Records – The Exterminators, the Linecutters, and Sad Kid.

The world when Cris Kirkwood was born

Cris Kirkwood was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Cris Kirkwood's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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