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Friens of Betty was noise/folk/punk band band from Chicago that was formed by [[Tim Rutili]] and [[Glynis Johnson]] sometime in the mid '80's.  [[Ben Massarella]] was the band's original drummer, but he was later replaced by [[John Rowan]].  The group recorded their only LP, ''Blind Faith II'' for [[Underdog Records]] in [[1988]].  Speaking about the record years later, [[Tim Rutili]] commented "We didn't understand the studio very much.  We thought to do in the studio what we did live would be very hard. Much of what we did was noise; we wanted to make more of an album. It was a mistake."[http://www.illinimedia.com/di/archives/1994/February/4/redmeat.html].  After the album, the group added guitarist [[Glenn Girard]] and in [[1990]] they did a brief European tour.  After the tour, Friends of Betty would morph into Red Red Meat.  [[Glynis Johnson]] recorded one album with Red Red Meat before dying of A.I.D.S. related complications in [[1992]].  Rutili continued with Red Red Meat, and later, Califone.  John Rowan changed his name to Blackie Onassis and joined Urge Overkill after leaving Friends of Betty.

== Members ==
* [[Tim Rutili]] - Vocals/Guitar
* [[Glynis Johnson]] - Bass/Vocals
* [[John Rowan]] - Drums
* [[Glenn Girard]] - Guitar
* [[Ben Massarella]] - Drums

== Discography ==
* '''''Blind Faith II''''' LP ([[Underdog Records]] [[1988]])
**The record covers were all hand painted
# Psychodaddy
# 94
# For A Moment
# The 52nd Bowel Movement of Anne Bolyne
# Leaving
# Rebuttal
# Crucified My Cat
# Yummy Pink Milk
# Jones
# Vom
# Bad Times
# Bad Jazz
# Vibes
# The 52nd Bowel Movement of Anne Bolyne (Slight Return)

== External links ==
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1048665-Friends-Of-Betty Discogs profile]

[[Category:Bands]]