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  Background solo_singer
  Birth Name Fred Cornog
  Alias FM Cornog
  Born Suffolk, Virginia ,
  Origin New York City , New York ,
  Label Sarah , Shinkansen , Merge


East River Pipe is the name under which Fred Cornog (aka FM Cornog) records. Cornog was born in Suffolk, Virginia , and raised in Summit, New Jersey . After succumbing to alcoholism and becoming homeless, Cornog relocated to New York where he survived by Busking . There he met Barbara Powers, the two falling in love, and with Powers' support, Cornog released some home-recorded cassettes under the name East River Pipe. These attracted the attention of UK -based Sarah Records who released his records from 1993 to 1996. Cornog then moved to Sarah Records co-owner Matt Haynes' new label Shinkansen Records and to Merge Records in the USA .


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