Pat Smear
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Smear was a founding member of punk band the Germs and was the touring guitarist for grunge band Nirvana from 1993 to 1994. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear soon joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.
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MTV Video Music Awards
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The Morning Show
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Studio 666
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Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
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The Decline of Western Civilization
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Cobain: Montage of Heck
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
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Kurt & Courtney
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Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
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Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
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Nirvana: Live And Loud
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Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
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Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Free Tibet
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The Teacher
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Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
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Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
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Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
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Punk: Attitude
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Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
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Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
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Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
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Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
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Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
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Foo Fighters -T in The Park
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Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
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Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
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Foo Fighters - Live in London
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Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
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The Road to ACL
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Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
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Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version
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Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
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Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
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Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
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Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
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Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
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Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
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Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
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Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
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Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
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Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
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Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
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Saturday Night Live
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Citizen Tania
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Media Blitz: The Germs Story
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
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Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
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Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
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The Book of Manson
Jimi Hendrix
Germs: Caught In My Eye
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