Soiled Betty was a Grand Rapids/Kentwood alternative rock band active in the early 1990s.
Originally formed as a four-piece in May 1991, their lineup solidified to five members by 1992.
After the group disbanded, drummer Jason Swanson joined The Veronica Speedwell, while Dan Faber pursued a solo career under the name One Man Sun.
Band Members
James Jacobs - lead vocal
Kevin Horning - guitar
Ted Faber - guitar
Dan Faber - bass, vocals
Jason Swanson - drums
Select Local Performances
1992-01-25 | Lexicon Club (with Liquid Sun and Piccadilly Circus)
1992-03-27 | Intersection Lounge (with Kalamazoo's Black Spring opening for Ann Arbor's Big Chief, featuring Grand Rapids native Mark Dancey)
1992-04-04 | Lexicon Club (with Jenison's Voodoo Love Grind and Emotion)
1992-06-05 | Festival '92
1992-06-10 | The Reptile House
1992-08-09 | Martini's (with Liquid Sun and Belmont'sFive Day Rain)
1992-08-14 | John Ball Park (hosted by the West Michigan Musician's Society, with Stone Soup, Emotion, Lower Case, Dysfunctional Sons of God, Pudgy Chuck, Liquid Sun, and Space Brothers)
1992-08-21 | Intersection Lounge (opened for Detroit's Loudhouse)
1992-08-31 | Grand Valley State University's Autumn Music Festival (with local bands Blind Rebels, Bucket Sailors, Junebug Spage, and Squarefoot)
1992-10-22 | The Reptile Lounge (Single release show with Red Footed Genius and Pudgy Chuck)
1992-11-14 | Larkin's Other Place (Lowell) (with local bands Mustard Plug, Space Brothers and Liquid Sun)
1992-11-31 | Club 911 (AIDS benefit show with local bands Drewl, Liquid Sun, The Small, Five Day Rain, Mustard Plug, Karmic, The Jah Kings, Dayglo Orange)
1992-12-31 | Club Eastbrook (New Year's Eve party with local bands Piccadilly and Leslie)
1993-08-09 | The Reptile House (opened for Paw)
1993-12-22 | The Reptile House (with local band Feeble Premonition)
1994-01-21 | Intersection Lounge (with Voodoo Love Grind, Blank Stare)
1994-02-19 | Lexicon Club (with local bands Plow, Dope Pipe and 9-Volt Tongue)
1994-03-25 | The Enclave (with Downfeed with Plow)
1994-07-23 | (with Pudgy Chuck and Super Monkey)
Links and Resources
- Leapin' Lizards, Grand Rapids Press, 1992-01-12, Page 45-46 (E1-E2)
- Soiled Betty is Looking Forward to the Benefit, Grand Rapids Press, 1992-11-28, Page 11
