John Dukes Schroeder (July 12, 1961 – May 7, 2016), known professionally as John Stabb, was an American punk rock vocalist and frontman. Best known as one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Government Issue; he also played in other bands including, Betty Blue, The Factory Incident,[1] Stabb, Stain, Emma Peel, Weatherhead, and History Repeated.[2] He was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Rockville, Maryland, where he attended Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School.[3] Stabb occasionally acted[4] and was a freelance writer for Washington City Paper[5] and Forced Exposure.

John Stabb
Stabb singing on stage at Washington, DC's Wilson Center
Background information
Birth name	John Dukes Schroeder
Also known as	Stabb
Born	(1961-07-12)July 12, 1961 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	May 7, 2016(2016-05-07) (aged 54) Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk, punk rock, alternative rock, post-hardcore
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, actor, writer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1979–2016
Labels	Dischord Semblance DSI Records Tragic Life Diesel Boy Postfact Rusty Knuckles Morphius
Website	johnstabb.com

Personal life

Stabb married long-time partner Mina Devadas on St. Patrick’s Day 2016 while staying at Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring).[3] After a 112-day battle with stomach cancer, he died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland, on May 7, 2016, at 54.[3][6]

Works outside of music

Filmography

Stabb was interviewed in Salad Days.[7]

Blood and Steel, Cedar Crest Country Club

Non-Government Issue discography

Further reading

• Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (2001). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capitol. ISBN 9781887128490.
• Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-78753-1.
• Blush, Steven (2001). Petros, George (ed.). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 978-0-922915-71-2.
• Green Jr., James (2013). The Complete Story of the Misfits. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 9780810884373.
• Hurchalla, George (2005). Going Underground: American Punk 1979–1989. AKPress. ISBN 978-0974733517.

References

External links

• Official Artist Page - John Stabb Schroeder website
• John Stabb Schroeder - Discogs Discography catalog
• John Stabb at IMDb