{{short description|American singer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Neil Fallon | image = Clutch - 2022217153011 2022-08-05 Wacken - Sven - 1D X MK II - 1712 - AK8I7028 (cropped).jpg | caption = Fallon performing with Clutch in 2022 | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|10|25}} | birth_place = Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Backstage-Quickie: 10 Fragen an Neil Fallon|url=https://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/kurzinterview-neil-fallon.html|access-date=2020-11-28|website=bonedo.de - Das Musikerportal|language=de}}</ref> | genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|stoner rock|blues rock|heavy metal}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|musician|songwriter}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} | years_active = 1990–present | current_member_of = {{hlist|Clutch|The Company Band|The Bakerton Group|Dunsmuir}} | past_member_of = }}
'''Neil Fallon''' (born October 25, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Clutch. He is also the lead singer for The Company Band and Dunsmuir,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/clutch-neil-fallon-black-sabbath-vinny-appice-lead-dunsmuir/|title=Clutch's Neil Fallon, Ex-Black Sabbath Drummer Vinny Appice Lead New Project Dunsmuir.|last=Loudwire.com|date=June 14, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2020|via=Loudwire.com}}</ref> and joined The Bakerton Group on guitar starting with their ''El Rojo'' album.
Fallon has provided guest vocals on the songs "Two Coins for Eyes" and "Empire's End" on the 2008 album ''Beyond Colossal'' by Swedish stoner rock band Dozer; "Crazy Horses" by Throat; "Slippin' Out" by Never Got Caught; "Mummies Wrapped in Money" by Lionize; and "Blood and Thunder" by Mastodon, on their 2004 album ''Leviathan''; "Transistors of Mercy" by Polkadot Cadaver, on their 2013 album ''Last Call in Jonestown''; "Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla" by Soulfly, on their 2013 album ''Savages''; “Crowned by the Light of the Sun” by Teenage Time Killers and appears on the song "Die to Live" on Volbeat's 2019 studio album ''Rewind, Replay, Rebound''.
Fallon's younger sister Mary Alice Fallon-Yeskey appears on the Food Network show ''Ace of Cakes'' as office manager of Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, Maryland.
In September 2013, Fallon announced that Clutch would have to postpone their September tour (except for a hometown show in Baltimore, Maryland at the Shindig Festival), due to personal health issues. Fallon released a statement through the band's Facebook page saying "Dear friends, this week I've learned that a childhood injury to the neck, a genetic predisposition for spinal disease, and 20 some years of head banging will exact a toll. I've been diagnosed with an ugly case of cervical spinal stenosis and two herniated discs." Fallon had surgery on September 17, 2013 and the band resumed their tour in October. This ordeal inspired Fallon's lyrics in "Decapitation Blues", a track on Clutch's eleventh studio album, ''Psychic Warfare''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ff4EysaOko |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/4ff4EysaOko |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=Clutch: Neil Fallon commentary on "Decapitation Blues" off the record "Psychic Warfare".|last=OfficialClutch|date=September 30, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Personal life== Fallon has a degree in English literature,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neil Fallon |url=https://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/our-team/neil-fallon/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=The Innocent Lives Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> as he graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in English in 1993. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland with his family.<ref>"Musician to musician: Jason Varnadore talks with Neil Fallon of Clutch", in [http://www.fredericknewspost.com/arts_and_entertainment/arts_and_entertainment_topics/music/article_8db45ae3-1e55-50f4-9b4c-b8c68b21f8a5.html ''The Frederick News-Post''], April 18, 2013.</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.clutchmerch.com/ Clutch's official site] *{{discogs artist}}
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