Vudi

Mark "Vudi" Pankler
Background information
Born	(1952-09-22) September 22, 1952 Chicago, IL, USA
Instruments	guitar
Associated acts	American Music Club Farmers Clovis De La Foret

Vudi is the nickname of Mark Pankler (born September 22, 1952, Chicago), guitarist with American Music Club. He is also the vocalist and guitarist in San Francisco-based band Clovis De La Foret, and currently employed as a bus driver in Los Angeles.

Vudi wrote and sang lead vocals on a few American Music Club songs:

• "Memo From Bernal Heights" - a Mercury outtake which appeared on the 1984-1995 compilation
• "Memo From Aquatic Park" - co-written with Tim Mooney & appears on the Keep Me Around single
• "Little Joy - an outtake from The Golden Age which appeared on the Atwater Afternoon tour CD

Vudi's feet were the subject of the cover of American Music Club's 1993 single Johnny Mathis' Feet.

Discography

With American Music Club

• The Restless Stranger - 1985
• Engine - 1987
• California - 1988
• United Kingdom - 1989
• Everclear - 1991
• Mercury - 1993
• San Francisco - 1994
• 1984-1995 - 2004
• Love Songs For Patriots - 2004
• A Toast To You - 2005
• The Golden Age - 2008
• Atwater Afternoon - 2008

With Mark Eitzel

• The Invisible Man - 2001
• Eitzel Superhits International - 2001
• Don't Be A Stranger - 2012

Other appearances

• Eddie Ray Porter - "Wishing" - 1989
• Sonya Hunter - Favorite Short Stories - 1991
• Vudi & The Bugbears - "The Devil Worshippers" - 1994
• Timco - Friction Tape - 1994
• Swans - Die Tür Ist Zu - 1996
• Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind - 1996
• Swans - Swans Are Dead - 1998
• Clodhopper - Red's Recovery Room - 1998
• Echo Wild - Comfortable - 2013
• Pocket Life - Rattle When You Walk - 2013