# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/doug-pinnick
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:55:28.814Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/doug-pinnick"
name: "Doug Pinnick"
slug: "doug-pinnick"
description: "Douglas Theodore Pinnick, sometimes stylized as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg, is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and songwriter for the hard rock and progressive metal band King's X. He has performed on 15 albums with King's X and recorded four solo albums. Pinnick has also participated in numerous side projects and has multiple guest appearances to his credit. He is recognized for his unique vocals, and heavily distorted bass tone. Pinnick often plays bass with a guitar pick, though he has also been seen using his fingers."
tagline: "American bassist and singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Doug_Pinnick_2009-2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1950-09-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           62.85
  momentum:             2.059171597633136
  historical:           6.516753333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 4440
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/dugpinnick_"
    handle:    "dugpinnick_"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/dugpinnick/"
    handle:    "dugpinnick"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/dUgpinnick"
    handle:    "dUgpinnick"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.dugnation.net/"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyr40Qrg3GwtbkC0iLUo1Pg"
    handle:    "@douglaspinnick"
    followers: 4440
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/399776"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Pinnick"
    title: "Doug Pinnick"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Pinnick"
    title: "Doug Pinnick"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Pinnick"
    title: "Doug Pinnick"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Pinnick"
    title: "Doug Pinnick"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Pinnick"
    title: "Doug Pinnick"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8caafd6a-3a82-4e17-afb0-611fe49779b6"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4121042"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump