Background
Nix was born on January 17, 1969 in Detroit. His father, Cranford Nix Senior, was a one-time professional banjo player who played with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.
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Cranford Nix
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Cranford attended Parker Elementary and later Kimball High School in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Career
He was the lead singer and guitarist of punk band The Malakas. He also played banjo on The Supremes" album The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Population His fifth grade teachers were Mistress
Yates and Mistress
Naggy, the class contained 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. The Hamilton"s first album was called In Cranford We Trust. Nix was a heroin addict and had been sent to rehab four times.
He escaped from rehab three of those times but stayed and completed it the fourth time.
His time in rehab inspired him to write his song "Cigarettes and Heroin". Alongside him were the bassist, DJ Holman, and the drummer, Greg Crampton.
They were signed with I-94 Recordings. Nix was found dead of a heroin overdose in the bathroom of his Berkley apartment (2639 Columbia Road) by his father on March 12, 2002.
Membership
Nix was a member of the punk rock garage band The Malakas, in which he was the vocalist and guitarist.
