Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Christopher Joel "Kipp" Lennon was born in March, 1960 in Venice, California. The son of William and Isabelle Lennon, Kipp has two brothers, Joe and Pat. Moreover, when Lennon was nine years old his father William was shot dead by a deranged stalker in the parking lot of the Marina Del Ray golf course. In 1977 Kipp founded the folk-rock group Venice with his cousin Michael (Kipp's brother Pat and Michael's brother Mark are the two other members of this group). Lennon released the solo album "Boom Boom Party" in 1987 and sang with David Crosby on Crosby's solo album "Thousand Roads" in 1993. In addition, Kipp has also sung with the cover band The Pine Mountain Logs.