Mark Painter, stage-name Hipbone Slim and previously Sir Bald Diddley, is a British garage rock and roll musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released many albums since the 1990s.
In March 1996, he performed as Sir Bald Diddley & His Wigouts, at the 4th annual Pipeline Instrumental Rock Convention that took place at International Students House, London. The last song of the set was "Misirlou".
As Sir Bald Diddley and the Wigouts, their version of the instrumental tune "Jack the Ripper" appeared in the 1997 film Robinson In Space, the original version was by Link Wray.
In April 2010, he performed as Sir Bald Diddley and Hipbone Slim in Sweden.
In June 2011, as Hipbone Slim & the Kneetremblers, he released the album, Louisiana Sun in collaboration with Mama Rosin.
In July 2012, as Hipbone Slim & the Kneetremblers, he performed at Sjock Festival in Belgium.
In April 2016, as Hipbone Slim & the Kneetremblers, Sir Bald Diddley performed at a punk festival in Leighton Buzzard.
On March 28, 2019, Hipbone Slim performed a supporting set before headliner Lewis Floyd Henry at the The Blues Kitchen in Camden Town in London as part of the One Man Band Festival.
In January 2023, as Hipbone Slim and the Kneejerks, he released the albums You've Been Rumbled and Gone To the Dogs.
In July 2023, Sir Bald Diddley performed at KFJC's International Surf Classic at the Art Boutiki in San Jose, California. The same month he also performed at the Surf Guitar 101 Festival in Long Beach, California.
In September 2025, as Sir Bald Diddley, he fronted the band The Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers at a show in Oxford, after his music had appeared in the TV show, Stranger Things. His song, "Legless", appeared in season 4, episode 404.
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Sir Bald Diddley and his Wigouts
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