▁United ▁States ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁gold ▁medal ists ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ske leton ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁silver ▁medal ists ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁b obs le igh ▁Category : Med al ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Winter ▁Olympics <0x0A> </s> ▁Samuel ▁B ingham ▁End ic ott ▁( born ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁song writer , ▁multi - inst rument al ist , ▁actor ▁and ▁director . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁of ▁The ▁Bra very , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁recorded ▁three ▁studio ▁albums . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁The ▁Mer cy ▁Beat . ▁ ▁Career ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 1 ▁End ic ott ▁began ▁playing ▁guitar ▁and ▁at ▁ 1 2 ▁switched ▁to ▁bass ▁guitar . ▁By ▁age ▁ 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁established ▁bass ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁area , ▁playing ▁in ▁numerous ▁punk ▁and ▁har D Core ▁bands , ▁most ▁not ably ▁St ain , ▁with ▁Geoff ▁Turner ▁of ▁Gray ▁M atter ▁and ▁Col in ▁S ears ▁of ▁D ag ▁N ast y . ▁He ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁biggest ▁influence ▁as ▁a ▁bass ▁player ▁is ▁Joe ▁L ally ▁of ▁F ug azi , ▁and ▁he ▁initially ▁sought ▁to ▁em ulate ▁L ally ' s ▁mel od ic ▁style ▁of ▁playing . ▁ ▁While ▁att ending ▁V ass ar ▁College ▁in ▁P ough ke eps ie , ▁New