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The Pixies

The rock band The Pixies was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986 by songwriter and guitarist Charles Thompson IV. Thompson assumed the name Black Francis and was joined by Joey Santiago (guitar…

Rupert Holmes

Rupert Holmes was born in England, where his father was serving in the U.S. military as a bandleader. After studying clarinet and composing, Holmes started playing bass in a rock band and writing…

Kevin Jonas

Name at birth: Paul Kevin Jonas IIKevin Jonas is the most ancient member of the Jonas Brothers, the pop-rock band made famous on the Disney Channel. Kevin and his brothers Joe (b. 1989) and Nick (b…

Coldplay

Coldplay's single "Clocks" won the Grammy Award for best record of 2003. The U.K. rock band is made up of vocalist Chris Martin (b. 2 March 1977), guitarist Johnny Buckland (b. 11 September 1977),…

Joy Division

Joy Division was a rock band from the United Kingdom made up of vocalist Ian Curtis (15 July 1956-18 May 1980), guitarist Bernard Sumner (b. 4 January 1956), bassist Peter Hook (b. 13 February 1956)…

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison was the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band The Doors, who emerged from the Los Angeles clubs to be one of the top national acts at the close of the 1960s. Morrison was an early…

Spencer Dryden 2005 Deaths

Spencer DrydenAge: 66 musician who was a drummer for the rock band Jefferson Airplane. Died: Petaluma, Calif., Jan. 10, 2005Peter DruckerA - FAndrea Dworkin

Jimmy Griffin 2005 Deaths

Jimmy GriffinAge: 61 musician who was a founding member of the soft-rock band Bread. Died: Franklin, Tenn., Jan. 11, 2005L. Patrick Gray IIIG - LHenry Grunwald

Paul Hester 2005 Deaths

Paul HesterAge: 46 drummer for the New Zealand rock band Crowded House. He was also a member of the band Split Enz. Died: Melbourne, Australia, March 26, 2005George HermanG - LHildegarde…

Bobby Sheehan Biography

Bobby SheehanAge: 31 bassist for the Grammy-winning blues-rock band Blues Traveler. The band, originally formed in 1987, helped spawn a newfound interest in the jam band scene in the 1990s.…