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10,000 Maniacs

1982
Mar
10,000 Maniacs They performed as 10,000 Maniacs for the first time on Labor Day

They performed as 10,000 Maniacs for the first time on Labor Day, September 7, 1981, with a line-up of Merchant, Lombardo, Buck, Drew, Gustafson, and Tim Edborg on drums. Edborg left and Bob “Bob O Matic” Wachter was on drums for most of the 1981 gigs. Tired of playing cover…
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1981
10,000 Maniacs The band was formed as Still Life in 1981 in Jamestown, New York , by

The band was formed as Still Life in 1981 in Jamestown, New York , by Dennis Drew (keyboards), Steven Gustafson (bass), Chet Cardinale (drums), Robert Buck (guitar), and Buck’s ex-wife Terri Newhouse (vocals). Gustafson invited Natalie Merchant , who was 17 at the time, to do some vocals. John Lombardo…
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