Born: Boston, MA, 1948
Years Active: 1971-2008
Member of: The Wonder Stuff
Influenced by: Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, The Beatles
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Biography: When people use the term "singer/songwriter" (often modified by the word "sensitive") in praise or in criticism, they're ...
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Spinner: It's always been a tall task to cover the Beatles. Frank Sinatra called 'Something' "the greatest love song ever written," then went out, night after night, and put a hurting on it: "You stick around, Jack, it might show." If the Chairman of the ... Read moreSep 13 2009 13:00PM
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Spinner: The sodden All Tomorrow's Parties festival brightened Saturday as curator and Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne arrived to scare away the rain clouds. Coyne scooted around Kutsher's Country Resort in Monticello, N.Y., in his personal golf cart with a ... Read moreJul 24 2009 13:00PM
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