Rob Buck
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Background information | |
Born | Jamestown, New York, US | August 1, 1958
Died | December 19, 2000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged 42)
Genres | Rock, alternative rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1981–2000 |
Robert Norman "Rob" Buck (August 1, 1958 – December 19, 2000) was a founding member and guitarist of the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs from 1981 until his death from liver disease in 2000. Some of his compositions with Natalie Merchant are among the most popular songs recorded by 10,000 Maniacs, including "What's the Matter Here", "Hey Jack Kerouac", "You Happy Puppet" and "These Are Days".
Biography
Buck also played in the short-lived Texas-based superstar-band League of Blind Women, writing much of the band's material. In addition he had also formed the group HITCHHIKER who were featured on Rykodisc release Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness performing one of Kerouac poems set to music.[1] In 2000, while on tour in upstate New York, he was rushed to the hospital when it was discovered he was suffering from acute liver disease. He was transferred to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for treatment where his condition soon worsened despite the efforts of the leading transplant teams at the facility.
Discography
- With 10,000 Maniacs
- Human Conflict Number Five (1982)
- Secrets of the I Ching (1983)
- The Wishing Chair (1985)
- In My Tribe (1987)
- Blind Man's Zoo (1989)
- Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 (1990)
- Our Time in Eden (1992)
- MTV Unplugged (1993)
- Love Among the Ruins (1997)
- The Earth Pressed Flat (1999)
- Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings (2004)
- Other credits
- Victory Gardens (1991) with John & Mary – lead guitar, mandolin
- The Weedkiller's Daughter (1993) with John & Mary – lead guitar
- The Pinwheel Galaxy (2003) with John & Mary – backwards guitar
- Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness (2000) with Danny Chauvin and Tony White as Hitchhiker-Guitars and Looping
References
- ^ UPC: 014431032929 Catalog Number: 10329
External links
- 1958 births
- 2000 deaths
- 10,000 Maniacs members
- Alcohol-related deaths in Pennsylvania
- American rock guitarists
- American male guitarists
- Songwriters from New York (state)
- Musicians from New York (state)
- People from Jamestown, New York
- American alternative rock musicians
- Deaths from liver disease
- 20th-century American musicians
- Burials in Pennsylvania
- Guitarists from New York (state)
- 20th-century American guitarists