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Timbuk3
Timbuk 3 was an American rock music, rock band which released six original studio albums between 1986 and 1995. They are best known for their Top 20 single "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades". The band's music has been featured on more than 20 Compilation album, compilation and soundtrack albums. Career Timbuk 3 was formed in 1984 in Madison, Wisconsin, by the husband and wife team of Pat MacDonald (musician), Pat MacDonald (acoustic guitar, acoustic, electric guitar, electric, bass guitar, bass and Musical Instrument Digital Interface, MIDI guitars, harmonica, singing, vocals, drum computer programming, programming) and Barbara Kooyman, Barbara K. MacDonald (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin, rhythm programming, vocals). They were joined in 1991 by Wally Ingram (drums) and Courtney Audain (bass). Timbuk 3 briefly appeared in the 1988 movie ''D.O.A. (1988 film), D.O.A.'' (starring Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Kooyman
Barbara Kooyman (also known as by her stage name Barbara K and formerly Barbara K. MacDonald) (born October 4, 1958 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is an American singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. In the 1980s, she, her then-husband Pat MacDonald (musician), Pat MacDonald, and a drum machine formed the recording act Timbuk 3 whose 1986 signature song was "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades". The duo did road work with Bob Dylan, Sting (musician), Sting, and Jackson Browne. They once appeared on Saturday Night Live and were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1987. After divorcing MacDonald in 1995, Kooyman remained in Austin, raising the couple's son, taking the name Barbara K, and pursuing a solo career. She became entrenched in the city's rich musical community and recorded three solo albums, two of which featured her original songs and one filled with her own interpretations of the songs of Timbuk3 (all three albums released on her own label Sparrows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |