The Del Fuegos were an American 1980s

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band. Formed in 1980, the

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, United States-based band gained success in 1986 with their songs "Don't Run Wild" and "I Still Want You" and appearing in a widely seen television commercial for

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. The band's fans included

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, who appeared on one of the band's songs and featured them as an opening act on one of his tours.

History

The relationship between brothers Warren Zanes and

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, then and now, has been described as "fractious". Shortly after the band was dropped by

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due to the commercial disappointment of their third album for the label, Warren left the band, as did Woody. After Dan and Tom recruited two replacement members, they released a fourth album with

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. The band broke up within a year of the album's release. Dan later said of the group's demise, "The '80s were over, we were over." On June 23 and 24, 2011, the band played together for the first time in 21 years at the

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in Boston, Massachusetts. These shows raised money for Right Turn, a rehab program run by Woody. Later, they embarked upon a reunion tour beginning in February 2012 and ending in Dan and Warren's home town of Concord, New Hampshire, at the Capital Center for the Arts on March 4, 2012. The reunited band also recorded eight new songs in three days, releasing them on February 21, 2012, as an EP titled ''Silver Star''.

Band members

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) and

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). In 2007, his album ''Catch That Train!'' received a

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for Best Musical Album for Children. * Warren Zanes (guitars) Warren Zanes left the Del Fuegos after the band's third album. He went on to earn two master's degrees and a Ph.D. in Visual and Cultural Arts. He is also the Vice President of Education at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He returned to music in 2002 with a solo album titled ''Memory Girls''. *Tom Lloyd (bass) Lloyd left the Del Fuegos after the band's fourth album. He went back to college and earned a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley before earning a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1999. *Adam Roth (guitars) After The Del Fuegos, Roth (born Adam Wingfield Roth on May 16, 1958 in

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) worked on musical endeavors with comedian

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and recorded with

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and

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frontman

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. He was also involved in the bands The Enablers and The Liza Colby Sound. Roth died of cancer on December 16, 2015, at the age of 57. *Steve Morell (drums) Morell left the Del Fuegos before the band recorded their first album. *Woody Giessmann (drums) Giessmann founded Right Turn, a program offering assistance to artists in recovery from

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and other mental health issues, in 2003. *Joe Donnelly (drums) Donnelly has worked in a number of music projects since the end of the Del Fuegos, including Wiki 3 and Chris Pahud. *Sonny Columbus Columbus worked with the Fuegos for Christmas music.

Discography

Albums

*'' The Longest Day'' 1984

*''Boston, Mass.'' 1985

U.S. #134 *''Spin Radio Concert'' (live) 1985 BBE Sound *''Stand Up'' 1987

U.S. #167 *'' Smoking in the Fields'' 1989

U.S. #139 *''Best Of The Del Fuegos: The Slash Years'' 2001 Warner *''Silver Star'' 2012 February Records

Singles

Other appearances

* ''Miller Music'' (1984; promotional compilation album; multiple artists;

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) * ''Miller Music II'' (1986; promotional compilation album; multiple artists;

)

References

External links

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Right TurnDel Fuegos Miller Commercial
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