Dennis Arnold Drew (born 8 August 1957) is the
keyboardist
A keyboardist or keyboard player is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical inst ...
for the American
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial ...
band
10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs is an American alternative rock band that was founded in 1981. They have released nine studio albums, six EPs, and five live albums. They achieved their most significant success between 1987 and 1993, when they released four album ...
. He has been with the band since its inception in 1981 and is one of three founding members along with
Steve Gustafson
Steven E. "Steve" Gustafson (born April 10, 1957) is the bass guitarist for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. He, Dennis Drew and John Lombardo are the only remaining founding members of the group. Drummer Jerome Augustyniak has ...
and
John Lombardo
John Lombardo (born 30 September 1952) is one of the founding members of the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs and one of the band's most influential members, writing much of its early material. He is also a member of folk rock duo Joh ...
in the current band lineup. Drew also spent 17 years as general manager of
WRFA-LP
WRFA-LP (107.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting in a community radio format. Licensed to Jamestown, New York, the station serves the Jamestown area. The station is currently owned by the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts. The station first went ...
, a low-power nonprofit
radio station
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in Jamestown, New York.
New WRFA Station Manager, Public Affairs Director Named
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Discography
;With 10,000 Maniacs
*''Human Conflict Number Five
''Human Conflict Number Five'' is the debut EP by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, released in 1982 by Mark Records. While the EP also contained the band's own Christian Burial Music imprint, the label itself was fictitious.
Bar ...
'' (EP) (1982)
*'' Secrets of the I Ching'' (1983)
*'' The Wishing Chair'' (1985)
*''In My Tribe
''In My Tribe'' is an album by the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Released on July 27, 1987 by Elektra Records, it was their second major-label album and their first to achieve large-scale success. John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant' ...
'' (1987)
*'' Blind Man's Zoo'' (1989)
*'' Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983'' (1990)
*''Our Time in Eden
''Our Time in Eden'' is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. It was released in 1992 on Elektra Records. The release is 10,000 Maniacs' last studio album with original lead singer Natalie Merchant. The album in ...
'' (1992)
*''MTV Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...
'' (1993)
*''Love Among the Ruins Love Among the Ruins may refer to:
Literature
* "Love Among the Ruins" (poem), a poem by Robert Browning
* ''Love Among the Ruins. A Romance of the Near Future'', a novel by Evelyn Waugh
* ''Love Among the Ruins'', a novel by Warwick Deeping
* ''L ...
'' (1997)
*''The Earth Pressed Flat
''The Earth Pressed Flat'' is the seventh album by 10,000 Maniacs, released in 1999. The album contains nine songs that had been written for, but not used in, the band's previous album, '' Love Among the Ruins'': "The Earth Pressed Flat", "Once ...
'' (1999)
*'' Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings'' (2004)
*''Live Twenty-Five
''Live Twenty-Five'' is a 2006 live album by 10,000 Maniacs, recorded to commemorate the band's 25th anniversary, and was only sold on tour. It is their first release with Oskar Saville as lead singer.
Track listing
#"What's the Matter Here?" (Ro ...
'' (2006)
*'' Extended Versions'' (2009)
*''Triangles
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'' (EP) (2011)
*''Music From The Motion Picture
''Music from the Motion Picture'' is an album by 10,000 Maniacs. The album, their first full-length in 14 years, contains eleven original songs. This album is the first to feature guitarist Jeff Erickson since he took over for Robert Buck follow ...
'' (2013)
*''Twice Told Tales
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'' (2015)
*''For Crying Out Loud'' (EP) (2016)
*'' Playing Favorites'' (2016)
*'' Live at the Belly Up'' (2017)
References
External links
*
Official Site
- 10,000 Maniacs
WRFA-LP
- WRFA 107.9 official site
10,000 Maniacs members
1957 births
Living people
20th-century American keyboardists
21st-century American keyboardists
Songwriters from New York (state)
People from Jamestown, New York
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