Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944)
is an American musician and singer-songwriter who was the drummer for the New York City-based rock band
the Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise w ...
. After they disbanded in the early 1970s, she left the music industry for a while, though her music career restarted in the 1980s, and continued into the 1990s. She has released four solo albums, where she played most of the instruments herself (though with frequent guest appearances by her former Velvet Underground bandmates and others), and has periodically toured. She was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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in 1996 as a member of the Velvet Underground.
Early life
Maureen Tucker was born in
Jackson Heights, Queens
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,
New York City
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,
and grew up in
Levittown, New York
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in a middle-class
Catholic
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family.
Her father, James, was a housepainter and her mother, Margaret, was a clerical worker. She had an older brother, Jim, who was friends with
Sterling Morrison
Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. (August 29, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock group the Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, a ...
, and a sister, Margo.
As a teenager Tucker was an avid fan of
Babatunde Olatunji
Michael Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist, and recording artist.
Early life
Olatunji was born in the village of Ajido, near Badagry, Lagos State, in southwestern Niger ...
,
whose music she first heard on
Murray the K
Murray Kaufman (February 14, 1922 – February 21, 1982), professionally known as Murray the K, was an influential New York City rock and roll impresario and disc jockey of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. During the early days of Beatlemania, he freque ...
's radio show. Olatunji, along with
Bo Diddley
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and
the Rolling Stones
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, inspired her to become a musician.
She began playing the drums in 1963, at age 19. Without any formal instruction, she learned by playing along with popular songs on a second-hand drum kit.
Career
The Velvet Underground
When she was asked to join the Velvet Underground, Tucker had dropped out of
Ithaca College
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and was working for
IBM as a
keypunch
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operator.
The band's original percussionist,
Angus Maclise
Angus William MacLise (March 14, 1938 – June 21, 1979) was an American percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher, known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground who abruptly quit due to disagreements with the band pla ...
, had left in November 1965 because he felt the band
sold out
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when it took a paying gig. Tucker was drafted because Velvets guitarist
Sterling Morrison
Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. (August 29, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock group the Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, a ...
remembered her as the younger sister of his high school friend, Jim, who played the drums.
Tucker was frequently noted for her
androgynous
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When ''androgyny'' refers to mixed biological sex characteristics i ...
appearance. In spite of this, Tucker has said that she never experienced difficulties due to sexism during this time.
Tucker's style of playing was unconventional. She played standing up rather than seated (for easier access to the bass drum),
using a simplified drum kit of
tom toms, a
snare drum
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and an upturned
bass drum
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, playing with
mallets
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rather than
drumsticks.
She rarely used
cymbals
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; she claimed that since she felt the purpose of a drummer was simply to "keep time", cymbals were unnecessary for this purpose and drowned out the other instruments.
Rock critic
Robert Christgau
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said of Tucker, "Mo was a great drummer in a minimalist, limited, autodidactic way that I think changed musical history. She is where the
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
notion of how the beat works begins."
Apart from drumming, Tucker sang co-lead vocals on three Velvet Underground songs: the acoustic guitar number "
After Hours" and the experimental poetry track "The Murder Mystery", both from 1969's ''
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise w ...
'' album, as well as "I'm Sticking with You", a song recorded in 1969 but left (officially) unreleased until it appeared on the 1985
outtake
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s
compilation
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**Compilation error
**Compilation unit
*Product bundling, a marketing strategy used to sell multiple products
*Compilation thesis
M ...
''
VU''.
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...
said of "After Hours" that it was "so innocent and pure" that he could not possibly sing it himself. In the early days, Tucker also occasionally played the
bass guitar
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during live gigs, an instrument that was usually played by the band's regular bassist
John Cale
John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
. Morrison would normally play the bass if Cale was occupied with viola or keyboards, despite his lack of enthusiasm for playing the instrument. However, some songs had Reed and Morrison playing their usual guitars and Cale was occupied with viola or keyboards and as a result, nobody was on bass: two examples of this are "
Heroin
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" and "
Sister Ray
"Sister Ray" is a song by the Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist S ...
".
Tucker temporarily left the group when she became pregnant with her first child, Kerry "Trucker" Tucker, in early 1970. Because of her pregnancy, Tucker was only able to play on a couple of outtakes for ''
Loaded'', which would become the band's fourth and final album with Lou Reed.
Billy Yule
William Yule (born c. 1954) is an American musician, best known for his brief stint as a temporary drummer for the Velvet Underground during their famous summer engagement 1970 at Max's Kansas City, sitting in for Maureen Tucker while she was on m ...
, the younger and high-school-age brother of bassist
Doug Yule
Douglas Alan Yule (born February 25, 1947) is an American musician and singer, most notable for being a member of the Velvet Underground from 1968 to 1973 serving as the bassist, guitarist and occasional lead vocalist.
Biography Early life
Doug ...
, filled in the role of drummer for live performances and some of the songs on the album.
1970s and 1980s
Tucker returned to the band in late 1970, by which time Reed had left the group and Doug Yule had assumed leadership. She toured North America (United States and Canada) and Europe (United Kingdom and the
Netherlands
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) with the band during 1970 and 1971; shortly afterward, she quit the band and the music business altogether to raise a family.
Tucker moved to
Phoenix, Arizona
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, in 1971, where she lived with her husband and children. While living in Phoenix, she played drums in the short-lived band Paris 1942 with Alan Bishop of the
Sun City Girls
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. In the early 1980s, she divorced and relocated to
Douglas, Georgia
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, where she was hired at a
Wal-Mart
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distribution center
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.
She quit the job in 1989 when she was asked to go on tour of Europe with the band
Half Japanese
Half Japanese is an American art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair around 1975, sometime after the family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland. Their original instrumentation included a small drum set, which they took turns playi ...
.
1990s: Solo albums and Velvet Underground reunion
Tucker started recording and touring again, releasing a number of albums on small,
independent label
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s that feature her singing and playing guitar, fronting her own band. This band at times included former Velvets colleague
Sterling Morrison
Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. (August 29, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock group the Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, a ...
. Tucker also participated in the 1993 Velvet Underground reunion, touring Europe and releasing the double album ''
Live MCMXCIII
''Live MCMXCIII'' ("1993" in Roman numerals) is a live album by the Velvet Underground. It was released simultaneously in single and double CD/ cassette formats on October 26, 1993, by Sire Records, then DVD format on January 24, 2006. The singl ...
''.
Apart from releasing her own records, Tucker has made guest performances on a number of others' records, including producing ''Fire in the Sky'' (1992) for
Half Japanese
Half Japanese is an American art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair around 1975, sometime after the family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland. Their original instrumentation included a small drum set, which they took turns playi ...
, whose guitarist, John Sluggett, plays drums on her own recordings. In Jeff Feuerzeig's documentary about Half Japanese, ''The Band That Would Be King'', Tucker performs and is interviewed extensively. Also, she has appeared with Magnet and former Velvet Underground band members Lou Reed (''
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
'') and
John Cale
John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
(''
Walking on Locusts
''Walking on Locusts'' is the thirteenth solo studio album by Welsh musician John Cale, released on 24 September 1996 by Hannibal Records. Cale worked with several guest musicians including David Byrne, Moe Tucker, Dave Soldier with the Soldi ...
'').
Tucker also played drums on and produced the album ''The Lives of Charles Douglas'' by
indie rock
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er and novelist
Charles Douglas (also known as
Alex McAulay) in 1999.
She played bass drum, wrote songs, and sang with the New York/
Memphis
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punk rock–
delta blues
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fusion group the
Kropotkins
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with
Lorette Velvette and
Dave Soldier
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, whom she met in John Cale's band, in 1999–2003, recording "Five Points Crawl".
2000s and onward
In 2017 she played at the Grammy Salute to Music Legends awards ceremony. A band, amongst others, consisting
of John Cale, played two Velvet Underground classics "Sunday Morning" and "I'm Waiting For The Man". The Velvet
Underground was the recipient of the 2017 Merit Award.
In 2021, Tucker participated in
Todd Haynes
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' documentary ''
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise w ...
''.
Personal life
Tucker was married in the early 1970s, and divorced some time in the early 1980s.
She has five children: Kerry, Keith, Austen, Kate, and Richard.
Tucker lives in
Douglas, Georgia
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, where she raised her family.
In a 2010 interview, she said she had ceased making music several years prior, saying caring for her grandson was a "full-time job".
In April 2009, Tucker gave an interview at a
Tea Party
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rally in
Tifton, Georgia
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The area's public schools are administered by the Tift County School District. Abraham Baldwin Ag ...
, to a
WALB NBC news crew.
She voiced support for the Tea Party movement and said she was "furious about the way we're being led towards
socialism
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".
On the official "Tea Party Patriots" website, Tucker stated: "I have come to believe (not just wonder) that
Obama
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's plan is to destroy America from within."
Discography
Solo
Studio albums
* ''
Playin' Possum'' (1982)
* ''
Life in Exile After Abdication
''Life in Exile after Abdication'' is the second album by Moe Tucker, released in 1989.
Production
Rather than performing all of the instruments herself, as on her debut album, Tucker is accompanied by Lou Reed, Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston, and a ...
'' (1989)
* ''
I Spent a Week There the Other Night'' (1991)
* ''
Dogs Under Stress'' (1994)
Live albums
* ''
Oh No, They're Recording This Show'' (1992)
* ''
Moe Rocks Terrastock
''Moe Rocks Terrastock'' is the second live album released by Moe Tucker. It has only been released in Japan.
Track listing
#"Spam Again" – 5:17
#"I Wanna" – 3:08
#"I'm Sticking With You" – 2:34
#"Crackin' Up" – 4:08
#"That's B.A.D." – ...
'' (2002)
Compilation albums
* ''
Waiting for My Men'' (1998)
* ''I Feel So Far Away: Anthology 1974–1998'' (2012)
EPs
* ''
Another View'' (1985)
* ''
Moejadkatebarry'' (1987)
* ''
GRL-GRUP
Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944) is an American musician and singer-songwriter who was the drummer for the New York City-based rock band the Velvet Underground. After they disbanded in the early 1970s, she left the music industry ...
'' (1997)
Singles
* "
Modern Pop Classics" (1980)
* "
Around and Around
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Cover versions
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stone ...
" (
Chuck Berry
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) / "
Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", sometimes known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", is a song with words by Gerry Goffin and music composed by Carole King. It was recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, and hit n ...
" (1981)
* "
Hey Mersh!" (1989)
* "
Too Shy
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" (1991)
* "
I'm Sticking with You
''VU'' is a 1985 album by the American musical group the Velvet Underground, a compilation album of outtakes recorded 1968-69. It was released in February 1985 by Verve Records.
Composition and collection
When the Velvet Underground moved from ...
" / "
After Hours" (2002)
With the Velvet Underground
Studio albums
* ''
The Velvet Underground & Nico
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'' (1967)
* ''
White Light/White Heat
''White Light/White Heat'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground. Released on January 30, 1968, on Verve Records, it was the band's last studio recording with multi-instrumentalist and founding member John Cal ...
'' (1968)
* ''
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise w ...
'' (1969)
Live albums
* ''
1969: The Velvet Underground Live'' (1974
969
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* ''
Live MCMXCIII
''Live MCMXCIII'' ("1993" in Roman numerals) is a live album by the Velvet Underground. It was released simultaneously in single and double CD/ cassette formats on October 26, 1993, by Sire Records, then DVD format on January 24, 2006. The singl ...
'' (1993)
* ''
Final V.U. 1971–1973'' (live box set, 2001
971–1973
* ''
Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes'' (live, 2001
969
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Compilations
* ''
VU'' (outtakes compilation, 1985
968–1969
* ''
Another View'' (outtakes compilation, 1986
967–1969
* ''
Peel Slowly and See
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Compilation
The name of this box set comes from the instruction presented on vinyl copies of the band's debut alb ...
'' (box set, 1995
965–1970
* ''
Loaded'' (1997
969–1970†
†
Although Tucker did not appear on the original release of the band's 1970 album ''Loaded'', a 1997 2CD re-issue by Rhino Records
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subtitled ''Fully Loaded Edition'' includes two late 1969/early 1970 demos, "I Found a Reason" and another take on "I'm Sticking with You", which feature her on drums and vocals, respectively.
With others
With Charles Douglas (a.k.a. Alex McAulay)
*
Charles Douglas – "
The Lives of Charles Douglas
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" (1999)
With the Kropotkins
* ''
Five Points Crawl
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'' (2000)
With Lou Reed
* ''
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
'' (1989)
With Half Japanese
* ''
Fire in the Sky
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'' (1990)
With Charlie Pickett
* ''Route 33'' (1986)
With Shotgun Rationale
* ''Who Do They Think They Are?'' (1992)
* ''Roller Coaster'' (1993)
With Bloodkin
* "Out of State Plates" (1999)
With Magnet
* "Don't be a Penguin" (1997)
With John Cale
* ''
Antártida
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'' (1995)
* ''
Walking on Locusts
''Walking on Locusts'' is the thirteenth solo studio album by Welsh musician John Cale, released on 24 September 1996 by Hannibal Records. Cale worked with several guest musicians including David Byrne, Moe Tucker, Dave Soldier with the Soldi ...
'' (1996)
* ''
Eat/Kiss: Music for the Films by Andy Warhol'' (1997)
With the Raveonettes
* ''
Pretty in Black
''Pretty in Black'' is the second studio album by The Raveonettes. The album includes guest appearances by Maureen Tucker (The Velvet Underground), Ronnie Spector ( The Ronettes), and Martin Rev ( Suicide).
Reception
The album received general ...
'' (2005)
Band members
* John Sluggett
*
Sonny Vincent
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*
Victor DeLorenzo
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Biography
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* Hank Beckmeyer
*
Tico Zamora
* Lance Cagle
* Daniel Hutchens
References
External links
Discography
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