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10,000 Maniacs

10,000 Maniacs formed in 1981 in Jamestown, New York, with Natalie Merchant on vocals, John Lombardo and Robert Buck on guitars, Jerry Augustyniak on drums, Steven Gustafson on bass and Dennis Drew on keyboards. Their folk-rock debut, The Wishing Chair, was released by Elektra Records in 1985. The albums that followed — In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man's Zoo (1989) and Our Time in Eden (1992) — did well both critically and commercially. In 1993 Merchant left the band to pursue a solo career, and 10,000 Maniacs enlisted vocalist Mary Ramsey to take her place. The new lineup released Love Among the Ruins in '97 and The Earth Pressed Flat in '99. In 2000 founding member Robert Buck died of complications from liver failure.

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