Ben Gibbard was born in Bremerton, Washington on August 11, 1976. Ben grew up during the musical explosion of Grunge in the early 1990’s. His growing up led him to be influenced by Built to Spill, Teenage Fanclub, Stone Roses, Nirvana, Superchunk, The Pixies and many others. Besides musicians Gibbard also states that author Jack Kerouac … Continue Reading
Johnny Thunders was born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. On July 15, 1952 in Queens, New York. He was born into a second generation Roman Catholic Italian family. Johnny played baseball when he was young but did not join Little League for he refused to cut his hair short.
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Glen Hansard was born in Dublin, Ireland on April 21st, 1970. At the age of thirteen Glen quit school and began playing music on the local streets of dublin. In 1990 he started the band The Frames, the band quickly became a staple for Irish music. They released there first album Another Love Song in 1991.
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Beginning writing music at age 11, Tracy Chapman would become one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the late 80s’ and early 90s’. Born on March 30, 1964 in Clevland Ohio, she began understanding at an early age the hardships that many people face. The ”A Better Chance” program quickly discovered this young prospect and accepted her into the Wooster School (A highly acclaimed K-12 prepratory academy). After completing high school, Chapman was accepted into Tuffs University. At Tuffs, Chapman further developed her musical talent.
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Beginning in Silver Lake California during the spring of 2001, The Shore is led by Ben Ashley. Working with producer Rick Parker, Ashley worte a series of songs then comprised a band to join. The Shore is made up of: Kyle Mularky (bassist), Cliff Magretta (Guitarist), John Wilmer (Drums) and of course frontman Ben Ashley. Together the newly formed band of The Shore recored a series of demos. The demos the band recorded fell in the hands of Maverik A&R Executive Scott Austin, and withen months recieved a record contract. Over a next three months the band recorded in the studios with producer Rick Parker and released their first album. “The Shore EP” was released on New Years day 2003. The EP was followed-up by a full length album “The Shore” in August 2004. An addition guitarist, Wayne Faler, was inducted into the band after his presence in the tour of “The Shore.” The band also had a song featured on the Long Way Round soundtrack. The Shore also released a digital only album on October 20, 2008. However the band plans on releasing the album on hard copy in the future but no plans are set yet.
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