The Replacements

The Replacements were formed in 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The original line up of the band consisted of Paul Westerberg on Vocals and guitar, Bob Stinson on guitar, Tommy Stinson on Bass, and Chris Mars on Drums.

The history of the band began in 1978 when Bob Stinson (At this time was nineteen years old) gave his eleven year old broth Tommy a bass. Bob said that at the time he did this to keep his brother off the streets. In this same year Bob met Chris Mars who was a recent high school dropout. Mars was originally thier guitar player before he switched to the drums. Chris, Bob, and Tommy got together and started covering songs together as a trio, with no vocalist. The band named themselves Dogbreath.  Around this time Paul Westerberg had a job as a janitor at the Senator’s office and would often hear the band practicing as he would walk pass the Stinson household on his way home from work.

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Paul Westerberg

Paul Westerberg was born on December 31, 1959 in Minnesota. Paul started his musical career in the band The Replacements. According to band lore, Westerberg was working as a janitor and one day while walking home from work he heard a punk band practicing in a basement. Paul was able to talk his way into the band by convincing the singer that the other band members were going to fire him. After hearing this the singer quit and Westerberg joined the group. At that time the band was called The Impediments but they were forced to change their name to The Replacements after venues refused to advertise the band under that name. … Continue Reading