Dennis Drew
Encyclopedia
Dennis Drew is the keyboardist
for the band 10,000 Maniacs
. He has been with the band since its inception in 1981 and is one of only two remaining founding members of the band. Drew is also general manager of WRFA-LP
, a low-power nonprofit radio station
in Jamestown, New York.
In 2011, Drew is expected to perform on a new album and a 30-city 30th anniversary tour.
He is currently married to Kerry Drew and has two children, Emily (19) and Dennis (15). He also has a dog named Jackson.
Keyboardist
A keyboardist 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 instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
for the band 10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs is a United States-based alternative rock band, which formed in 1981 and continues to be active with various line-ups.-1981–1993:...
. He has been with the band since its inception in 1981 and is one of only two remaining founding members of the band. Drew is also general manager of WRFA-LP
WRFA-LP
WRFA-LP is a radio station broadcasting in an Educational format. Licensed to Jamestown, New York, the station serves the Jamestown area. The station is currently owned by the Arts Council For Chautauqua County, Inc. and operated by Dennis Drew along with a staff of volunteers....
, a low-power nonprofit radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Jamestown, New York.
In 2011, Drew is expected to perform on a new album and a 30-city 30th anniversary tour.
He is currently married to Kerry Drew and has two children, Emily (19) and Dennis (15). He also has a dog named Jackson.
Discography
With 10,000 Maniacs- Human Conflict Number FiveHuman Conflict Number FiveHuman Conflict Number Five was the debut EP by 10,000 Maniacs. It was released in 1982 on their Christian Burial Music label.-Track listing:#"Tension" - 3:18#"Planned Obsolescence" - 4:22...
(EP) (1982) - Secrets of the I ChingSecrets of the I ChingSecrets of the I Ching is the 1983 independent debut album by 10,000 Maniacs. This is also the first album with new and permanent drummer Jerome Augustyniak...
(1983) - The Wishing Chair (1985)
- In My TribeIn My TribeIn My Tribe is an album by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. It was their second major-label album and their first to achieve large-scale success. John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant's songwriting partner on previous albums, left the band in 1986...
(1987) - Blind Man's ZooBlind Man's ZooBlind Man's Zoo 10,000 Maniacs' fourth album, released in 1989. The LP version of the album was pressed on high quality audiophile vinyl.-Track listing:All songs written by Natalie Merchant except as noted.Side one#"Eat for Two" – 3:26...
(1989) - Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 is a 1990 album by 10,000 Maniacs. It compiles tracks from their early releases Human Conflict Number Five and Secrets of the I Ching...
(1990) - Our Time in EdenOur Time in EdenOur Time in Eden is a 1992 album by 10,000 Maniacs, the last studio album featuring original lead singer Natalie Merchant. The album featured her future replacement Mary Ramsey on viola on such tracks as "Stockton Gala Days," "Jezebel," and "How You've Grown." Singles from the album were "These Are...
(1992) - MTV UnpluggedMTV Unplugged (10,000 Maniacs album)MTV Unplugged is a 1993 live album by 10,000 Maniacs. The music was recorded for the MTV Unplugged series and it was also the last album by the band featuring Natalie Merchant as vocalist...
(1993) - Love Among the RuinsLove Among the Ruins (album)Love Among the Ruins was the first album released by 10,000 Maniacs with their new lead singer, Mary Ramsey after the 1993 departure of Natalie Merchant. The two singles from the album, "More Than This" and "Rainy Day", were not originally slated to be included on the album at all...
(1997) - The Earth Pressed FlatThe Earth Pressed FlatThe Earth Pressed Flat is a 1999 album by 10,000 Maniacs featuring vocalist Mary Ramsey who replaced Natalie Merchant after she left the band in 1993...
(1999) - Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown RecordingsCampfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown RecordingsCampfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings is a 2004 compilation album by 10,000 Maniacs featuring their biggest hits, b-sides and unknown recordings from the Natalie Merchant era.-Track listing:Disc One - The Most Popular Recordings...
(2004) - Live Twenty-FiveLive Twenty-FiveLive Twenty-Five is a 2006 live album by 10,000 Maniacs recorded to commemorate the band's twenty-fifth anniversary and was only sold on tour...
(2006) - Extended VersionsExtended Versions (10,000 Maniacs album)Extended Versions is a live album from 10,000 Maniacs released in 2009 as a part of the Extended Versions collection of discounted albums. The album was recorded during the band's 2006 tour with Oskar Saville as lead vocalist...
(2009) - TrianglesTriangles (album)Triangles is a 2011 EP by 10,000 Maniacs released on Ruby Wristwatch Records. It is the band's first release of new material since the 2000 death of lead guitarist Robert Buck, as well as the first 10,000 Maniacs album to feature singer Mary Ramsey without her songwriting partner John Lombardo, who...
(EP) (2011)
External links
- Official Site - 10,000 Maniacs
- WRFA-LP - WRFA 107.9 official site