From: owner-headline-girl-digest@smoe.org (headline-girl-digest) To: headline-girl-digest@smoe.org Subject: headline-girl-digest V3 #340 Reply-To: headline-girl@smoe.org Sender: owner-headline-girl-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-headline-girl-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk headline-girl-digest Friday, December 22 2000 Volume 03 : Number 340 Today's Subjects: ----------------- new journal entry [list of asteroids] ["mark'eee" ] Fwd: Bar/None Records mourns the passing of Robert Buck [Piggio@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 05:29:06 -0800 (PST) From: "mark'eee" Subject: new journal entry [list of asteroids] new journal entry [list of asteroids] Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 00:02:10 EST From: Piggio@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Bar/None Records mourns the passing of Robert Buck I am saddened at the unexpected passing of one of my favorite guitarists and all around musicians. what a loss... Return-Path: Received: from rly-yg05.mx.aol.com (rly-yg05.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.5]) by air-yg01.mail.aol.com (v77.31) with ESMTP; Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:37:16 -0500 Received: from ponyexpress.wpunj.edu (ponyexpress.wpunj.edu [149.151.192.20]) by rly-yg05.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:36:43 -0500 Received: from localhost (modems-030.wpunj.edu [149.151.199.80]) by ponyexpress.wpunj.edu with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21) id Y9SS8CSH; Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:16:21 -0500 X-Sender: news@bar-none.com X-Sybari-Space: 00000000 00000000 00000000 From: Bar/None Records To: "B/N Newsletter" Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:23:39 -0500 Subject: Bar/None Records mourns the passing of Robert Buck MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <200012211536.TRAa05111@rly-yg05.mx.aol.com> X-Mailer: Unknown Bar None Records joins the members of 10,000 Maniacs, their families, friends, and fans in mourning the loss of guitarist and songwriter Robert Norman Buck, who died on December 19, 2000 at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, due to complications from liver disease. From the very outset of 10,000 Maniacs career, Robs innovative approach to guitar playing gave the group a unique and sophisticated sound. He combined elements of progressive rock, folk, and jazz to create ethereal instrumental tracks that worked in striking counterpoint to Natalie Merchants down-to-earth lyrics and vocals. His extraordinary performances on the groups first album, the independently released Secrets of the I-Ching, helped attract the major label interest that lead to a deal with Elektra Records. He wrote the music for two of the groups most popular songs, "Whats the Matter Here" and "Hey Jack Kerouac," from their breakthrough album, In My Tribe, as well as "Please Forgive Us" from Blind Mans Zoo and "These Are Days" from Our Time In Eden. Rob was born on August 1, 1958 in Jamestown, New York, and he started playing the guitar at the age of six. When he was 16, he was inspired to perform professionally after he saw the documentary The Jimi Hendrix Story on Christmas Eve 74 in Florida. In 1981, Rob joined Dennis Drew, Steve Gustafon, John Lombardo, and Natalie Merchant to form 10,000 Maniacs. They played their first public show on Labor Day weekend that year. Jerome Augustyniak joined the lineup two years later. 10,000 Maniacs released its Elektra Records debut, The Wishing Chair, in 1985. Though the album was critically well-received, a fan base was growing, and the group had found supporters among better known fellow musicians like R.E.M., 10,000 Maniacs didnt hit its commercial stride until 1987, when Elektra released In My Tribe and it became an alternative rock sensation, spending 77 weeks on the Billboard album chart. The bands tenure at Elektra culminated in 1993 with the MTV Unplugged live album, which included the Maniacs hit rendition of Patti Smiths "Because the Night." After Natalie left the group to pursue a solo career, the Maniacs continued to record and perform, with Mary Ramsey, another Western New York musician, taking over as lead vocalist. They released one album, Love Among the Ruins, with Geffen, then went to Bar None to put out the critically acclaimed Earth Pressed Flat. The revamped Maniacs toured throughout the world and had most recently performed a series of U.S. dates in October. The band capped the year with a band-and-orchestra performance on November 3rd with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Band members have made no statement regarding their future plans. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lind Funeral Home, Jamestown, NY. Rob is survived by his parents, Kenneth Buck and Ray and Carol Ciper. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& This electronic newsletter is brought to you by Bar/None Records (news@bar-none.com). 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