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R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia.
Oct 7, 2024 · R.E.M., American rock group, the quintessential college rock band of the 1980s. The members were lead singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry. R.E.M., named for a dream-state condition (r apid e ye m ovement), formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia, a university town about 65 miles (105 km) northeast of ...
Come on, you know you did. R.E.M. was formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980. The band initially consisted of Michael Stipe (lead vocals), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Bill Berry (drums). They released 15 studio albums before disbanding in 2011.
R.E.M. founding members Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe played their first show on April 5, 1980, at a friend’s birthday party in an abandoned church in Athens, Georgia.
Sep 21, 2011 · REM went from church hall performers to world rock megastars. For some purists, the band never recovered. Snatched away from independent label IRS by mega-corp Warner Brothers, then home to 80s...
Performers. Out of the underground and into the arena. R.E.M. is the indie band that went on to sell out stadiums; their arrival marked the beginning of alternative rock. They’re strange, poetic, guarded and mischievous—we wouldn’t have it any other way. Bill Berry.
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Their 1991 classic hit "Losing My Religion," became the group's biggest single, peaking at #4 on Billboard Hot 100 and spending 21 weeks total on the chart. Having established a powerful legacy as one of the most enduring and essential rock bands in popular music history, R.E.M. pioneered the alt-rock movement of the ’90s, influencing the ...
