Dennis Arnold Drew (born August 8, 1957) is the

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for the American

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

band

10,000 Maniacs 10,000 Maniacs are an American alternative rock band founded in 1981. They have released nine studio albums, six EPs, and five live albums. They achieved their most significant success between 1987 and 1993, when they released four albums that c ...

. He has been with the band since its inception in 1981 and is one of three founding members along with Steve Gustafson and

John Lombardo John Lombardo (born 30 September 1952) is one of the founding members of the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs and one of the band's most influential members, writing much of its early material, also being its oldest member in age. He ...

in the current band lineup. Drew also spent 17 years (2004-2021) as the general manager of WRFA-LP, a

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in Jamestown, New York.New WRFA Station Manager, Public Affairs Director Named
''The Post-Journal'' (April 8, 2021). Retrieved April 8, 2021. He previously had a stint at WNAE-AM in nearby city

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, before the band's beginning.

Discography

;With 10,000 Maniacs *'' Human Conflict Number Five'' (EP) (1982) *'' Secrets of the I Ching'' (1983) *'' The Wishing Chair'' (1985) *'' In My Tribe'' (1987) *''

Blind Man's Zoo ''Blind Man's Zoo'' is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. It was released on May 4, 1989, by Elektra Records. The album contains songs addressing social issues and current events, which occurred during and ...

'' (1989) *'' Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983'' (1990) *'' Our Time in Eden'' (1992) *''

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'' (1993) *'' Love Among the Ruins'' (1997) *''

The Earth Pressed Flat ''The Earth Pressed Flat'' is the seventh album by 10,000 Maniacs, released in 1999. The album contains nine songs that had been written for, but not used in, the band's previous album, ''Love Among the Ruins (album), Love Among the Ruins'': "T ...

'' (1999) *'' Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings'' (2004) *'' Live Twenty-Five'' (2006) *'' Extended Versions'' (2009) *''

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'' (EP) (2011) *'' Music From The Motion Picture'' (2013) *'' Twice Told Tales'' (2015) *''For Crying Out Loud'' (EP) (2016) *'' Playing Favorites'' (2016) *'' Live at the Belly Up'' (2017)

References

External links

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Official Site
- 10,000 Maniacs
WRFA-LP
- WRFA 107.9 official site 10,000 Maniacs members 1957 births Living people 20th-century American keyboardists 21st-century American keyboardists Songwriters from New York (state) People from Jamestown, New York {{US-keyboardist-stub