Ten Hands is a rock band based in
Denton, Texas
Denton is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Denton County, Texas, Denton County. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020, it is the List of cities in Texas by population, 20th-most populous city in Texas, the List of Un ...
, United States. The band consists of:
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J. Paul Slavens
J. Paul Slavens is an American composer and musician based in Denton, Texas. He plays piano and keyboards along with many other instruments, primarily in the Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton area but has toured nationally with several bands including Ten ...
(keyboards, lead vocals),
*Steve Brand (guitar, backing vocals),
*Gary Muller (
Chapman stick, backing vocals),
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Mike Dillon (percussion, backing vocals),
*Alan Emert (drums, backing vocals).
Described as a cross between the jazz-rock-art style of
Frank Zappa
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and the psychedelic punk of the
Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood (guitar/vocals), his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar/vocals), and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The Kirkwood brothe ...
, Ten Hands had a style that was better appreciated live, more so than in the studio. The late 1980s local scene adored them and the ''
Dallas Observer
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'' awarded Ten Hands numerous accolades in 1988-1989.
The band performed regularly from the mid 1980s through 1995. Since 2014, they have been playing regular shows several times a year in the Dallas area, with various lineups.
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Rock music groups from Texas