Dennis Drew from 10,000 Maniacs

10,000 Maniacs co-founder Dennis Drew talks about the band’s 45th anniversary, their roots just across the border from Toronto in Jamestown NY, coming up on a parallel path with Michael Stipe and REM, the impact of former lead singer Natalie Merchant, their landmark 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged, opening for the Grateful Dead in front of 80,000 at the Buffalo Bills old home at Rich Stadium, their appearances on Saturday Night Live The Tonight Show Late Night with David Letterman The Arsenio Hall Show, smoking up with Jerry Garcia, their interactions with Doug Flutie Paul McCartney Bill Cosby President Bill Clinton Senator Hillary Clinton Dennis Miller Max Weinberg Judge Reinhold David Byrne Catherine O’Hara Phil Hartman Jay Leno, and memories of their Canadian border issues experienced while on the way to playing the Horseshoe Tavern!

Dennis and 10,000 Maniacs are playing a 45th anniversary hometown show in Jamestown NY on Saturday September 5th, for full info please visit www.maniacs.com

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