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Re: Replacements Drummer Steve Foley dies
Replacements Drummer Steve Foley Dies
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August 27, 2008 , 11:40 AM ET
Steve Foley, who played drums with the Replacements at the tail end of their career, died last weekend in Minneapolis. He was 49. According to local media reports, Foley died after accidentally overdosing on prescription medication.
The 1990 selection of Foley, who played in such Minneapolis bands as Curtiss A, Wheelo and Snaps, as the substitute for original Replacements drummer Steve Foley has become the stuff of legend.
According to Jim Walsh's oral history "All Over But the Shouting," frontman Paul Westerberg and bassist Tommy Stinson bumped into Foley at a local bar and procured a ride from him to an audition. In the car was a copy of the brand new Replacements album "All Shook Down," prompting Westerberg and Stinson to look at each other and then exclaim to Foley, "You're already in."
Foley then toured with the band until its final show on July 4, 1991, in Chicago's Grant Park. Afterward, he and his brother Kevin joined Stinson's band Bash & Pop. Of late, he was working as a car salesman in Minneapolis.
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, visitation will be held 11 a.m. Friday (Aug. 29) at Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapel in Edina, Minn., with burial to follow at Lakewood Cemetery.
Source: Billboard
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I feel bad for Tommy Stinson. Always hard to lose a friend.
Re: Replacements Drummer Steve Foley dies
Wow. I know nothing about this band but the few things I see madagas, downliner,etc. mention. Would this guy have been in the reunion, or would they have went with a different drummer?
RIP
According to Jim Walsh's oral history "All Over But the Shouting," frontman Paul Westerberg and bassist Tommy Stinson bumped into Foley at a local bar and procured a ride from him to an audition. In the car was a copy of the brand new Replacements album "All Shook Down," prompting Westerberg and Stinson to look at each other and then exclaim to Foley, "You're already in."
What a cool way to join such a band.
This isn't GNR related, but since its an untimely death from a legendary band that included Tommy, we'll leave it in this section for a few days.
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I don't think madagas knows abouit this yet.
Re: Replacements Drummer Steve Foley dies
This guy would not be considered a celebrity. I think he only played with the Mats on their 1991 tour. However, he was the drummer for Tommy's Bash and Pop record. After that, I don't know anything about him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_&_Pop
I would imagine Tommy is the one who is bummed.
Re: Replacements Drummer Steve Foley dies
Wow. I know nothing about this band but the few things I see madagas, downliner,etc. mention. Would this guy have been in the reunion, or would they have went with a different drummer?
I don't think he would have been involved. He wasn't on the two new tracks they recorded for their Best Of disc.
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