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R.E.M.

Formed 1980

• Principal Members
• Bill Berry
• Peter Buck
• Mike Mills
• Michael Stipe

Biography

R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe.

Throughout the 1980s, following the release of their debut EP Chronic Town in 1982, the band issued six albums in as many years, from Murmur in 1983 through 1988's Green. They also toured constantly, playing a variety of venues, from theaters to backwoods dives...

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