Rock Bottom Remainders
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The Rock Bottom Remainders is a rock & roll band that mostly consists of popular English-language book, magazine, and newspaper authors. The band gets its name from the book industry's name for so-called "bargain books" found in superstores: remainders.
The band members are Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Stephen King, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, James McBride, Mitch Albom, Roy Blount Jr., Matt Groening, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, and Greg Iles. Band members collaborated on a book about the band, Mid-Life Confidential.
The band's members have freely admitted their lack of musical talent. For instance, Dave Barry has been quoted as saying: "We play music as well as Metallica writes novels."
Concerts:
- 1992, Anaheim: American Booksellers Association convention
- 1995, Cleveland: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (opening)
Guests:
- Bruce Springsteen
- Roger McGuinn
- Josh Kelly
- Erasmo Paolo
- Sam Barry
Songs:
- Louie, Louie
- These Boots are made for Walking
- If the House is a Rockin'...
- Gloria
- You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover
- You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
External links
- Rock Bottom Remainders' web site (http://www.rockbottomremainders.com/)