Rock Bottom Remainders

The Rock Bottom Remainders is a rock & roll band consisting of published writers, most of them both amateur musicians and popular English-language book, magazine, and newspaper authors. The band took its self-mocking name from the publishing term "remaindered book", a work for which the unsold remainder of the publishers stock of copies is sold at a reduced price.

Related Topics:
Rock & roll - Book - Magazine - Newspaper - Author - Publishing - Remaindered book

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The band members include Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Stephen King, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, James McBride, Mitch Albom, Roy Blount Jr., Barbara Kingsolver, Robert Fulghum, Matt Groening, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Tad Bartimus, and Greg Iles. Band members collaborated on a book about the band, Mid-Life Confidential.

Related Topics:
Dave Barry - Ridley Pearson - Stephen King - Scott Turow - Amy Tan - James McBride - Mitch Albom - Roy Blount Jr. - Barbara Kingsolver - Robert Fulghum - Matt Groening - Kathi Kamen Goldmark - Tad Bartimus - Greg Iles

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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." Supposedly the typical band member "knows three chords".

Related Topics:
Metallica - Chord

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Concerts:

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• 1992, Anaheim: American Booksellers Association convention
• 1995, Cleveland: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (opening)

Guests:

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• Bruce Springsteen
• Roger McGuinn
• Josh Kelly
• Erasmo Paolo
• Sam Barry
• Warren Zevon

Songs:

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• "Rockaway Beach"
• "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"
 
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