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Peter Buck

Born 06 December 1956.

member of R.E.M.

Biography

Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956 in Berkeley, California) is the guitarist and co-founder, along with Bill Berry, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, of the alternative rock band R.E.M.

Throughout his career with R.E.M., which was founded in 1980, Buck has also been an official member of various 'side project' groups. These groups include Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project and Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, each of which have released at least one full-length album. Additionally, another side project group called Full Time Men released an EP; a current side project group called Slow Music plays semi-regular gigs.

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Role Artist Release
Instrument Robyn Hitchcock Jewels for Sophia (1999)
Instrument R.E.M. Up (1998)
Producer Mark Eitzel West (1997)
Instrument R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996)
Instrument R.E.M. Monster (1994)
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