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Paul Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an United States|American musician, best known as the former lead singer and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal alternative rock bands of the 1980s. He launched a solo career after the dissolution of that band. In recent years, he has cultivated a more independent-minded approach, primarily recording his music at home in his basement.
The Replacements
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According to Replacements lore, Westerberg was working as a janitor, and while walking home from work one day, he happened to hear a punk band practicing in a basement. He talked his way into the band by convincing the singer that the other band members--Bob Stinson, Chris Mars and Tommy Stinson--were going to fire him. The singer quit and Westerberg joined the group, which eventually became known as The Replacements.
The Replacements quickly made a name for themselves in the Minneapolis-St. Paul|Twin Cities Punk rock|punk scene, largely thanks to Westerberg's songwriting. The band made several critically acclaimed albums for local label Twin/Tone Records|Twin/Tone before signing to Sire Records in 1985. Despite the jump to Sire, the Replacements never translated their critical success into commercial sales.
By 1990, the band had run its course. The 1990 Replacements album ''All Shook Down'' was for all intents and purposes... read all
