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THE WALLFLOWERS

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The Wallflowers are a Grammy Award-winning rock music|rock band from Los Angeles, California.

History
(1992-1994) ''The Wallflowers''
The band started in 1989 in Los Angeles's clubs but The Wallflowers (album)|self-titled debut album was released in 1992 on the Virgin Records label. Although praised by critics, it only sold 40,000 copies initially, but has sold an estimated 1,000,000 to date.

The original members of the Wallflowers include Jakob Dylan (lead vocals|vocals and rhythm guitar|guitar; the youngest son of Bob Dylan), Barrie Maguire (bass guitar and backing vocals|vocals), Peter Yanowitz (drumkit|drums and percussion), Rami Jaffee (keyboards and backing vocals|vocals), and Tobi Miller (lead guitar|guitar). This quintet broke up shortly after the album's release due to conflicts within the band, and with the record company.

Though they played venues all around Los Angeles, their favorite was the Kibitz room of Canter's Delicatessen, a legendary Los Angeles hangout, where they played every Tuesday night, along with other bands, such as the Los Angeles group The Freewheelers. They soon grabbed the attention of groups such as 10,000 Maniacs, The Spin Doctors, Cracker (band)|Cracker, and Toad the Wet Sprocket, each of which invited the Wallflowers to join them on tour.

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