Peter Buck
Peter Buck Peter Buck on stage with R.E.M. in 2008 Background information Birth name Peter Lawrence Buck Born (1956-12-06) December 6, 1956 (age 58) Berkeley, California United States Genres Alternative rock, college rock, jangle pop Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, producer Instruments Guitar, mandolin, banjo, keyboards, bass guitar, electric sitar, appalachian dulcimer, drums, vocals Years active 1980–present Associated acts R.E.M., Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, The Venus 3, Eels, Mark Eitzel, The Replacements, Tired Pony, Saint John and the Revelations Notable instruments Rickenbacker 360 Gibson Les Paul Gibson Flatiron Mandolin Fender Jag-Stang Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American rock musician who is best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of alternative rock band R.E.M. Throughout his career with R.E.M. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has also been at various times an official member of numerous 'side project' groups. These groups included Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 and Tired Pony, each of which have released at least one full-length album. Additionally, another side project group called Full Time Men released an EP while Buck was a member; ad hoc "supergroups" Bingo Hand Job (Billy Bragg and R.E.M.) and Nigel & The Crosses (Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck, Glenn Tilbrook and others) have each commercially released one track. Other notable groups of Buck's that have not recorded include Slow Music, which plays semi-regular gigs, and "Richard M. Nixon", a band Buck founded in 2012 to support the release of his solo album with live gigs. Richard M. Nixon consists of Buck, Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin, the same three musicians who comprise The Venus 3. Buck also has a notable career as a record producer (including releases by Uncle Tupelo, Vigilantes of Love, Dreams So Real, The Fleshtones and The Feelies), as well as a session musician (for the likes of The Replacements, Billy Bragg, and Eels.)
