PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rob Buck, lead guitarist for the rock band 10,000 Maniacs, died Tuesday of complications from liver failure. He was 42.
Buck wrote the music for some of the band's best-known hits, including "Hey Jack Kerouac," and "What's The Matter Here?"
Buck formed 10,000 Maniacs with Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, John Lombardo and Natalie Merchant in 1981, taking their name from the 1964 horror film "2,000 Maniacs."
View Comments
Merchant left the band in 1993 for a solo career and was replaced by Mary Ramsey.