- Bill Janovitz
Bill Janovitz is best known as the singer and guitarist of the
alternative rock bandBuffalo Tom .History
After enrolling at the
University of Massachusetts , Janovitz formedBuffalo Tom with fellow students Chris Colbourn and Tom Maginnis. A friendship withJ. Mascis ofDinosaur Jr helped the band's career to take off, with Mascis producing the band's first two albums to critical acclaim. Commercial success followed with their subsequent records as the band developed a fanbase both at home and abroad.In 1997, Janovitz released the solo album "
Lonesome Billy ", with help fromJoey Burns andJohn Convertino ofGiant Sand andCalexico , utilising unused Buffalo Tom songs to form the bulk of the album.During Buffalo Tom's long hiatus after "Smitten" in 1998, Bill worked with keyboardist Phil Aiken and Chris Toppin and released the album "
Up Here " in 2001.He continued to work with Aiken and released the album "
Fireworks on TV! " as Crown Victoria (also including Tom Polce on drums and Matt Tahaney on bass) in 2004.Solo Discography
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Lonesome Billy " (1997)
*"Up Here " (2001)
*"Fireworks on TV! " (as Crown Victoria, 2004)Trivia
*His younger brother
Paul Janovitz is the singer and guitarist ofCold Water Flat .
*Janovitz is a frequent contributor to [http://www.allmusic.com/ allmusic.com]
*Janovitz also has a side project, the Bathing Beauties; formed originally to play covers for fun at the occasional bar gig.
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