- Whu Gnu
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Origin =Bedford, Texas
Genre =Folk rock
Years_active =1993 –2003
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Notable_instruments =Whu Gnu was a breakfast rock band formed in
Bedford, Texas in 1993.History
Jonathan Meiburg began Whu Gnu out of two previous musical ensembles: 'Mysterious Union' and theLawrence Dale Bell High School Jazz Band. The original lineup of the band included Ken Evers-Hood, Joe Reeves, Bo Griffin, Mike Dow, and Jack Worthy. By the year2000 , the band had replaced Evers-Hood and Reeves with Lee Shields and Tony Rogers. Whu Gnu played numerous gigs in and around Texas with notable artists such as theReverend Horton Heat ,Okkervil River , and 'Party of Fives'Scott Wolf .The band's first album Naked and Without Teeth, sold roughly 1000 copies before marriage and largess overcame the majority of the group's members. In
2003 Whu Gnu invited Meiburg to pursue his other musical outletsOkkervil River andShearwater full time. Dow, Griffin, Shields, and Worthy are currently active in theAustin, TX music scene.ee also
Shearwater
Okkervil River More Information
*Meiburg is a
graduate student inornithology , the study of birds.Albums
*Naked and Without Teeth - 1997 / Armadillo
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