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BoDeans
A heartland rock band from the Milwaukee suburbs, BoDeans spent a dozen years
sharpening their critically-acclaimed sound before "Closer to Free," the band's
breakthrough hit, became a Top 20 single in 1996. The group was formed in 1984
by songwriters Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas, who had previously attended the same
high school in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Joined by drummer Guy Hoffman and bassist
Bob Griffin, they signed with Slash/Warner Records in 1985 and headed to Los
Angeles to record their debut album, Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams, with producer
T-Bone Burnett. Although the recor...
