Spin Doctors

The history of the Spin Doctors can be traced back to the late 1980s in New York City, originally as a band called Trucking Company, which included Canadian guitarist Eric Schenkman, John Popper, and later Chris Barron. Popper left this side project to focus on his main gig with Blues Traveler full time. With a name change to Spin Doctors, as well as the addition of Aaron Comess and Mark White, the classic line-up was in place by the spring of 1989.

Spin Doctors is an American alternative rock band were known for their somewhat lengthy live shows, sometimes jamming even more than is evident on their live releases.

The Spin Doctors' debut studio album, Pocket Full of Kryptonite was released in August, 1991. The band continued to play extensive live shows, gaining grassroots fans, as the album was mostly ignored commercially. In the summer of 1992, the band toured with the first ever line-up of the H.O.R.D.E. festival, sharing the stage with fellow jam bands like Widespread Panic, Blues Traveler and Phish. That summer, commercial popularity heated up, as radio and MTV began playing "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and "Two Princes" directed by filmmaker Rich Murray (who directed many of the bands videos). By June, 1993, the album went Triple Platinum. Ultimately it sold over five million copies in the U.S. and another five million overseas, and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.

The Spin Doctors' second studio album, Turn It Upside Down, released in June, 1994, was not quite as commercially successful as Pocket Full of Kryptonite, although it did sell a million copies in the U.S. and a million overseas. The second single, "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast," was a modest hit. Shortly after the release of Turn It Upside Down, original guitarist Eric Schenkman left the band in September, 1994, by walking offstage during a concert in Berkeley, California citing musical and personal differences, and being weary of the road. Eric was replaced by Anthony Krizan.

Featuring new guitarist Krizan, the Spin Doctors released You've Got to Believe in Something in May, 1996. It produced the single and video "She Used To Be Mine."  During this period, the Spin Doctors contributed the theme song to Seasons 2 and 3 of the television show Spin City. After touring wrapped up in the fall of 1996, guitarist Anthony Krizan eventually left the band, for reasons that remain relatively unknown. He was replaced by Israeli musician Eran Tabib after auditioning nearly 200 candidates. You've Got To Believe In Something did not live up to previous album sales, selling only 75,000 copies.

In 1998, during the recording of Here Comes The Bride (released in June, 1999), Mark White left the band. The bass tracks on the album were finished by original band member Aaron Comess. During the tour supporting Here Comes the Bride, Chris Barron lost his voice due to a rare acute form of vocal cord paralysis that severely affected his ability to talk, let alone sing. He was told he had a 50-50 chance of ever talking or singing normally again. Barron's younger brother, CansaFis Barron, subbed for a few shows, and keyboardist Ivan Neville also took over vocal duties for a few dates, but the band eventually cancelled the remainder of its tour. Barron's voice came back in early 2000, at which point he began performing with his band Chris Barron and the Give Daddy Five.

The Spin Doctors remained inactive as a band until September, 2001, when news about the closing of legendary NYC venue Wetlands sparked the original four members to re-unite. Odd shows followed in 2002 through 2005, which eventually led to a brand new studio album, Nice Talking to Me, released on September 13, 2005.

The Spin Doctors' current members are Chris Barron (vocals), Eric Schenkman (guitar and vocals), Aaron Comess (drums and percussion), and Mark White (bass guitar). [source : Spin Doctors]

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