The Afghan Whigs | |
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 The Afghan Whigs at Haldern Pop Festival in 2017. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1986–2001, 2006, 2011–present |
| Labels | |
| Spinoff of | The Black Republicans |
| Members | Greg Dulli John Curley Rick G. Nelson Patrick Keeler Christopher Thorn |
| Past members | Dave Rosser Rick McCollum Steve Earle Jon Skibic Paul Buchignani Michael Horrigan Cully Symington Mark McGuire |
| Website | theafghanwhigs |
The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. They were active from 1986 to 2001 and have since reformed as a band. The group – with core members Greg Dulli (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick McCollum (lead guitar), and John Curley (bass) – rose up around the grunge movement, evolving from a garage band in the vein of the Replacements to incorporate more R&B and soul influences into their sound and image. After releasing their first album independently in 1988, the band signed to the Seattle-based label Sub Pop. They released their major-label debut and fourth album, Gentlemen, in 1993. Pitchfork described them as "one of the few alt-bands to flourish on a major label" in the 1990s.[5]
Dulli frequently claimed in interviews that the band would never get back together following their dissolution in 2001;[6] however the group reunited in 2012.[7]
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- ^ "Greg Dulli Rediscovers Afghan Whigs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 January 2015.