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Dropkick Murphys
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| Mostly Credited As: | Dropkick Murphys |
| Sometimes Credited As: | DKM
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| Date Of Birth: | 1995 |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachussetts |
The original core of the Dropkick Murphys - which included vocalist Mike McColgan, guitarist Rick Barton, and Ken Casey on the bass - formed in South Boston in 1995. After going through a list of several drummers, Matt Kelly was added in 1997. The Dropkick Murphys signed to Epitaph Records in 1997, releasing their first album Do or Die in the same year.
Mike McColgan left the band after the release, saying he was unable to commit to touring with the band. McColgan was then replaced with Al Barr. DKM released their second CD, The Gang’s All Here, in 1999. Both their producer and Rick Barton both left the band that year. James Lynch filled in for Barton, and Marc Orrell came in as a second guitarist. Spicy McHaggis and Ryan Foltz also joined the band, playing bagpipe and mandolin respectively.
2001 marked the release of Sing Loud, Sing Proud!. Following up that was Blackout in 2003. Before the release of Blackout, McHaggis left the band, and Foltz left soon after its release. James “Scruffy” Wallace filled in for McHaggis on the bagpipe, and Tim Brennan was recruited for mandolin duties along with acoustic guitar. In 2005, the band released The Warrior’s Code.
With 2007 came the release of their album The Meanest of Times, on their own label Born & Bred Records. Guitarist Marc Orrell left the band in 2008, and that Tim Brennan would replace him as full-time guitarist, with Jeff DaRosa filling in the vacancy.
Members
- Al Barr
- Ken Casey
- Jeff DaRosa
- James Lynch
- Tim Brennan
- Scruffy Wallace
- Matt Kelly
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The original core of the Dropkick Murphys - which included vocalist Mike McColgan, guitarist Rick Barton, and Ken Casey on the bass - formed in South Boston in 1995. After going through a list of several drummers, Matt Kelly was added in 1997. The Dropkick Murphys signed to Epitaph Records in 1997, releasing their first album Do or Die in the same year.
Mike McColgan left the band after the release, saying he was unable to commit to touring with the band. McColgan was then replaced with Al Barr. DKM released their second CD, The Gang’s All Here, in 1999. Both their producer and Rick Barton both left the band that year. James Lynch filled in for Barton, and Marc Orrell came in as a second guitarist. Spicy McHaggis and Ryan Foltz also joined the band, playing bagpipe and mandolin respectively.
2001 marked the release of Sing Loud, Sing Proud!. Following up that was Blackout in 2003. Before the release of Blackout, McHaggis left the band, and Foltz left soon after its release. James “Scruffy”)
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In 2004, the Dropkick Murphys released a cover version of the Broadway song "Tessie". The band stated it was their intention to "bring back the spirit of the Rooters and to put the Red Sox back on top."
As quoted from the liner notes of The Warrior's Code:
| Dropkick Murphys Wrote: | | We recorded this song in June 2004 and after giving it to the Red Sox told anyone that would listen that this song would guarantee a World Series victory. Obviously no one listened to us or took us seriously. We were three outs away from elimination in game 4 at the hands of the Yankees and receiving death threats from friends, family, & strangers telling us to stay away from the Red Sox and any other Boston sports team and get out of town. Luckily for us things turned around for the Red Sox and the rest is history. |
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