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Douglas "Duke" Erikson was born in Nebraska on 15 January 1953 . At 16 years old he created his first band, The British. Erikson studied art history, and financed his studies with numerous jobs such as a carpenter or a truck driver. Duke is single and the father of a daughter. In 1979 Erikson's band Spooner , which he was the main songwriter and singer for, released a four song EP that started them as being one the most popular bands in the region. Two full length records, (Every Corner Dance) and (Wildest Dreams) which was national distributed followed. In 1987 Duke and Butch created, with Phil Davis as a singer, the band Firetown . Firetown published two albums and six singles in very short period of time, and a video for the single ''Carry The Torch''. But in 1989 the band separated. Then the Spooner single "Mean Old World" hit number one in their home town Madison helping to bring a full reunification of the band. A new album (Fugitive Dance) soon appeared and a tour followed, before the band separated again in 1993 . By this time, Butch Vig had made himself a name as a producer. Thus they produced, Nirvana 's '' Nevermind '', '' Siamese Dream '' of the Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth 's '' Dirty '', which have crucially shaped the modern skirt scene. Together with Steve Marker and Butch Vig the trio own Smart Studios . Today Duke Erikson is a member of Garbage along with Shirley Manson , Butch Vig and Steve Marker . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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