D. Boon

Few bands have opposed rock star status so vehemently and broken down all barriers between group and audience so thoroughly as '80s punkers The Minutemen, led by singer/guitarist D. Boon. Born Dennes Dale Boon on April 1, 1958, in San Pedro, CA, he and childhood friend Mike Watt picked up guitar and bass respectively as teenagers, at the insistence of Boon's mother. At first immersed in the sounds of such '70s rock as Blue Öyster Cult, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and The Who, it wasn't long before the duo had discovered punk rock. Inspired by such outfits as The Germs, Wire, and Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Boon and Watt enlisted another friend, George Hurley, for the drum position, and formed the Reactionaries -- changing their name to The Minutemen shortly thereafter.



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