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The Replacements Drummer Steve Foley Dead at 49

8/27/08, 1:45 pm EST

Drummer Steve Foley, who played drums on the Replacements‘ final All Shook Down tour, died last weekend in Minneapolis after accidentally overdosing on prescription medicine. He was 49. Foley was recruited to join the Replacements after original drummer Chris Mars left following the All Shook Down sessions. Foley joined the band after meeting Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson in a bar and offered them a ride. When they got in the car, they noticed a copy of All Shook Down, prompting both members to declare Foley as their new drummer. Foley sat behind the kit for what was the group’s final tour, including their last ever concert on July 4th, 1991 in Chicago’s Grant Park. In his post-Replacements days, Foley played in Stinson’s band Bash & Pop and also worked as a car salesman.

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Jungleland | 8/27/2008, 5:34 pm EST

Friday Night Is Killing Me by Bash & Pop was one of the best records of the early 1990’s

My money would have been on Slim Dunlop who always looked about 1/2 dead

Dunno | 8/29/2008, 4:08 am EST

Those little tom fills on Never Aim To Please from Bash and Pop kick ass every time I hear them even this far down the line.

RIP, Sir.

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