1. Evan Griffith Dando was born on March 4,1967 and is an American musician and the frontman of the rock band the Lemonheads.
26 Facts About Evan Dando
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Evan Dando has embarked on a solo career and collaborated on songs with various artists.
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In December 2015, Dando was inducted into the Boston Music Awards Hall of Fame.
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Evan Dando was born in Essex, Massachusetts, on Boston's North Shore, to Susan, a former fashion model, and Jeffrey, who worked as a real estate attorney.
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Deily quit the band shortly before the tour, and Evan Dando replaced him as the guitarist and lead vocalist.
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Evan Dando brought in David Ryan on drums, and the group signed with Atlantic Records, releasing the album Lovey in 1990.
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Evan Dando spent some time in Australia to write songs with friends Nic Dalton and Tom Morgan, who later started the band Sneeze.
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Evan Dando initially disliked the song's inclusion on the album, feeling like he was tricked by his label, who asked him to record it.
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Evan Dando's face appeared on several magazine covers, and People listed him among the "50 Most Beautiful People".
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Evan Dando made a cameo appearance at the end of the 1994 film Reality Bites.
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Evan Dando re-formed The Lemonheads with former member John Strohm on guitar, Bill Gibson, former bassist of Australian band The Eastern Dark, and Patrick Murphy, a former member of Dinosaur Jr.
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In 2005, Evan Dando put together a new lineup for The Lemonheads which included Karl Alvarez and Bill Stevenson, formerly of the Descendents.
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Evan Dando had a lineup which included bassist Vess Ruhtenberg and drummer Devon Ashley of the Pieces where they toured the UK, Europe and the United States.
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Evan Dando worked with Australian musicians Nic Dalton and Tom Morgan, both of whom have been involved with The Lemonheads.
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Evan Dando participated in the Australian band the Givegoods, which featured Paul Dempsey of Something for Kate.
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Evan Dando has worked regularly with Juliana Hatfield where he appeared on several Blake Babies songs and she in turn played with The Lemonheads.
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In Blake Babies, Evan Dando wrote on tracks and provided supporting music and vocals on the Slow Learner album, released in 1989.
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Evan Dando collaborated on Hatfield's album Hey Babe, released in 1994.
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In late 2000, Evan Dando sang with the Blake Babies and played some acoustic shows with them.
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In February 2003 Evan Dando released his first solo album, Baby I'm Bored, which reached the top 40 of the UK Albums chart.
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In 2004, Evan Dando performed as the lead vocalist for the band MC5 on a 41-show tour.
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Evan Dando has collaborated with The Dandy Warhols and soundtrack composer Craig Armstrong.
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At the All Tomorrow's Parties' Don't Look Back festival, Evan Dando played several live dates, including a full performance of the It's A Shame About Ray album.
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In 2015, Evan Dando played solo shows in the United States and Europe.
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On February 13,2019, Evan Dando appeared on an episode of The Goldbergs called "My Valentine Boy".
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Evan Dando moved to Brazil in 2023 with his girlfriend, Brazilian videomaker Antonia Teixeira, daughter of the Brazilian folk legend Renato Teixeira.