Biography
The Stench Band was formed in Omaha, Nebraska (of all places!) in the early 1970s. It was a mix of different artists, with huge influence from Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. While largely unnoticed at the time, it gained a modicum of popularity in the late 1990s, when someone bought a used album at a garage sale. Finally, someone noticed!
The Stench Band produced four albums to date. The final one, Pray for the Fred, was a compendium of their "Greatest Hits", if an unrecognized band can have greatest hits. It is available on vinyl.
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The Stench Band still continues to produce music, mostly via cyberspace. All of its members have gotten on with their lives. Dave works for the Human Resources department at a huge corporation in Southern California. Ken is a successful business man and spiritual leader for a Church in Omaha. Mark is an Assistant Dean at a well-known university on the East Coast. Chuck is the Chair of a Department of Astronomy at a Science Center.
Paul is the artist featured on all their albums. He still resides in Omaha.
So, this motley crew has achieved a modicum of success in the real world, while the music from their pasts continues to haunt them at the oddest moments. The music has achieved recognition world wide, albeit on a very minor level.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.