Mighty Joe Plum was an American alternative rock band active in the late 1990s. They are best known for their US radio hit, "Live Through This (Fifteen Stories)".

Mighty Joe Plum
OriginTampa, Florida, United States
GenresAlternative rock
Post-grunge
LabelsAtlantic Records
MembersBrett Williams - vocals, guitar
Mark Busto - drums
Andy Stafford - vocals, guitar
Steve Dube - bass
Past membersDavy Mason - bass
Marlin Clark - guitar
Mark Mercado - percussion
Steve Marotta - guitar
Shane Cohn - drums

History

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Mighty Joe Plum formed in Tampa, Florida in the mid-1990s. In their early career, they played in two Battle of the Bands competitions, the second of which they won. After developing a solid fan base in Central Florida, they recorded the "Aardvark" EP and toured in support of it. During this time radio stations picked up the song "Live Through This (Fifteen Stories)" . The band signed to Atlantic Records in 1996 and released an album, The Happiest Dogs. The single "Live Through This" climbed to No. 6 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band toured all over the US, Canada, and Mexico in support of the album, playing shows and headlining with bands such as Foo Fighters, Creed, Matchbox Twenty, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Seven Mary Three.

in 2007, the band released the single "Free Again", from the forthcoming LP "Pedaling Home".

Discography

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  • Aardvark EP (Ear Drops Music, 1996)
  • The Happiest Dogs (Atlantic, 1997)
Year Title Chart Positions Album
US Mainstream Rock
1997 "Live Through This (Fifteen Stories)" #6 The Happiest Dogs

References

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Mighty Joe Plum at Allmusic.com

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