The Sidewinders


The Sidewinders were a rock band from Tucson, Arizona, who released two major-label albums and scored two radio hits in the US before a lawsuit forced a change of name. Another album was released on a major label but by that time the band had nearly broken up. Since then the band has reunited and dissolved several times.

History

The Sidewinders formed in the spring of 1985 by guitarist Rich Hopkins and vocalist David Slutes. The group released its first record, Cuacha!, in 1988, and subsequently signed to RCA/Mammoth Records, where they released two full-length albums, 1989's Witchdoctor and 1990's Auntie Ramos' Pool Hall. Witchdoctor cracked the lower echelons of the Billboard 200 at No. 169, In 1990, Mammoth/RCA released a 7 track promo-only compact disc entitled "Do Not Play This Disc For Educational Purposes Only. It contained one track from the Auntie Ramos album, 3 unreleased acoustic tracks and 3 alternate takes from Auntie Ramos album Three of the tracks on this disc are covers of songs by the band Love. . Slutes, Hopkins, Andree will be joined by Gene Ruley on guitar and George Duron on drums.
Lead singer David Slutes and current Today show host Savannah Guthrie dated in the late '90s.

Members

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