Rock bands associated with colleges and universities (school, students, Harvard)

[jayrandom]

I'm thinking that a lot of colleges have one or more rock bands associated with them (either as students or from the college town), but only know a few:

UVA: Dave Matthews Band
UVM: Phish
LSU: Better than Ezra
UGA: REM & B52s

Anyone know of any others?

[ClemVegas]

Hootie and the BLowfish formed as freshman at University of South Carolina.

I believe Widespread Panic is another Athens band, not sure if they went to UGA.

the lead singer of Weezer went to Harvard.

Tom Petty grew up in Gainesville FL and I think he is loosely associated with U. of Florida.

[nightlysparrow]

UCLA: The Doors

[TabulaRasa]

Bard College - Steely Dan

[zentropa]

I always think of Steely Dan in connection with William and Mary. ("My Old School")

[TabulaRasa]

My Old School is actually about Bard, where Steely Dan was formed... specifically, a police raid/weed bust in the dorms there that pissed Donald Fagen off, and induced him to scathe it down in a song stating that he'd never go back there, and mocking the idea that it was considered "the William & Mary of the North."

Supposedly, Rikki Don't Lose That Number is about a faculty spouse there, as well.

[Larry Siegel]

Arizona State: Gin Blossoms

[jmgg]

Fleetwood Mac and the USC marching band. TUSK.


Also most of the original musicians from the band Chicago were music students at DePaul University.

[madison999]

Real rock 'n roll doesn't come from college. Eh, J. Morrison ok fine whatever...

[sware2cod]

Not Rock & Roll and not a band, but a big name that played clubs while in college:

Country:

Kenny Chesney - East TN State Univ

http://www.biography.com/people/kenn...85738#synopsis