Editing Crash Test Dummies (section)

===Beginnings: 1988–1991===

The origin of Crash Test Dummies is tied to the history of two [[Winnipeg]] nightspots, the Spectrum Cabaret and the Blue Note Cafe, owned by Curtis Riddell.<ref>"Dummies crash head-on into big time". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 29, 1991.</ref>

In 1986, Riddell joined with [[Brad Roberts]] to form the decidedly less-than-serious bar band Bad Brad Roberts and the St. James Rhythm Pigs. Over time, the band evolved into Crash Test Dummies, a name suggested by a friend of the band who was in medical school. The diagnostic mannequin, known colloquially as a [[crash test dummy]], was known to the public already by this time. The band adopted the name as a joke,<ref>{{cite news|title=Curse of the Crash Test Dummy|newspaper=[[The Gateway (student magazine)|The Gateaway]]|url=https://archive.org/details/GAT_1991092401/page/10/mode/2up|date=24 September 1991}}</ref> but nevertheless kept it. [[Ellen Reid]] and [[Son of Dave|Benjamin Darvill]] became permanent additions. George West, the original bass player, quit and was replaced by Dan Roberts, Brad's brother. Riddell was replaced by Vince Lambert, who was replaced by [[Mitch Dorge]] just before the release of ''[[The Ghosts That Haunt Me]]''.

After signing with BMG Records in 1991,<ref name="Inc.1999">{{cite magazine|author=Larry LeBlanc|title=Dummies Hand In their Latest Set|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21|date=27 February 1999|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=18–21|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> the band signed with manager Jeff Rogers (Swell) who managed the band until the end of 1999 when he left to become Head of Artist Development at Richard Branson's V2 Records.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cmw.net/speakers/jeff-rogers/ | title=Jeff Rogers|website=Cmw.net}}</ref>