Editing Rob Buck (section)

== Career ==
Buck decided to pursue a career as a professional guitarist after seeing ''The Jimi Hendrix Story''.<ref name="auto1" /> Buck, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, John Lombardo, and Natalie Merchant formed 10,000 Maniacs in 1981; Buck was the band's lead guitarist.<ref name="auto" />

The band's [[folk-rock]] music became popular with college students.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/all-together-now-10-000-maniacs-is-finding-new-success-behind-a-unified-front/article_5d0b2586-c0d5-5530-93c7-4d700f3e9ef3.html|title=All Together Now 10,000 Maniacs is Finding New Success Behind a Unified Front|first= Anthony |last=Violanti |newspaper=[[The Buffalo News]] |date=March 14, 1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906041845/https://buffalonews.com/news/all-together-now-10-000-maniacs-is-finding-new-success-behind-a-unified-front/article_5d0b2586-c0d5-5530-93c7-4d700f3e9ef3.html |archive-date=2021-09-06 |url-status=deviated |access-date=2025-03-25}}</ref> Its 1987 album, ''In My Tribe'', sold more than a million copies.<ref name="auto2" /> In 1989, ''Blind Man's Zoo'' reached number 13 on the U.S. charts and was certified gold.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/10000-maniacs-mn0000501081/biography|title=10,000 Maniacs Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref> Buck was the co-writer of some of the band's best-known songs, including "These Are Days", "Hey Jack Kerouac", and "What's the Matter Here?"<ref name="auto" /> He performed with the band at the Inaugural Ball in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/10000-maniacs-guitarist-dead-at-42/|title=10,000 Maniacs Guitarist Dead at 42|website=People.com |first=Caitlin |last=O'toole |date=June 17, 1998}}</ref><ref name="auto2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-u2-and-rem-join-forces-for-bill-clinton-inauguration-106723/|title=Flashback: U2 and REM Join Forces for Bill Clinton Inauguration|first1=Andy|last1=Greene|date=January 17, 2017|website=RollingStone.com}}</ref> That same year, the band was profiled in ''Rolling Stone''.<ref name="auto2" />

Buck was listed in ''[[Guitar Player]]'' magazine as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.<ref name="auto1" />