Peter Buck

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

54

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-12-06 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Peter Buck

Biography

Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his career with R.E.M. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has also been at various times an official member of numerous 'side project' groups. These groups included Arthur Buck (with Joseph Arthur), Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Tired Pony, The No-Ones and Filthy Friends, each of which have released at least one full-length studio album. Additionally, the experimental combo Slow Music (which also features Fred Chalenor, Hector Zazou, Matt Chamberlain, Robert Fripp, and Bill Rieflin) have released an official live concert CD. Another side project group called Full Time Men released an EP while Buck was a member. As well, ad hoc "supergroups" Bingo Hand Job (Billy Bragg and R.E.M.), Musical Kings (Michelle Malone, Peter Buck, John Keane) and Nigel & The Crosses (Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck, Glenn Tilbrook and others) have each commercially released one track. "Richard M. Nixon", a band Buck founded in 2012 to support the release of his solo album with live gigs, has never issued an official recording. Richard M. Nixon consists of Buck, Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin, the same three musicians who comprise The Venus 3.[2] Buck also has a career as a record producer including releases by Uncle Tupelo, Vigilantes of Love, Dreams So Real, The Fleshtones, The Feelies, and The Jayhawks, as well as a session musician (for the likes of The Replacements, Billy Bragg, Decemberists and Eels).

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Austin City Limits

    Austin City Limits

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Rockpalast

    Rockpalast

  • Boston Public

    Boston Public

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • MTV Unplugged

    MTV Unplugged

  • Slacker Uprising

    Slacker Uprising

  • Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton

    Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton

  • R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater

    R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater

  • Left of Reckoning

    Left of Reckoning

  • R.E.M.: Road Movie

    R.E.M.: Road Movie

  • R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions

    R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions

  • Athens, GA Inside/Out

    Athens, GA Inside/Out

  • New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film

    New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film

  • Tibetan Freedom Concert

    Tibetan Freedom Concert

  • R.E.M. By MTV

    R.E.M. By MTV

  • MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

    MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

  • Do It Again

    Do It Again

  • R.E.M. - Out Of Time

    R.E.M. - Out Of Time

  • Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

    Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

  • R.E.M.: Parallel

    R.E.M.: Parallel

  • Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects

    Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects

  • 6 Days

    6 Days

  • R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0

    R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0

  • R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged

    R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged

  • R.E.M. : Perfect Square

    R.E.M. : Perfect Square

  • R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine

    R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine

  • R.E.M.: Pop Screen

    R.E.M.: Pop Screen

  • R.E.M. - Monster

    R.E.M. - Monster

  • Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight

    Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight

  • R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground

    R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground

  • R.E.M. at the BBC

    R.E.M. at the BBC

  • R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)

    R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)

  • R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed

    R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed

  • R.E.M.: Succumbs

    R.E.M.: Succumbs

  • R.E.M. - Falls to Climb

    R.E.M. - Falls to Climb

  • R.E.M.: Rough Cut

    R.E.M.: Rough Cut

  • R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17

    R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17

  • R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18

    R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18

  • R.E.M. Live

    R.E.M. Live

  • R.E.M. Tourfilm

    R.E.M. Tourfilm

  • R.E.M.: This Way Up

    R.E.M.: This Way Up

  • R.E.M. at Rockpalast

    R.E.M. at Rockpalast

  • R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

  • R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy

    R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy

  • R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

    R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

  • R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance

    R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance

  • R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX

    R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX

  • R.E.M. - This Film Is On

    R.E.M. - This Film Is On

  • This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin

    This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin

  • The Fleshtones: Pardon Us for Living But the Graveyard Is Full

    The Fleshtones: Pardon Us for Living But the Graveyard Is Full