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As the BoDeans were re-charging in 1999 and 2000, singer/songwriter and guitarist Kurt Neumann ventured from his own to create his solo debut Shy Dog. Neumann increased to prominence when he and fellow vocalist/songwriter and guitarist Sammy Llanas shaped the BoDeans in Waukesha, WI. Both, who had performed together since …

Created in 1984 by high-school friends Sammy Llanas and Kurt Neumann, the BoDeans combined Midwestern roots rock and roll with components of adult contemporary pop, fashioning an audio that gained critical acclaim through the ’80s and commercial recognition through the pursuing decade. Llanas and Neumann fronted the group by posting …