Did You Know...

The trio, made up of Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller and Brian Rosenworcel (known to their fans as Adam, Ryan and Brian), met at Tufts University in 1991, wrote a few songs and named the act 'Gus.' After playing around Boston for a couple of years, they recorded their first full-length CD, Parachute, in 1994. With guitar work and vocals by Adam and Ryan, reminiscent of the BoDeans, and Brian's hand percussion (no sticks, thank you), the album sold well at shows, where the tickets also flew when the college crowd learned that Gus was coming.

And then, in 1995, 'Gus' signed with Geffen Records. Unfortunately, it was some other guy named 'Gus.' As they were not signed to a major label, Boston's Gus knew they were better off fixing their name. And thus they became Guster. If your copy of Parachute says 'Gus' rather than 'Guster' on the cover, hang onto it.

At this point, they were making their way to brewpubs and bars around the country, driving audiences crazy with their original material and, hard as it is to believe, a rocking medley of Lionel Richie songs. Whether they really thought of him as an influence on their work, as they claimed, is a fact we may never discover.