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Black and white photo of REM band members in 1983, from left to right: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck with his arm around Mills, and Bill Berry, all standing together.
R.E.M. (From left) Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, and Bill Berry of R.E.M., 1983.

R.E.M.

American rock group
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R.E.M., American rock group, the quintessential college rock band of the 1980s. The members were lead singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry. R.E.M., named for a dream-state condition (rapid eye movement), formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia, a university town about 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Atlanta that was already internationally noted for its local pop scene by the time R.E.M. released Chronic Town, its 1982 debut...

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