Kevin Rutmanis
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Kevin Rutmanis was born Kevins Roberts Visvaldis Rutmanis in the Bronx NY in 1958 to Latvian immigrants. Kevin's family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. He completed a public school education where he excelled in music playing the piano and cello. He moved to the Minneapolis area in 1976. Attended the University of Minnesota where he befriended fellow Lincolnite Thor Eisentrager. In late 1985, Kevin, Thor and Kevin's younger brother Sandris Rutmanis and then Jayhawks drummer (and future Cows drummer) Norm Rogers as vocalist, started the band The Cows. Kevin was formerly the bass guitar player for The Cows, The Melvins. He no longer plays for Tomahawk , as mentioned on his myspace page.
| The Melvins |
| Band members: Buzz Osborne | Dale Crover | Coady Willis | Jared Warren |
| Additional musicians: David Scott Stone | Adam Jones | Trevor Dunn |
| Mike Dillard | Matt Lukin | Lori "Lorax" Black | Joe Preston | Mark Deutrom | Kevin Rutmanis |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Six Songs | Gluey Porch Treatments | Ozma | Bullhead | Eggnog | King Buzzo | Dale Crover | Joe Preston | Lysol | Houdini | Prick | Stoner Witch | Stag | Honky | The Maggot | The Bootlicker | The Crybaby | Electroretard | Hostile Ambient Takeover | (A) Senile Animal |
| Live albums: Your Choice Live Series Vol.12 | Alive at the F*cker Club | Colossus of Destiny | A Live History of Gluttony and Lust |
| Compilations: Singles 1-12 | The Trilogy Vinyl | Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993-1996 | Neither Here Nor There | Mangled Demos from 1983 |
| Collaborations: Millennium Monsterwork 2000 | Pigs of the Roman Empire | Never Breathe What You Can't See | Sieg Howdy! |
| Videos and DVDs: Salad of a Thousand Delights |
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