Ween

Ween's first show was closing a talent show in 1987. The band played an unusual cover of Jimi Hendrix' "Purple Haze."

In 2002, Ween drummer Claude Coleman, Jr. was involved in a near-fatal car accident. Coleman was hospitalized for 35 days for multiple pelvic fractures and severe brain injuries. He was in a wheel chair for two months while he healed and was finally able to play the drums again after four months of recovery.

Ween started out as a two-person band with a drum machine. Later, following the advice of Shimmy Disc records founder Mark Kramer, they became a full band, initially performing as The Ween.