Timbuk3 (also spelled Timbuk 3) was formed in 1984 by the husband and wife team of Pat MacDonald (acoustic, electric, bass and MIDI guitars, harmonica, vocals, drum programming) and Barbara K. MacDonald (electric guitar, mandolin, violin, rhythm programming, vocals). Career The duo began playing together in Madison, Wisconsin. Initially they performed live as a duo backed up by a large boombox. Timbuk3 was signed by I.R.S. Records after appearing on an episode of MTV?s The Cutting Edge in 1986. Soon after, they released their first album, Greetings from Timbuk 3, which included their only single to chart, "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades". That song has had numerous movie and television appearances over the years since its release, and been included in numerous compilation CDs. Also from the same album, the song "Shame On You" was played during the opening scene of The Texas Chainsaw M

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