{{Short description|American rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = The Del Fuegos | background = group_or_band | image = Del Fuegos.jpg | caption = The Del Fuegos photographed by [[Just Loomis]], 1989 | origin = [[Boston]], Massachusetts, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Roots rock]] * [[garage rock]] * [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Deming |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-del-fuegos-mn0000143781#biography |title=The Del Fuegos Biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2015-12-19}}</ref> * [[punk rock]] * [[garage punk (fusion genre)|garage punk]] * [[blues rock]] * [[hard rock]] * [[power pop]] * [[New wave music|new wave]] }} | years_active = 1980–1990; 2011–2012; 2023–2025 | label = {{flatlist| * [[Slash Records|Slash]]/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] (1984–1987) * [[RCA Records|RCA]]/[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] (1989) * February Records (2011–2012) }} | past_members = [[Dan Zanes]]<br />[[Warren Zanes]]<br />Tom Lloyd<br />Steve Morrell<br />Brent "Woody" Giessmann<br />Adam Roth<br />Joe Donnelly<br />Sonny Columbus<br />[[Brother Cleve]] }}

'''The Del Fuegos''' are an American 1980s [[garage rock|garage]]-style [[rock music|rock]] band. Formed in 1980, the [[Boston]]-based band gained success in 1986 with their songs "Don't Run Wild" and "I Still Want You" and appearing in a widely seen television commercial for [[Miller Beer]]. The band's fans included [[Tom Petty]],<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|title=Kids music pays off for 'Kindie' king Dan Zanes|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Kids-music-pays-off-for-cnnm-1755432188.html|website=Finance.yahoo.com|access-date=September 5, 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613083422/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Kids-music-pays-off-for-cnnm-1755432188.html|archivedate=June 13, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> who appeared on one of the band's songs and featured them as an opening act on one of his tours. The Del Fuegos are named after the island of [[Tierra Del Fuego]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mcall.com/1985/12/13/those-rock-n-roll-dreams-coming-true-for-del-fuegos/ | title=Those Rock 'N' Roll Dreams Coming True for del Fuegos | date=13 December 1985 |work=The Morning Call}}</ref>

==History== The relationship between brothers [[Warren Zanes]] and [[Dan Zanes]], then and now, has been described as being "fractious".<ref>{{cite news|title=Del Fuegos are back|date=9 February 2011|url=https://archive.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2011/02/09/del_fuegos_are_back/|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=September 5, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Shortly after the band was dropped by [[Slash Records]] due to the commercial disappointment of their third album for the label, Warren left the band, as did Woody.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/del_fuegos/bio.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612125149/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/del_fuegos/bio.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |title=The Del Fuegos Bio {{pipe}} The Del Fuegos Career {{pipe}} MTV |website=Cmt.com |date= |access-date=2015-12-18}}</ref> After Dan and Tom recruited two replacement members, they released a fourth album with [[RCA Records]]. The band broke up within a year of the album's release. Dan later said of the group's demise, "The '80s were over, we were over."<ref name="yahoo"/>

Their song "Backseat Nothing" plays over the end credits of ''[[Rescue Me (American TV series)|Rescue Me]]'' in Season 4, Episode 1 from 2007.

On June 23 and 24, 2011, the band played together for the first time in 21 years at the [[Paradise Rock Club]] in Boston.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-27/ae/29709398_1_del-fuegos-giessmann-puppet-show|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531180840/http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-27/ae/29709398_1_del-fuegos-giessmann-puppet-show|url-status=dead|title=Del Fuegos are still on fire|archive-date=31 May 2012|access-date=3 January 2022|newspaper=The Boston Globe}}</ref> These shows raised money for Right Turn, a rehab program run by Woody. Later, they embarked upon a reunion tour beginning in February 2012 and ending in Dan and Warren's home town of [[Concord, New Hampshire]], at the [[Capitol Center for the Arts]] on March 4, 2012. The reunited band also recorded eight new songs in three days, releasing them on February 21, 2012, as an EP titled ''Silver Star''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Christopher Hislop |url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120227-ENTERTAIN-120229765 |title=Back track: The Del Fuegos wrap up reunion tour in Concord on March 4 |website=Seacoastonline.com |date=2012-02-27 |access-date=2015-12-18 |archive-date=2012-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228214636/http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120227-ENTERTAIN-120229765 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[Seacoast Media Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Star/dp/B007A64RCE |title=Silver Star: The Del Fuegos: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon.com |date= |access-date=2015-12-18}}</ref>

The Del Fuegos reunited for a one night event in [[East Bridgewater, Massachusetts]], in July 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ledgendary Boston Rockers The Del Fuegos Reunion Concert – July 15, 2023 |url=https://allevents.in/east%20bridgewater/ledgendary-boston-rockers-the-del-fuegos-reunion-concert-july-15-2023/10000624922168027 |website=Allevents.in}}</ref> On December 21, 2024, they reunited again for two sold out shows at the Boston City Winery.

The Del Fuegos are scheduled to perform on September 13, 2025, at the [https://bellforge.org/event/the-del-fuegos/ Bellforge Arts Center] in [[Medfield, Massachusetts]].{{Update inline|date=December 2025|reason=Verb tense and citation should reflect that this is a past event}}

==Band members== *[[Dan Zanes]] (guitars/vocals) Dan Zanes released a solo album in 1995. Later, after distributing a cassette of original children's songs throughout his neighborhood, he began recording children's music with his band [[Dan Zanes and Friends]].<ref name="yahoo"/> The band's music became very popular due to heavy airplay of the group's music videos on the [[Disney Channel]]'s preschool morning block [[Playhouse Disney]] (now [[Disney Junior]]) and [[Noggin (TV channel)|Noggin]] (now [[Nick Jr. Channel]]). In 2007, his album ''Catch That Train!'' received a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Musical Album for Children.

*[[Warren Zanes]] (guitars) Warren Zanes left the Del Fuegos after the band's third album. He went on to earn two master's degrees and a Ph.D. in Visual and Cultural Arts. He is also the vice president of education at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. He returned to music in 2002 with a solo album titled ''Memory Girls''.

*Tom Lloyd (bass) Lloyd left the Del Fuegos after the band's fourth album. He returned to college and earned a bachelor's degree from the [[University of California, Berkeley]], before graduating with a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the [[California Institute of Technology]] in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] in 1999.

*Adam Roth (guitars) After the Del Fuegos, Roth (born Adam Wingfield Roth on May 16, 1958, in [[Philadelphia]])<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=adam-wingfield-roth&pid=177191289 Adam Wingfield Roth Obituary], Legacy.com, access-date March 18, 2018</ref> worked on musical endeavors with comedian [[Denis Leary]] and recorded with [[Jim Carroll]], [[David Johansen]], and [[the Lemonheads]] frontman [[Evan Dando]]. He was also involved in the bands the Enablers and the Liza Colby Sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adamroth.com/?page_id=9|title=Adam Roth : Biography|website=Adamroth.com|date=15 May 2007 |access-date=2015-12-19}}</ref> Roth died of cancer on December 16, 2015, at the age of 57.<ref>{{cite web|author=Colin Stutz |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6813660/adam-roth-new-york-guitarist-composer-dies-57-denis-leary |title=Adam Roth, NYC Guitarist & Composer, Dies at 57 |work=Billboard |date= December 17, 2015 |access-date=2016-02-22}}</ref>

*Steve Morell (drums) Morell left the Del Fuegos before the band recorded their first album.

*Woody Giessmann (drums) Giessmann founded Right Turn, a program offering assistance to artists in recovery from [[drug addiction]] and other mental health issues, in 2003.

*Joe Donnelly (drums) Donnelly has worked in a number of music projects since the end of the Del Fuegos, including Wiki 3 and Chris Pahud.

*Sonny Columbus Columbus worked with the Del Fuegos on [[Christmas music]].

==Discography== ===Albums=== *''[[The Longest Day (album)|The Longest Day]]'' 1984 [[Slash Records]] UK Indie<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-05-14 |title=Indie Hits 'D' |url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/d.htm |access-date=2024-12-05 |archive-date=2008-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514085834/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/d.htm |url-status=dead |publisher=[[Cherry Red Records]]}}</ref> #20 *''[[Boston, Mass. (album)|Boston, Mass.]]'' 1985 Slash Records U.S. #134 *''Spin Radio Concert'' (live) 1985 BBE Sound *''[[Stand Up (The Del Fuegos album)|Stand Up]]'' 1987 Slash Records U.S. #167 *''[[Smoking in the Fields]]'' 1989 [[RCA Records]] U.S. #139 *''Best Of The Del Fuegos: The Slash Years'' 2001 Warner *''Silver Star'' 2012 February Records

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Title !colspan="3"| Chart positions !rowspan="2"| Album |- !US [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] !US [[Modern Rock Tracks chart|Modern Rock]] !US [[Mainstream Rock Tracks chart|Mainstream Rock]] |- | 1985 | "Don't Run Wild" | style="text-align:center;"| – | style="text-align:center;"| – | style="text-align:center;"|46 |rowspan="2"| ''Boston, Mass'' |- | 1986 | "I Still Want You" | style="text-align:center;"|87 | style="text-align:center;"| – | style="text-align:center;"|33 |- | 1987 | "Name Names" | style="text-align:center;"| – | style="text-align:center;"| – | style="text-align:center;"|43 | ''Stand Up'' |- | 1989 | "Move With Me Sister" | style="text-align:center;"| – | style="text-align:center;"|22 | style="text-align:center;"|32 | ''Smoking in the Fields'' |}

===Other appearances=== * ''Miller Music''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5432468-Various-Miller-Music|title=Miller Music (1984, Vinyl)|access-date=3 January 2022|website=Discogs.com|date=1984 }}</ref> (1984; promotional compilation album; multiple artists; [[RCA Records|RCA]]) * ''Miller Music II''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/12010761-Various-Miller-Music-II|title=Miller Music II (1986, Vinyl)|access-date=3 January 2022|website=Discogs.com|date=1986 }}</ref> (1986; promotional compilation album; multiple artists; RCA)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.danzanes.com}} * {{IMDb name|nm8610236}} *[http://www.right-turn.org Right Turn] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88cewhasU74 Del Fuegos Miller Commercial]

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