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Biographer Bob Mehr Tells The 'True Story Of The Replacements'

In a new book, Mehr explores the strained relationships and self-sabotage that plagued the beloved Minneapolis band.
Author Bob Mehr has written the biography of The Replacements that fans have been awaiting for a long time. For Trouble Boys: The True Story Of The Replacements, he talked with band members, insiders and family members and got the whole story of the Minneapolis band whose disastrous, drunken shows are almost as revered as the transcendent ones.

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