 Al and Heidi Davison collection of R.E.M. memorabilia
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteR.E.M. was a popular rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry. In 1981 the group received airplay on college radio with their single Radio Free Europe, released on Hib-Tone records. The group would release several albums throughout the 1980s on I.R.S. Records, including their critically acclaimed full-length debut Murmur. They first achieved mainstream success with their 1987 single The One I Love, and in 1988 they signed with Warner Brothers Records. The band maintained a spotlight throughout the 1990s with albums like Out of Time, Automatic for the People, and Monster. In 2007 the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2011, after releasing fifteen studio albums and selling more than 85 million records worldwide, the group disbanded. Scope and ContentThis collection of R.E.M. materials compiled by Al and Heidi Davison contains press kits, fan club kits, hats, shirts, bags, stickers, and other ephemera. Also included are presentation plaques from R.E.M. to Al Davison Management. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationAl and Heidi Davison collection of R.E.M. memorabilia, ms4404, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated collections in the Hargrett Library include Georgia Music Hall of Fame collection, ms 3837, and Sahar and Victoria Muradi collection of R. E. M. memorabilia, ms 3901. | ||||||||||||||||||