Buck, 42, died of liver failure Tuesday (December 19) at the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center (LAUNCH, 12/20). The musician's illness was a long-term liver disease that he had been coping with for some time.
Buck's family is in the process of setting up a scholarship fund for musicians in his name.
More details about donations will be forthcoming. The rest of 10,000 Maniacs have not announced their plans for the future.
--Darren Davis, New York
Dec 20, 2000 12:00 pm PST
(12/20/00, 3 p.m. ET) - Robert Buck, guitarist for 10,000 Maniacs, died at the age of 42 yesterday afternoon (December 19) due to liver failure. His mother and stepfather were by his side at the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Ban...
Dec 15, 2000 2:00 pm PST
(12/15/00, 5 p.m. ET) - 10,000 Maniacs guitarist Rob Buck is suffering from an undisclosed disease and is listed in critical but stable condition. Buck's condition had been getting worse over the last few months before he was hospitalized....