Big Umbrella Lyrics

Their father was a musician and their mother is an Elvis fan, so it was almost inevitable that Russell and Derek Osiecki would grow up to be musicians. Together with classmate Eddie Cleland, they formed a band called the Generics and played their first gig at age 12 at the Men's Minimum Security Prison in South Las Vegas.A few years later, while Eddie was on tour in Japan, Russ hooked up with Steve Refling in Los Angeles and formed Great Rivers of the World, scoring a track on the soundtrack to "An American Summer." In late 1990, Eddie returned and the band reformed as Big Umbrella.Their focus on the band as a unit is apparent in the credits on the album, where the entire band is listed as songwriters and producers.... read more