Duke Erikson

Duke was born Doug Elwin Erickson on January 15, 1951 in Nebraska. He plays guitar in Garbage and is a founding member of the band.

Duke met Steve in a bar and through him he ended up meeting Butch Vig. this is a key part in the history of Garbage as it was basically the time the 3 founding members met for the first time.

Butch and Duke played in a number of bands prior to Garbage such as Spooner, Firetown and Rectal Drip.

Links:
Spooner discography
Official Spooner site
Firetown discography
Wikipedia entry