Stephen B. Foley[1] (June 4, 1959 – August 23, 2008) was an American drummer who played for Curtiss A, Things That Fall Down, the Replacements, Bash & Pop, Wheelo, and several other bands in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
[5] He played for the Overtones and Things That Fall Down, who were among the favorites of Kevin Cole (then of First Avenue),[6] and with the Suprees, Snaps, Routine 11, Bang Zoom and Trailer Trash.
They skipped the audition, which became their first practice together[3] when their just-released album All Shook Down happened to be in his car's CD player—loudly when Foley turned on the ignition.
[5] Starting in January 1991, the Replacements toured Europe for Warner Bros.' Sire Records for All Shook Down as the opening act for Elvis Costello.
[16] When Warner's Rhino released four early Replacements albums from Twin/Tone in April 2008, Stinson and Westerberg discussed a reunion in Billboard.
[19] After the Replacements disbanded, Foley joined his brother Kevin in Tommy Stinson's new group, Bash & Pop, which released one album, Friday Night Is Killing Me (1993).
[3] Wheelo reassembled in late 2007 and practiced throughout 2008; according to a bandmate, "Steve's last cymbal crash came down during a raucous, frenzied, and ridiculously silly jam in the key of 'b'.