Pat McCurdy

McCurdy was influenced at an early age by the first appearance of  The Beatles  on  The Ed Sullivan Show . After teaching himself guitar and participating in several high school bands, he went on to front  Yipes!  in the late 1970s, formed with fellow  University of Wisconsin  students.  Often described as a  power pop  or  new wave  band, Yipes! enjoyed some moderate success after being signed to RCA/Millennium in 1978. However, the label dropped the band after only a few years