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D. Boon, born Dennes Dale Boon (April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985) was the guitarist and lead singer of punk rock group The Minutemen.

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D. Boon, born Dennes Dale Boon (April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985) was the guitarist and lead singer of punk rock group The Minutemen.

Born in Napa, California, Boon formed the band in January 1980 with childhood friend Mike Watt on bass from the remnants of their previous band, The Reactionaries, later adding former Reactionaries drummer George Hurley, to form The Minutemen Their most noted recording was Double Nickels on the Dime, which is considered by many to be D.Boon at his best in both songwriting and guitar playing. The Minutemen continued until December 22, 1985, when Boon was killed in a van accident in Tucson, Arizona. Because he had been sick with a fever, Boon was lying down in the rear of the van without a seatbelt when the van ran off the road. Boon was thrown out the back door of the van and died instantly from a broken neck. He was only twenty-seven years old, an age at which many other singers (such as Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, etc.) have died. The band immediately dissolved, though Watt and Hurley would form the band fIREHOSE soon after. The live album Ballot Result was released in 1987, two years after Boon's death.