Winter Hours (band)

Winter Hours were one of New Jersey's leading alternative rock bands.[1] They were formed as an evolution of another, short-lived band named Ward 8 in 1983.[1] They released two albums and four EPs and toured incessantly before disbanding in 1991.[1] In 1989, their song "Smoke Rings" peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Lead singer Joseph Marques (16 September 1962 - 28 June 2003) died at the age of 40.[3] Lead guitarist Michael Carlucci died of a heart attack in 2015.[4]

Winter Hours
OriginLyndhurst, New Jersey, United States[1]
Years active1983 (1983)–1991 (1991)[1]
LabelsChrysalis[1]
Websitewww.myspace.com/winterhours
Past membersMichael Carlucci
Stanley Demeski
Joe Marques
Bob Messing
Bob Perry
John Albanese
Frank Giannini
Dave Scheff
Steve Lepore[1][2]

References
  1. Lustig, Jay (4 February 2009). "The uneven times of Jersey's alt-rock group Winter Hours gets remembered in a tribute CD". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. "Winter Hours". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. "Joseph Marques". findagrave.com.
  4. Mills, Fred (31 October 2015). "Winter Hours Guitarist Michael Carlucci R.I.P." blurtonline.com.
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