Steven Foley ( 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 . He played live for the most part , but he recorded with songwriter Peter Lack , and he appears in a Replacements video , " When It Began , " which received two 1991 MTV Video Music Awards nominations . Foley replaced founding member Chris Mars and toured Europe and the United States with the Replacements in support of their final album , '' All Shook Down '' , and played in their final show ( prior to a reunion in 2013 ) , which took place on July 4 , 1991 , in Chicago 's Grant Park
1991 MTV Video Music Awards
1991 MTV Video Music Awards
Steve Foley (drummer)