ythm ▁guitar ), ▁Steve ▁Jen ks ▁( b ass ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ), ▁Mark ▁Tun er ▁( d rum s ), ▁Jeff ▁Ba iley ▁( le ad ▁guitar ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ). ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁started ▁with ▁Newton ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist ▁( gu itar ▁and ▁vocals ) ▁playing ▁his ▁original ▁songs ▁near ▁the ▁Park ▁Street ▁MB TA ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁Common . ▁Jim ▁Julian , ▁a ▁local ▁concert ▁prom oter ▁and ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁at ▁both ▁AM - 1 0 9 0 ▁W IL D ▁and ▁AM - 5 9 0 ▁W E ZE ▁radio ▁stations , ▁heard ▁Newton ▁his ▁second ▁day ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Common , ▁approached ▁him , ▁and ▁book ed ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁into ▁local ▁clubs ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁act ▁and ▁opening ▁act ▁for ▁local ▁bands . ▁Bob ▁Klein ▁( then ▁editor ▁of ▁now ▁def unct ▁Lac ros se ▁magazine ▁In ▁The ▁Cre ase ) ▁introduced ▁Newton ▁to ▁Jeff ▁Ba iley ▁( a ▁substitute ▁teacher ▁at ▁Newton ▁North ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁Klein ▁head ed ▁up ▁Young ▁Life ). ▁ ▁Newton ▁and ▁Ba iley ▁played ▁twice ▁as ▁a ▁du o ▁( two ▁gu it ars ▁with ▁two - part ▁harm on ies ) ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁approached ▁by ▁Steve ▁Jen ks ▁after ▁their ▁second ▁gig ▁at ▁The ▁Cr ater ▁in ▁Som er ville , ▁MA ▁( near ▁Tu ft s ▁University ). ▁That ▁same ▁week , ▁four ▁phone ▁calls ▁came ▁in ▁from ▁Newton ' s ▁hand - written ▁ad ▁posted ▁at ▁The ▁Ber k lee ▁School ▁of