where did the name umphrey's mcgee come from
Umphrey's McGee Formed at the University of Notre Dame in December 1997 by guitarist/vocalist Brendan Bayliss, bassist Ryan Stasik, keyboardist Joel Cummins, and drummer Mike Mirro, Umphrey's McGee combined members of Tashi Station and Stomper Bob, two Notre Dame rock bands. Early concerts consisted of both originals and cover songs, including Guns N' Roses' "Patience" and Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts theme "Linus and Lucy" as well as songs by Phish, moe., and The Grateful Dead. According to Cummins, "The origins are of an actual person. Brendan Bayliss, our other lead singer and guitar player has a cousin... and his name is actually Humphrey Magee but itâ€™s not possessive with the apostrophe s..."[2]