1981 Beastie Boys - then consisting of Adam Yauch (a.k.a. MCA) on bass, drummer Kate Schellenbach (later of Luscious Jackson), guitarist John Berry (of Big Fat Love), and Mike Diamond (a.k.a. Mike D) on the mic-debut at Adam Yauch's 17th birthday party. The band plays its first public gigs opening (
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