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Their name comes from a baseball anecdote. The center fielder of the New York Mets in 1962, Richie Ashburn, was crashing again and again with Venezuelan, Elio Chacon. Every time Ashburn went for a ball, he would scream, "I got it! I got it!" only to collide with the 160-pound Chacon, who only spoke Spanish. Finally, Ashburn learnt to yell, "Yo la tengo! Yo la tengo!" which is "I've got it" in Spanish. Ashburn happily saw Chacon backing off. He relaxed, positioned himself to catch the ball, and was run over by 200-pound left fielder Frank Thomas Sr. who understood no Spanish.
Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley , a husband/wife duo, formed the band in 1984. They went through several other bandmembers before stabilizing with Dave Schramm and Mike Lewis for their debut recording, "The River of Water". In 1986, their first LP, Ride the Tiger , was released.Schramm and Lewis left the band, and Stephen Wichnewski joined, with Kaplan taking on the role of lead guitar. 1987's New Wave Hot Dogs did much to establish the band's reputation among rock critics, though it sold poorly ( 1987). President Yo La Tengo ( 1989) continued this trend, with raving reviews yet poor sales.
1990 saw the release of Fakebook , an album of mostly folk tunes, including covers from Gene Clark, Rex Garvin & the Mighty Cravers , the Escorts , the Flamin' Groovies, the Scene Is Now , the KinksThe Kinks a British Invasion pop/ rock band, were formed in London in 1963 by Dave Davies and Peter Quaife. The lineup with which they began their recording career was Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting); his brother Ray Davies (primary songwri ( 1990See also 1989 in music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 21 MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcy), and notably, Yo la Tengo themselves. May I Sing with Me ( 1992See also 1991 in music, other events of 1992, 1993 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. Perhaps the most notable event was the release of The Chronic by Dr. Though other arti) included new bassist James McNew (of Christmas and Dump ). Painful ( 1993See also 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 8 The U. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February of 1992. January 12 The original members), Electr-o-Pura ( 1995See also 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 18 Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. Garcia is not injured in the accident. Februa) and I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One ( 1997See also 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 9 David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Blac) marked a steady progression towards folk- British InvasionThe British Invasion was an influx of rock and roll performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States in 1964 and the years immediately afterward. Following the successful export of Elvis Presley and other rock 'n' roll acts in th oriented songs. They released And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out in 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri ( 2000) and Summer Sun in 2003 ( 2003).In 2001 they recorded an instrumental soundtrack for eight short undersea documentaries of Jean Painleve , entitled The Sounds Of The Sounds Of Science .