What type of details about the scruffs can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: the scruffs are an american power pop group originally founded by writer/guitarist/vocalist stephen burns , guitarist david branyan , and drummer zeph paulson in memphis , tennessee circa 1975 . though the line up has changed many times over the years since then , the scruffs have continued to released a number of records , up to and including a pending release in 2011 entitled '' kill ! kill ! '' the constant figure throughout has been singer/songwriter and guitarist stephen burns , with a revolving band of musicians in support through the years . the band originally featured rick branyan on bass , who left the band in 1976 . from 1976 through 1977 , bill mathieu replaced branyan on bass . during this iteration , the band recorded the songs -lrb- most penned by burns or burns co-writing with david branyan -rrb- that later became its first lp album , and released '' break the ice '' as a single on power play records . '' break the ice '' received local airplay in memphis . after mathieu left the band in 1977 , rick branyan rejoined the group . this iteration of the scruffs re-recorded its material at renowned ardent studios in memphis and released its first lp album in 1977 on power play records , entitled '' wan na meet the scruffs ?? '' . the group later relocated to new york before disbanding.many of the members sought various careers such as rick branyan who became a latin teacher at a local private high school in memphis . david branyan pursued a solo career recording again at ardent studios , before attending columbia and yale universities , with some recordings released later in 2000 in france and in the u.s. in 2002 on the teen line anthologies . although from memphis , the scruffs projected an english pop style and were influenced by the beatles and the kinks , among others . the scruffs were occasionally accompanied on stage by former box tops and big star members , and fellow memphis power popper alex chilton . although they officially disbanded in 1979 , a second album was released after 20 years...
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