Question: Facts: - years active: 1992 -- 1998 - past members: marijne wakeman van der vlugt paul kennedy pete brown rob - origin: london , england - genre: alternative rock - name: salad - background: group_or_band - label: island - associated acts: cowboy racer , spy51 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of salad -lrb- band -rrb- .
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salad were a uk-based alternative rock group formed in london in 1992 , that included dutch vocalist/keyboardist marijne van der vlugt , bassist pete brown , drummer rob wakeman -lrb- ex-colenso parade -rrb- , and guitarist paul kennedy .in 1996 , charley stone -lrb- later of gay dad -rrb- joined the band as a live guitarist , keyboard player and backing vocalist .