Q:Facts: - years active: 1980 & ndash ; 2002 - past members: mike kit swartz , bill berry , andrew carter , tommy richmond daughtry , doug stanley , tom king , mark cline , armistead wellford , - origin: athens , georgia usa - genre: alternative rock - name: love tractor - background: group_or_band - label: db tie , , big time , rca , razor & Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of love tractor .
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love tractor -lrb- 1980 -- 2002 -rrb- was a band from athens , georgia , founded in spring 1980 by guitarists mark cline and mike richmond .like the b-52 's , pylon and r.e.m. , love tractor is considered by critics and music historians to be one of the founders of the athens , georgia , alternative rock scene .love tractor toured extensively and recorded five critically acclaimed albums during the 1980s -- and was particularly known for their instrumental rock .after a return to the public eye in the late '90s , love tractor released 2001 's swan song '' the sky at night . ''the group disbanded in 2002 .in 2015 founding members armistead wellford , bill berry and mark cline released the instrumental single : a trip to the museum , heralding a return to the band 's instrumental roots .