![]() ![]() The brother of attorney Geoffrey Fieger (later known for representing Jack Kevorkian in a series of assisted suicide cases) Fieger had previously played in an eclectic rock band called Sky as well as the Sunset Bombers. Singer Doug Fieger was a native of Oak Park, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the 9 Mile/Greenfield area. A final album, Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos was released in 2012. ![]() Following Fieger's death in 2010, the Knack permanently disbanded. After a brief reunion in 1994, the Knack reunited again in 1996, recording two more albums, Zoom (1998) and Normal as the Next Guy (2001). The band reunited in 1986, and released their fourth album Serious Fun in 1991, before breaking up again the following year. Faced with diminishing success, the group disbanded in 1982. ![]() But The Little Girls Understand (1980) and Round Trip (1981), were significantly less successful. Spearheaded by the success of the "My Sharona" single, their first album, Get the Knack (1979), reached number-one on the charts of several countries. It was this lineup that recorded the group's first three albums. The Knack was founded in 1978 with the original and classic lineup of Doug Fieger (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Berton Averre (lead guitar, backing vocals), Prescott Niles (bass) and Bruce Gary (drums). The Knack was an American rock band based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with its first single, " My Sharona", an international number-one hit in 1979. ![]()
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