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The Lean Meanies were a rock and roll cover band during the early 1990's. The band played mostly in the San Francisco Bay area and generally played in the East Bay. The bands members shifted over the years and originally began with Eddie Martinez, Dave Shipe, Pep Salinas and Steve Salinas. Shortly after the band formed it was clear that a change was needed and while Eddie (lead guitar) was one of the most influential guitarists in the area he was replace with Jim Agua on guitar. The band played mostly rock covers from the 70's and 80's but also had a set of original songs written by various band members. They managed to work the original songs into their sets in the various bars and parties they played. Fans of the band began to recognize the original songs and many were requested.

Towards the mid to late 90's Jim Agua left the band. Both Dave Shipe and Eddie Martinez pass away during the 2000's while the Pep and Steve continued to play with various local bands and became know as the Salinas Brothers (Band) where various friends of theirs would sit in and play. They continued to write music and play with various bands.