History Formation and early releases -LRB- NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 -RRB- Powderfinger was formed in NUMBER@1 by vocalist and guitarist PERSON@1 , bassist PERSON@2 and drummer PERSON@3 , who took their name from the PERSON@4 song `` Powderfinger '' .

PERSON@1 , PERSON@2 , and PERSON@3 -LRB- drums -RRB- , had been playing music with other bands , when they decided to form Powderfinger . The band 's name came from the song `` Powderfinger '' by PERSON@4 .
