A-Z Band Names Game

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[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]The Yardbirds[/HEADING]

 

The Yardbirds are an English rock band, formed in London in 1963. The band's core lineup featured vocalist

and harmonica player Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist and later bassist Chris Dreja and

bassist/producer Paul Samwell-Smith.

 

The band is known for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jimmy

Page and Jeff Beck, all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarists.

 

The band had a string of hits throughout the mid-1960s, including "For Your Love", "Heart Full of Soul", "Shapes

of Things" and "Over Under Sideways Down".

[Beowulf25]

[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]Architects[/HEADING]

1) Architects is a British metalcore/djent band from Brighton, East Sussex, formed in 2004 by twin brothers

Dan and Tom Searle. As drummer and guitarist, respectively, they were joined by guitarist Tim Hillier-Brook,

bassist Tim Lucas, and vocalist Matt Johnson.

 

Strongly influenced by the Dillinger Escape Plan, their initial sound was coarse, chaotic, and rhythmically

complex. Lucas was soon replaced by Alex Dean while Johnson left after the release of their debut album

Nightmares (2006). He was replaced by Sam Carter, who quickly debuted on the band's second album Ruin (2007).

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[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]Creedence Clearwater Revival[/HEADING]

 

 

Creedence Clearwater Revival (often referred to as Creedence or CCR) was an American rock band active in the late

1960s and early 1970s which consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his

brother rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford.

 

These members played together since 1959, first as The Blue Velvets, then as The Golliwogs.

 

Their musical style encompassed the roots rock, swamp rock, and blues rock genres. They played in a Southern rock

style, despite their San Francisco Bay Area origin, with lyrics about bayous, catfish, the Mississippi River, and other

popular elements of Southern United States iconography, as well as political and socially conscious lyrics about topics

including the Vietnam War.

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[Chelsea]

[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]The Four Seasons[/HEADING]

The Four Seasons is an American (Belleville, New Jersey, USA) rock and pop band who became internationally

successful in the mid-1960s. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame has stated that the group was the most popular

rock band before The Beatles.

 

Since 1970, they have been known off and on as Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons, Frankie Valli and The Four

Seasons, or simply The Four Seasons.

 

In 1960, the group known as The Four Lovers evolved into The Four Seasons, with Frankie Valli as the lead

singer, Bob Gaudio (formerly of The Royal Teens) on keyboards and tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito on lead

guitar and baritone vocals, and Nick Massi on bass guitar and bass vocals.

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[Chelsea]

[BJtheDJ]

Ummmmm What was the G band that was here ??

 

It looks to have disappeared.

[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]Incognito[/HEADING]

 

There are multiple artists called Incognito:

 

1. An acid jazz project by Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick with deep roots in the 1970's jazz/funk/fusion world (active

from 1979 to present).

 

2. A smooth jazz online group from Tupelo Records / IODA. No other information found about this

unregistered band ("Buy at Insound" link is broken). They released similar or exactly the same title tunes/logo

as the other Incognito above.

 

3. A Rock/Pop band who released album Four (2007) from Aero Music

 

4. A blues rock band from Vancouver. Album releases include Blues Alive! (1995) and Bitter Sweet (1999).

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