A-Z Band Names Game

[Chelsea]

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[HEADING=2]Matchbox Twenty[/HEADING]

Matchbox Twenty, originally Matchbox 20 and typeset as matchbox twenty on most official merchandise, is a

rock band formed in Orlando, Florida, who have sold in excess of 39 million albums worldwide.

 

The band have been well received in many countries. The current members of the band are Rob Thomas (vocals, piano),

Paul Doucette (drums, now guitar), Kyle Cook (lead guitar, vocals) and Brian Yale (bass).

 

Adam Gaynor (rhythm guitar), who has left the band, performed on their first three albums, as well. Rob Thomas is the

principal songwriter and lead singer.

[Chelsea]

[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]Old Crow Medicine Show[/HEADING]

Old Crow Medicine Show is a folk/country group from Nashville, Tennessee. Along with original songs, the

band performs many pre-World War II blues and folk songs. The style of music they perform is sometimes

called alt-country, but today more often referred to as Americana.

 

They were formally inducted into the Grand Ole Opry at a special ceremony at the Grand Ole Opry House

in Nashville on September 17, 2013.

 

Their 2004 album "O.C.M.S." was selected by CMT (Country Music Television) as one of the top-10 bluegrass

albums of that year. Their current tour includes bars, festivals, and larger venues.

[BikerBoy]

[BJtheDJ]

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[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]Pink Martini[/HEADING]

Pink Martini is a 13-member "little orchestra" from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas

Lauderdale. They draw inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz

and old-fashioned pop.

Pink Martini has twelve instrumentalists (and sometimes travels with string sections), and performs its

multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, the

Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia and New Zealand and North America.

 

Pink Martini made its European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with

the Oregon Symphony in 1998 under the direction of Norman Leyden.

[Beowulf25]

[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]Rainbow[/HEADING]

Rainbow is the name of at least four bands:

1. A British rock band.

2. A K-Pop group (레인보우).

3. A U.S. psychedelic rock band.

4. Mid-80's Hi-NRG project.

 

1. Rainbow was a British rock band formed by Deep Purple founder and former guitarist Ritchie Blackmore

in 1975. In addition to Blackmore, the band originally consisted of former Elf lead singer Ronnie James Dio,

bassist Craig Gruber, drummer Gary Driscoll, and keyboardist Micky Lee Soule.

 

Over the years, Rainbow went through many lineup changes. including bringing in other vocalists Graham

Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner, before it folded in 1999.

[Chelsea]

[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]Three Dog Night[/HEADING]

Three Dog Night is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California best known for their music from

1968 to 1975, during which time they achieved twenty-one consecutive Billboard Top 40 Hits and 12

consecutive Gold Albums.

 

Three Dog Night are still active in 2012, touring and recording 43 years after their first album was released.

 

The first of the band's 7 million-selling singles was One in 1969. They scored three number one singles:

Mama Told Me (Not to Come)

Joy to the World and

Black and White.

[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]Ultravox[/HEADING]

Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) have been one of the primary exponents of the British new wave synthpop

music movement since the late 70s. The band is particularly associated with the New Romantic scene,

although it both pre- and post-dated the peak of that movement by several years.

 

Known for popular hits such as "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" and "Vienna" among many others, the

band has drawn inspiration variously from dark, moody post-punk, the artier side of glam rock, and

latterly straightforward synthpop.

 

Their latest album is 2012's 'Brilliant', featuring the 80s line-up of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross, and Warren Cann.

[Beowulf25]

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[BJtheDJ]

[HEADING=2]The White Stripes[/HEADING]

 

The White Stripes were an alternative rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. They

disbanded in 2011. The group consisted of songwriter Jack White (vocals, piano/keyboards, guitar) and Meg

White (drums, vocals).

 

After releasing several singles and three albums within the Detroit independent music underground, The

White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002, as part of the garage rock revival scene.

 

Their successful albums White Blood Cells and Elephant drew them attention from a large variety of media

outlets in the United States and the United Kingdom.

 

The White Stripes used a low-fidelity, do-it-yourself approach to writing and recording.

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