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The band Ara Ketu produced from the Carnival bloco of the same name and was founded in 1980. Before achieving achievement in Brazil, they truly became popular in European countries with an entertaining, danceable mixture of Afro-Bahian percussive grooves with digital paraphernalia and executing in colorful clothes. The group also …

Shaped in Melbourne, Australia in 1976, the Sports activities presented Steve Cummings (lead vocals) Martin Armiger (guitar), Andrew Pendlebury (guitar), Jim Niven (keyboards/vocals), Robert Glover (bass) and Paul Hutchins (drums). Affected by rock and roll, rockabilly, nation and new influx, the band documented several beautiful pop tracks in the brand …

In the first 80s, this task was a way whereby its instigator, Peter Noone (b. 5 November 1947, Manchester, Britain; vocals), tried once again to re-enter the pop industry on the footing far taken off his earlier incarnation because the ‘Herman’ in Herman’s Hermits. ‘The Tremblers’ was in fact a …

The Three O’Clock were the quintessential L.A. Paisley Underground music group. Lead vocalist and bassist Michael Quercio actually coined the word to spell it out the group of bands, like the Wish Syndicate, Rainfall Parade, Green on Crimson, as well as the Bangles, who included the chiming guitars from the …

Disco’s most soulful vocal group began within the ’60s because the Volcanos, and were also known as the Moods. Gene Beliefs was the initial business lead vocalist, with Earl Little, Jimmy Ellis, guitarist Dennis Harris, keyboardist Ron Kersey, organist John Hart, bassist Stanley Wade, and drummer Michael Thomas. But by …

THE VERY CENTER of Gold Music group was organized by Keith and Donna Godchaux after their departure through the Grateful Deceased in 1979. Sadly, Keith Godchaux was wiped out in a vehicle accident in 1980, efficiently scuttling the brand new group, though tapes of these were released on album many …

Inspired from the sound from the British Invasion, BZN created within the Dutch city of Volendam in 1966; the original lineup comprised Jan Veerman, Cees Tol, Jan Tujip, and brothers Evert and Gerrit Woestenburg. On the band’s 30-plus-year background, BZN provides released over 60 albums (26 which possess eliminated platinum …

Within the ’70s, brothers Michael and Randy Brecker co-led a band of NY session big shots that included, at various times, David Sanborn, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, and George Duke, amongst others. When they decided, the Brecker Brothers Music group could be perhaps one of the most smart and innovative …

With origins in seminal SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA punk acts the Sleepers and Bad Trend, Toiling Midgets was among the 1st West Coast punk bands to test out dub and post-punk elements, sounding similar to their L.A. contemporaries the Weapon Golf club. In 1980, Toiling Midgets was founded by guitarist …

Mr. Epp as well as the Computations was the brainchild of vocalist Jo Smitty, who believed it might be smart to name a rock-band after his Bellevue, WA, Christian SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL math instructor, Mr. Epp. Together with his close friends Tag McLaughlin (aka Tag Arm) and Darren Morey (aka …