Abba tribute acts, who have kept the memory of Sweden's most famous export alive since the band played their last concert more than 25 years ago, have been told by band's record company they can no longer use the group's name.Kenber, Billy...
You might be really surprised just how many musical groups include digits in their names. In terms of sheer popularity, there’s no doubt that The Jackson 5 are one of the most famous bands with digits in their names. In this case, it’s "5" because the band includes five...
You might be really surprised just how many musical groups include digits in their names. In terms of sheer popularity, there’s no doubt that The Jackson 5 are one of the most famous bands with digits in their names. In this case, it’s "5" because the band includes five ...
The Doobie Brothers really changed their sound when McDonald joined the band. It started to give them that “Yacht Rock” sound that McDonald is so associated with. When the band broke up, McDonald went into business for himself, and his specific vocal stylings are unmistakabl...
Changed their name to Strange Boutique after a buyout by Prince. 1984:Monica Richards - vocals / Norman Venderslys - guitar / Eugene Bogan - bass / Danny Ingram - drums 1985:Monica Richards - vocals / Norman Vanderslys - guitar / Franz Kelner - bass / Danny Ingram - drums ...
However, that all changed in February of 1964 when the Beatles touched down on American soil for the first time. Their first hop across the pond was no ordinary endeavor, as most British boy bands or performers had a hard time making it in the states. However, their venture to visit The...
In the first movies, that translated into a Submariner (in the novels it isn’t). Over the years, 007 wore a plethora of watches from all sorts of brands. However, since 1995 James Bond has been wearing Omega watches. Where the cars changed from BMW to Ford Focus, to Aston Martin (...
WAITE PARK (WJON News) -- Two iconic 1970s rock bands will be coming to The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park this summer. The Ledge has announced that Three Dog Night and the Little River Band will be playing on July 19th. Sign up for the 103.7 The Loon NewsletterRick...
When Bret Michaels formed a band with Matt Smith, Bobby Dall and Rikki Rockett in Pennsylvania in the early '80s, it was originally called Paris. But in March of '83, they changed their moniker to Poison, and they relocated to California to make a name for themselves on the Sunset Strip...
which soon changed it's name to the Impact Showband (photo at left). Rory is down front on the right. Van Morrison also got his start in a showband, as did Henry McCullough of Wings, like most Irish musicians growing up in the 60's and 70's. In short, joining a showband was ...