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The Downbeats

1.) The Downbeats are a vocal group which released a handful of singles on Motown records and went on to form a singing troupe with contemporary Motown artist Saundra Mallet entitled The Elgins. 2.) Punk band from Kingwood, Texas. members include: Trenton Bookout - Drums, Vocals
Alex Raasch - Bass
Aaron Goldman - Guitar, Vocals
Matt Garfield - Guitar started in 2000. has released one album (self titled) and is about to record another. We are still active and play mostly benefit shows. 3.) A bad rockabilly band from Texas.

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The Jacks

There are three artists with this name: 1 - The Jacks were a 1960s Japanese psychedelic rock group who released their most well known album Vacant World in 1968. Though internationally obscure, they were successful in Japan. Vacant World is widely seen as one of the most important Japanese rock albums of the era. Their song 'Karappo no Sekai' (Vacant World) was famously banned from Japanese airwaves due to lyrical content. Though the Jacks' musical legacy carried on in Japan, their career was quite short, disbanding shortly after the release of their 1969 album No Kiseki (Super Session).

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The Fantastics

It seems like there are several bands with the name "The Fantastics." 1. the band from Providence RI who were around from 2000-2004 and played "cold wave". Many of the same members are now in a band called The Cold War. 2. In December 2007 Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours was renamed The Fantastics!.
Formed in 2003 from the wreckage of legendary UK Hammond funk outfits The Soul Destroyers and The Longo Allstars...

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The Chords

There were two groups called The Chords. 1. The British mod-revival band called The Chords consisted of Chris Pope, Martin Mason, Billy Hassett, and Brett Ascott. The Chords story starts with cousins Billy Hassett and Martin Mason rehearsing Beatles and Who songs, etc, together at school. Via a New Musical Express advert Chris Pope joins in January 1978. They spend the year writing, rehearsing and playing a couple of gigs. They also fail to become the band in Quadrophenia - too loud apparently!.

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The Silhouettes

There are multiple bands named The Silhouettes: 1. A late 60s close harmony/ jazz/psychedelia tinged vocal combo released the album "Conversations With The Silhouettes" (1969). 2. An American doo wop/R&B group whose single "Get A Job" was a #1 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart and pop singles chart in 1958. The doo-wop revival group Sha Na Na derived their name from the song's lyrics. "Get A Job"' is included in the soundtracks of the movies, American Graffiti, Trading Places and Stand By Me.

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