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The Sonics

The Sonics are a garage rock band formed 1960 in Tacoma, Washington, United States, the band's original members were Gerry Roslie (vocals, piano, organ), Larry Parypa (guitar), Andy Parypa (bass), Rob Lind (saxophone) and Bob Bennett (drums). The band's loud, powerful sound is often considered to be extremely influential on the later psychedelic and punk genres. Forming in the wake of the early-'60s success of local favorites The Kingsmen and The Wailers (whose Etiquette label they recorded for)...

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Oliver

There are at least seven artists with this name, the most important being William Oliver Swofford, who rose to fame as "Oliver" singing "Good Mornin' Starshine" in the late 1960's. 1) Belgian Rock / Pop singer (Junior Eurovision)
2) Romanian rock band
3) William Oliver Swofford
4) Oliver Ching from Hong Kong
5) American band from the West Coast of the USA
6) Finnish rock band
7) Sydney, Australia rock band
8) Oliver (Vocaloid)
9) Oliver Dragojević, Croatian legend
10) An alternative teenager from Arizona

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The Platters

The Platters were a successful black vocal group of the early rock n roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock n roll Tin Pan Alley tradition of the Ink Spots and the Mills Brothers and the explosion of teenage music in the mid 1950s. The most successful incarnation of the group comprised lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor. The group formed in Los Angeles in 1953, initially managed by Ralph Bass.

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Terry Reid

Terry Reid (born 13 November, 1949, Huntingdon, England) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. He first appeared on the scene as a member of The Jaywalkers, of whom had a minor hit in 1967 with the song "The Hand Don't Fit The Glove" but by that time The Jaywalkers had since disbanded. Soon after, Reid began a solo career, releasing his first full-length album titled Bang Bang, You're Terry Reid. Reid went on to release three more full-length albums before retiring in 1981. Come 1991, Terry Reid returned with another full-length entitled The Driver.

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Jack Scott

Jack Scott (Giovanni Sacfone Jr) was born January 24, 1936 in Windsor Ontario, Canada, and raised in Detroit, an Italian hillbilly who worshipped Hank Williams, and became a rock and roll star. His first album, entitled Jack Scott. One of the first album recorded in stereo, it contained a mixture of rockabilly and ballads of which 10 were Scott's own compositions. Recording for Carlton he came up with a rocking song about a friend in prison titled Leroy. The other side of the record was a sad ballad called My True Love.

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The Renegades

There are at least three bands named "The Renegades" (1) A rock band founded in Birmingham, Great Britain, in 1960. The band never had any success in their home country, but they became popular in Finland in the 1960's. The Renegades recorded four LP's in Finland, but broke up in the late 1960's. They were: Kim Brown - vocals and guitar, Denys Gibson - lead guitar, Ian Mallet - bass, Graham Johnson - drums. (2) Alternative / MishMash-rock from Turzovka (Slovakia)

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Turnstyle

Turnstyle, of Perth, Western Australia, are an indie quartet, made up of PJ, Adem K and Dean. Songs 'Spray Water on the Stereo' and 'I'm a Bus' received airplay on Triple J in the late nineties and made it into the Hottest 100 in 1999. They released 2 EPs, 3 Albums and multiple singles. Their album Turnstyle Country was Hype magazine's 'album of the year' in 1999. They supported many local and international acts including Guided by Voices, Trans Am, They Might be Giants, Ben Lee, Stereolab, Bikini Kill, Regurgitator, Custard and Jebadiah.

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