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1983: Fastway

Orb — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 01:24:08 +0000

Biography Fastway is a British rock band formed by guitarist, “Fast” Eddie Clarke, formerly of Motörhead, and bassist, Pete Way, formerly of UFO. In 1983, both players had been disgruntled with their own bands and decided to work together in a new outfit. They recruited drummer Jerry Shirley, formerly of Humble Pie, and the then […]

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1965: The Equals

Orb — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 03:00:42 +0000

Biography The Equals were a British pop, R&B and rock group,[1] that formed in North London, England in 1965. They are mainly remembered for their million-selling chart-topper, “Baby, Come Back“. Eddy Grant, then sporting dyed blonde hair, founded the group. Completing the original line-up were John Hall, Pat Lloyd, and twin brothers Derv and Lincoln […]

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1990: Catherine Wheel

Orb — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 02:02:43 +0000

Biography Catherine Wheel formed in 1990, comprising singer/guitarist Rob Dickinson (cousin of Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson), guitarist Brian Futter, bassist Dave Hawes, and drummer Neil Sims. Hawes had previously played in a Joy Division-influenced band called Eternal. They took their moniker from the firework known as the Catherine wheel, which in turn had taken […]

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1969: Atomic Rooster

Orb — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:46:23 +0000

Biography Atomic Rooster was an English progressive rock band, originally composed of former members of the The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member, and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods: the early-mid-1970s and the early 1980s. The band […]

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1962: The Zombies

Orb — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:50:19 +0000

Biography The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1962 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent (piano, organ and vocals) and Colin Blunstone (vocals). The group scored British and American hits in 1964 with “She’s Not There”. In the US, two further singles, “Tell Her No” and, in 1969, “Time of the […]

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1965: The Rugbys

Orb — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 02:05:20 +0000

Biography The band was formed in 1965 in Louisville, doing mostly covers. But as competition among Louisville groups to write and record original music increased, the Rugbys recorded and released two singles in 1968, “Walking the Streets Tonight”, written by Doug Sahm of the Sir Douglas Quintet, later included on the compilation album Highs […]

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