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1979: The Rods

Orb — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:29:29 +0000

Biography The Rods are an American heavy metal band formed in 1978 by David “Rock” Feinstein (guitar and vocals), Steven Starmer ([bass guitar] and vocals), who was later replaced by Garry Bordonaro (bass and vocals) after the first two albums, and Carl Canedy (drums and vocals). Feinstein had first come to mainstream attention after playing […]

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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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1950: Freddy Cannon

Orb — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 22:17:58 +0000

Biography In looking back over the history of rock & roll, the sad fact remains that very few of its original practitioners stayed true to its original big beat vision. Some made a handful of brilliant sides before broader horizons — television or the movies — beckoned. Others were rockers in name only, pop […]

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1955: The Jacks / The Cadets

Orb — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:37:45 +0000

Biography The Cadets are an American doo wop group, formed in Los Angles in the late 40’s. The group began as a gospel group, the Santa Monica Soul Seekers, in the late 1940s. The members were Lloyd McCraw, Willie Davis, Austin “Ted” Taylor, Aaron Collins, Glendon Kingsby, and Will “Dub” Jones. In 1955, the group auditioned for Modern Records, and were accepted. The Cadets were among […]

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1950: The Three Chuckles

Orb — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 02:36:57 +0000

Biography The Three Chuckles was an early American rock & roll group from Brooklyn. Although designated rock & roll by contemporary observers, the sound of The Three Chuckles is closer to vocal pop, in hindsight. Teddy Randazzo They formed around 1950, naming themselves after a popular candy of the day, and played East Coast establishments. Original accordionist/keyboardist Bill Bentl left […]

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