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1965: The Lovin Spoonful

Orb — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:35:28 +0000

Biography The Lovin’ Spoonful is an American rock band of the 1960s, named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. When asked about his band, leader John Sebastian said it sounded like a combination of “Mississippi John Hurt and Chuck Berry”, prompting his friend, Fritz Richmond, to suggest the name “Lovin’ Spoonful” […]

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1960: The Hollies

Orb — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:07:37 +0000

Biography The Hollies are an English rock group known for their pioneering and distinctive three part vocal harmony style. The Hollies became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s (231 weeks on the UK singles charts during the 1960s; the 9th highest of any artist of the decade) and into the mid 1970s. […]

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1977: Sniff n´the Tears

Orb — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 15:15:30 +0000

Biography Sniff ‘n’ the Tears is a British rock band best known for their 1979 song “Driver’s Seat“, a hit in many countries (including No. 15 on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart). The exception was the UK itself where a problem with EMI’s pressing plant meant that the single was not available following the […]

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