Hey -- I didn't say it was ever gonna be mistaken for after-dinner conversation by Noel Coward. -- S.S.]
Okay -- we're back from our brief vacation in DeSantis Land (we'll have some amusing stuff to share with you about that experience next week) and we need a rest. So let's move right to this weekend's business, inspired by yesterday's fabulous new track by veteran Canadian New Wavers Martha and the Muffins.
To wit:
...and your favorite (or least favorite) post-Elvis band/group moniker which includes either somebody's first name or their complete name is...???
Self-explanatory, obviously, and no arbitrary rules, although I'm tempted to exclude nicknames. Which would eliminate Cannibal and the Headhunters, so what the hell -- if that's what floats your boat in this regard, go for it.
In any case...discuss.
I should add that my nominee -- the best one ever, I'm sorry it's not even close -- is...Johnny and the Moondogs!!!
I mean, come on. I don't care if they were only an entity for three months or so -- Lennon should have kept them together, thus changing history in unfathomable ways
That said -- Have a great weekend, everybody!!! Me, I'm hitting the sack.
Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters!
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Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
and, speaking of favorites in Florida, Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band
Capt. Geech's career in the '70s was never the same after he went solo...
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i liked the sound of elvis costello's backing bands, and also the sound of their names - the attractions and the imposters
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wikipedia says the attractions "have been called one of the best backing bands in rock history" - admittedly you can find a lot of assertions in wikipedia
Way back in 1978, when I lived in Pasadena for a miserable year, one of the few high points was a really fun bar band called Snotty Scotty and the Hankies.
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- Paul in DK
Brinsley Schwartz
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PS RIP Melanie
Dave Clark 5 would win hands down imo.
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Back in the early 80s here in Chicago, there was an outfit called
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Honorable mention to Phil 'n the Blanks.
The fictitious band name award has to go to Drimble Wedge and the Vegetation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXnoWb88Jr4
For me, probably two band names: (1) Uncle Daddy & The Family Secret; (2) Brian Jonestown Massacre.
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Sly and the Family Stone
The Walker Brothers
The Steve Miller Band
Prince and The Revolution
Oh my god -- I forgot Gregory Fleeman and the Fleewomen!
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The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie
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Big Jim Wheeler and Wheels of Fire
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Lothar and The Hand People
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Captain Al
Captain Al —- heh.😎
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Also from the DC scene: Tru Fax and the Insaniacs (although there was no one named Tru Fax)
Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers
Graham Parker and the Rumour
Souxsie and the Banshees
Ike & Tina Turner Revue
Barbecue Bob and the Spareribs
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Elvis, Scotty, and Bill
Delbert and Glen
Ruben & The Jets
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
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Gerry Devine and the High Beams
T. Roth and Another Pretty Face
Douglas James and His Jug-less Dames-an alternative name for what was otherwise known as The Skeeters, with drummer Glen Bob Allen.