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Rock band name origins : the stories of 240 groups and performers /

"This book details the origins of the names of 240 musical acts, focusing on the most popular groups (and a few individual performers) from the 1960s through today. Even casual music fans will recognize almost all of the acts discussed. A few one-hit wonders are included simply because their na...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Metzer, Greg, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; ABBA; AC/DC; Ace of Base; Aerosmith; a-ha; Alice in Chains; The All-American Rejects; The Amboy Dukes; Ambrosia; America; The Animals; Art of Noise; Asia; The B-52's; The Babys; Backstreet Boys; Bad Company; Bad English; Badfinger; Bananarama; The Bangles; Barenaked Ladies; Bay City Rollers; The Beach Boys; The Beatles; The Bee Gees; Berlin; Big Brother & the Holding Company; The Black Crowes; Black Sabbath; Blind Melon; blink-182; Blondie; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Blue Öyster Cult; Blues Traveler; Blur; Jon Bon Jovi / Bon Jovi.
  • The Boomtown RatsDavid Bowie; The Box Tops; Bread; Buffalo Springfield; Bush; The Byrds; The Cars; Cheap Trick; Chubby Checker; Chic; Cinderella; The Clash; Coldplay; Collective Soul; Commodores; Alice Cooper; Elvis Costello; Counting Crows; The Cranberries; Cream; Creed; Creedence Clearwater Revival; Culture Club; The Cure; Bobby Darin; Deep Purple; Def Leppard; Depeche Mode; Derek and the Dominos; Devo; Dire Straits; Dr. Hook; The Doobie Brothers; The Doors; Duran Duran; Bob Dylan; The Eagles; Earth, Wind & Fire; Electric Light Orchestra (ELO); Eurythmics; Evanescence; Fastball.
  • The 5th DimensionFirefall; Five for Fighting; The Flaming Lips; Fleetwood Mac; Foghat; Foo Fighters; Foreigner; Frankie Goes to Hollywood; Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons; Garbage; Genesis; Gin Blossoms; Go-Go's; Goo Goo Dolls; Grand Funk Railroad; Grateful Dead; Green Day; The Guess Who; Guns n' Roses; Heart; Herman's Hermits; The Hollies; The Honeydrippers; Hoobastank; The Hooters; Hootie & the Blowfish; The Human League; Icehouse; Billy Idol; INXS; Jefferson Airplane; Jethro Tull; Jimmy Eat World; Elton John; Journey; Keane; Chaka Khan / Rufus; The Kinks; Kiss; Kool & the Gang; Led Zeppelin.
  • Level 42Loverboy; The Lovin' Spoonful; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Madness; The Mamas & The Papas; Marilyn Manson; Maroon 5; matchbox twenty; Meat Loaf; Metallica; Milli Vanilli; Moby; The Moody Blues; The Mothers of Invention; Mötley Crüe; Mott the Hoople; Mungo Jerry; Naked Eyes; New Order; Nickelback; Night Ranger; Nine Inch Nails; Nirvana; No Doubt; Oasis; Ohio Players; Oingo Boingo; The O'Jays; Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark; The Outfield; Pablo Cruise; Parliament / Funkadelic; Pearl Jam; Pet Shop Boys; Phish; Pink Floyd; Poco; The Pretenders; Procol Harum; Psychedelic Furs; Puddle of Mudd.
  • Pure Prairie LeagueQuarterflash; Queen / Freddie Mercury;? & the Mysterians; Radiohead; Rage Against the Machine; Ramones; Red Hot Chili Peppers; R.E.M.; REO Speedwagon; Paul Revere & the Raiders; The Righteous Brothers; Smokey Robinson & the Miracles; The Rolling Stones; Roxette; Roxy Music; Rush; Savage Garden; Scorpions; Scritti Politti; Sex Pistols; Simple Minds; Siouxsie & the Banshees; Sixpence None the Richer; Skid Row; Smash Mouth; Smashing Pumpkins; Soundgarden; Spice Girls; Spin Doctors; Spinners; Steely Dan; Steppenwolf; Cat Stevens; Sting / The Police; Stone Temple Pilots; Styx.