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Jesus Jones
ANSWER: Best known for the 1991 single “Right Here, Right Now,” Jesus Jones are a British electronic/industrial pop group led by Mike Edwards. Best known for the 1991 single “Right Here, Right Now,” Jesus Jones are a British electronic/industrial pop group led by Mike Edwards.
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Garrison Starr
ANSWER: Garrison Starr is a singer-songwriter whose song “Superhero” earned her a substantial late-90s cult following. Garrison Starr is a singer-songwriter whose song “Superhero” earned her a substantial late-90s cult following.
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Mungo Jerry
ANSWER: Mungo Jerry sings that song “In the Summertime” that you’ve heard in a million different movies. Since its founding in 1970, the band has included over a dozen different members, with singer Ray Dorset the only constant. Mungo Jerry sings that song “In the Summertime” that you’ve heard in a million different movies. Since its founding in 1970, the band has included over a dozen different members, with singer Ray Dorset the only constant.
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Roxette
ANSWER: Despite the temptation to see bleach blonde singer Marie Fredriksson as the face and namesake of the group, “Roxette” in fact, does describe the band, not any one person in it. Despite the temptation to see bleach blonde singer Marie Fredriksson as the face and namesake of the group, “Roxette” in fact, does describe the band, not any one person in it.
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Pink Floyd
ANSWER: "Pink Floyd" is a hybridization of two of Syd Barrett’s favorite blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. The band famously poked fun at its name in the 1975 single “Have a Cigar,” in which an ignorant record exec asks the band “Which one’s Pink?” "Pink Floyd" is a hybridization of two of Syd Barrett’s favorite blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. The band famously poked fun at its name in the 1975 single “Have a Cigar,” in which an ignorant record exec asks the band “Which one’s Pink?”
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Eagle-Eye Cherry
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AllMusic: Born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1971, Cherry was christened Eagle-Eye (yes, his real name) because the first time he looked at his father, he did so with only one eye open." His father is jazz artist Don Cherry; his sister is Neneh Cherry. From
AllMusic: Born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1971, Cherry was christened Eagle-Eye (yes, his real name) because the first time he looked at his father, he did so with only one eye open." His father is jazz artist Don Cherry; his sister is Neneh Cherry.
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Steely Dan
ANSWER: Donald Fagen and Walter Becker co-founded Steely Dan. The band was named after a sex toy in the 1959 William S. Burroughs novel Naked Lunch. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker co-founded Steely Dan. The band was named after a sex toy in the 1959 William S. Burroughs novel Naked Lunch.
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Dusty Springfield
ANSWER: A 1960s British crooner who enjoyed a resurgence when “Son of a Preacher Man” was included on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack, Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien opted for the shorter and catchier “Dusty Springfield.” A 1960s British crooner who enjoyed a resurgence when “Son of a Preacher Man” was included on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack, Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien opted for the shorter and catchier “Dusty Springfield.”
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Jethro Tull
ANSWER: Possibly the king of all band-name-mistaken-for-person’s-name groups, Jethro Tull took its misleading moniker from the 18th-century British agriculturist who invented the seed drill. Possibly the king of all band-name-mistaken-for-person’s-name groups, Jethro Tull took its misleading moniker from the 18th-century British agriculturist who invented the seed drill.
A white-funk-rock-jam band, the James Gang launched the career of future Eagle Joe Walsh.)
