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  2. List of original names of bands - Wikipedia

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    Many notable bands originally went by different names before becoming successful. [1] This list of original names of bands lists former official band names, some of them are significantly different from the eventual current names. This list does not include former band names that have only minor differences, such as stylisation changes, with ...

  3. You Might Be Surprised How These '60s Bands Got Their Names - AOL

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    8. Buffalo Springfield. Before he became a successful solo act, Neil Young was a member of the folk-rock group Buffalo Springfield alongside Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

  4. List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The extra "m" in the band's name makes it translate literally as "ramming stone". The Ramones – Paul McCartney used the alias Paul Ramone when booking hotel rooms. So the band decided to use the last name Ramone even though it's not their surname. [278] R.E.M. – Vocalist Michael Stipe drew the initialism randomly out of the dictionary.

  5. Wikipedia:Naming conventions (music) - Wikipedia

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    If a performer releases two or more songs of the same name, use the year of release, or the year and name of the artist ("Heaven" (1977 Bonnie Tyler song) and "Heaven" (1998 Bonnie Tyler song)) You may include the name of the film or musical a song was released on ( "Almost There" ( The Princess and the Frog song) ), or the studio which owns ...

  6. The 22 Greatest Two-Person Bands of All Time - AOL

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    The Husker Du-like anthemic power of songs like “The House That Heaven Built” turned the duo into a critically acclaimed band that has toured around the world. 14. Tenacious D

  7. List of bands named after other performers' songs - Wikipedia

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    Black Sabbath took their name after writing the song of the same name, which in turn was named after the 1963 film of the same name. Blue Murder, after a song on their first album. Butthole Surfers, in the early years of band, they performed under a different name every show. In a gig, the announcer forgot their name so he used a title of one ...

  8. De-mystified: The stories behind 6 Michael Hutchence ... - AOL

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    Hutchence, who died 25 years ago has inspired songs written and recorded by those who knew and loved him best: Smashing Pumpkins, Berlin, U2, Duran Duran, the Church, and his former girlfriend ...

  9. Honorific nicknames in popular music - Wikipedia

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    In U.S. culture, despite its republican constitution and ideology, [4] royalist honorific nicknames have been used to describe leading figures in various areas of activity, such as industry, commerce, sports, and the media; father or mother have been used for innovators, and royal titles such as king and queen for dominant figures in a field.