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  2. List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    After Gallagher joined the group, the band's name was changed to Oasis, which was inspired by a place where Inspiral Carpets played, the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon. [235] Odesza – the band's name was taken from the name of Harrison Mills' uncle's sunken vessel, which itself was named after the Ukrainian city of Odesa.

  3. 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 ...

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

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    Since the dawn of time, rock bands have been giving themselves really stupid names. This was especially true in the 1960s when anyone with 20 hits of acid and a thesaurus could name a band ...

  5. Talk:List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The person who owned the microphone came on stage and said, 'Thanks to Benjamin for breaking my f***ing mic.' In 1999, the band briefly renamed themselves "Plan 9." In late 2000, after various line-up changes, the band changed its name back to "Breaking Benjamin" Bush — They got their name from a neighborhood in London called "Shepherd's Bush".

  6. List of fandom names - Wikipedia

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    The name comes from the Geordie pronunciation of the word town [286] Neymar: Neymarzetes Athlete [287] Nicki Minaj: Barbz Musician Male fans are called "Ken Barbz". "Barbz" is derived from Minaj's frequent referral to herself as Barbie. [173] Nine Inch Nails: Pigs Music Group As referred to by Trent Reznor. Named after the songs "Piggy" and ...

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

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    By the time singer/guitarist Scott Lucas and drummer Joe Daniels signed to Island Records and released their debut album, they were the only two members left, with Lucas adding a bass pickup to ...

  8. Honorific nicknames in popular music - Wikipedia

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    America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band: United States [456] [457] Aventura: Kings of Modern Bachata Dominican Republic/United States [458] [459] The Beach Boys: America's Band United States [460] The Beatles: The Fab Four United Kingdom [461] [462] Bee Gees: Disco Kings [463] BigBang: Kings of K-pop: South Korea [464] Blackpink: Queens of K-pop ...

  9. List of alternative rock artists - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of alternative rock artists. Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are listed by the first name. Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are listed by the first name.