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17 Days

Seventeen Days, album by rock band 3 Doors Down, released 2005.

28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album

The original score was composed by John Murphy, and tracks from Brian Eno, Grandaddy and Blue States which featured in the movie also appear on the album.

A Classic Case of Cause and Effect

A Classic Case of Cause and Effect is the second album by English rock band Laruso, released in May 2009 on Autonomy Recordings.

Advanced Wireless Services

The AWS band uses microwave frequencies in two segments: from 1710 to 1755 MHz for uplink, and from 2110 to 2155 MHz for downlink.

Andy Tillison

The line-up included Roine Stolt, Jonas Reingold and Zoltan Csorsz from The Flower Kings, David Jackson from Van der Graaf Generator and Guy Manning.

Banda Uó

Banda Uó is an brazilian band of pop tecnobrega composed by Davi Sabbag, Mateus Carrilho, and Candy Mel started in 2010 on the city of Goiânia.

BlueBilly Grit

BlueBilly Grit, commonly abbreviated BBG, is an American bluegrass band originating from Maysville, Georgia.

Boxbomb

The band plans to release the EP, titled Run Rabbit Run (Tragic Hero Records) in early 2009.

Brave Saint Saturn

With this in mind, the band used NASA recordings and electronic samples on their first two albums.

Children 18:3

The band released the EP in 2006 and sent a copy to Tooth & Nail Records CEO Brandon Ebel.

Damo Suzuki

When Malcolm Mooney left Can after recording their first album Monster Movie, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit encountered Suzuki busking in Munich, Germany whilst the two were sitting outside at a street café, they invited him to join the group.

Darril Fosty

During his college years he played bass guitar with the band First Step considered the 'sister band' for the Seattle based Brotherhood, the band which included future Sunny Day Real Estate and Foo Fighters' bassist Nate Mendel.

Direktori

During the spring of 1989, vocalist Nebojša Drakula, with the former Varšavski Geto member Miroslav Pilipović "Trta" on guitar, former Pogrebni Zavod member Srđan Marić on bass guitar and former Hogari member Dragan "Rale" Rašković on drums, formed a band performing cover versions of oi! punk acts such as Sham 69, Cockney Rejects and Skrewdriver.

E.M.A.K.

E.M.A.K.'s music was influenced by older German electronic music, from that of Karlheinz Stockhausen to Can, both based in or near Cologne, but was also deliberately different, the band's name even cocking a deliberate snook at Stockhausen's self-appropriation of elektronische Musik.

Eric Patrick

Originally from Port Arthur, Texas, he played in a band throughout the southern United States before he studied art and film at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Experimental luthier

In 2006 Yuri Landman built his Moodswinger for the band Liars and afterwards made a large serie of alternate string instruments like the Moonlander for Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, the Springtime for Blood Red Shoes and the Tafelberg drum guitar for The Dodos and others.

F. W. Meacham

It was later arranged for Glenn Miller's swing band by Jerry Gray, and was also arranged by composer Morton Gould.

Fall Creek Massacre

Early sources close to the case, such as the Federal Indian agent John Johnston, described them as a mixed band of Seneca and Shawnee, or Mingo, from Logan, Ohio, named for the chief.

Feather Float

Feather Float is the second album the Japanese band OOIOO, a side-project of Boredoms member Yoshimi P-We.

Fight the Big Bull

White and Fight the Big Bull also provided the music for Duke University's 2011 tribute to Alan Lomax's "Sound of the South" field recordings in a concert featuring the band backing Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, Sharon Van Etten and members of Megafaun.

Gargleblast Records

Gargleblast Records are currently preparing to release the debut solo album by Martin John Henry, frontman of the now disbanded De Rosa.

Got Live If You Want It

Got Live If You Want It is the third album of Washington, D.C. based band Dead Meadow.

Kan man älska nå'n på avstånd

Kan man älska nå'n på avstånd is a song written by Karin Hemmingsson and Tommy Andersson, and recorded by Swedish dansband Vikingarna on the album "Kramgoa låtar 1998" from the within the album title mentioned year.

Leopoldo Marechal

The name of the Los Abuelos de la Nada band ("The Grandparents of Nothingness") was taken from a rant contained in Marechal's "Severo Arcángelo".

Lippy's Garden

The band consisted of David Milhous (drums and background vocals), his cousin Mark Bollinger (vocals and lead guitar), James Ross (keyboards), and Rob Salter (Bass).

Live from the Royal Albert Hall

The artwork resembles the artwork for the band's third studio album, Day & Age, and was designed by artist Paul Normansell.

Lummis Day

The first event, on Sunday, June 4, 2006, featured East L.A. rock band Quinto Sol, musician Severin Browne, Ann Likes Red, Cuban-born musician Juan Carlos Formell, Danza Azteca Cuahtlehuanitl, the Tongva-Gabrielino Native American Dancers, Pilipino folk ensemble Panama Rondalla and poets B. H. Fairchild, William Archila and Suzanne Lummis.

Midvinter

The band released one demo entitled Midvinternatt in 1994, and later released their debut full length studio album At the Sight of the Apocalypse Dragon in 1997.

Needtobreathe

Seth Bolt had received a degree in recording engineering at Full Sail University, and the band honed its sound while recording several EPs at Bolt's Plantation Studios.

Nek'af uzhas, nek'af at

In the first track, Vhod (Entrance), there is a motif from the Judas Priest's anthem "Breaking the Law", expressively added in honour of the British band's frontman Rob Halford.

Ronnie Van Zant

The band's national exposure began in 1973 with the release of their debut album, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), which has a string of hits and fan favorites including: "I Ain't the One", "Tuesday's Gone", "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man," and their signature song, "Free Bird", which he later dedicated to the late Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band.

Self Destruction Blues

"Dead By X-Mas" has been covered by the Japanese hardcore band The Piass in 1994, the US punk band The Hillstreet Stranglers in 2005, the British electro group Sohodolls in 2007 and the Finnish rockabilly band Big Daddy & Rockin’ Combo in 2008.

Six Feet Above Yesterday

Six Feet Above Yesterday is the first album by Infusion on Sony BMG.

Skoota Warner

Since 1990, Skoota has played with such established artists as Santana, The B-52's, Arto Lindsay, Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper, Matisyahu, and Mary J. Blige.

Substereo

In 2011 the band ran into multi-platinum award winning record producer Dito Godwin at the Copenhagen airport.

Tennessee Railroad

In 1991, American country music band The Desert Rose Band filmed part of their music video for the single "You Can Go Home" at the Tennessee Railroad Museum.

Terry Waldo

Against the current tide of rock and roll, the young ragtimer played with Turk Murphy's Jazz Band, and studied with other prominent jazz musicians such as Pops Foster, Lu Watters, Wally Rose, and Clancy Hayes, all the while living in a room above Mcgoon's for one dollar per day.

The Automatix

Original Automatix members Shaun Murphy, Luis Resto, and Hugh Hitchock did not participate in the recording, although they were an integral part of the original band.

The Brat Pack Years

The album was produced by Paul Tarnopol and includes music by Simple Minds, INXS, Modern English, The Bangles, Eurythmics, Howard Jones, John Parr, General Public, Oingo Boingo, Wang Chung, Thompson Twins, Sheena Easton, Nick Heyward and Spandau Ballet.

The Emerson Theater

The album Live: No Time for Tuning by Indianapolis junk rock band Sloppy Seconds was recorded at the Emerson Theatre on April 15, 1995.

The Felix Culpa

After a long, quiet period, 2009 held the release of a digital EP called SoSo Remission. The release consisted of two re-worked songs and a previously unheard track and was offered up for free; the band also had a link to donate to their paypal if you felt so inclined; it was comparable to the model that Radiohead used for the release of their 7th album, In Rainbows.

The Kingsnakes

The band has toured in various parts of the US and in Windsor- some of the highlights have been in New York City as part of an after-party for the MC5 documentary "A True Testimonial" shown at the Annual Tribeca Film Festival.

The Offs

The Offs are a punk/ska band from San Francisco, started by guitarist Billy Hawk and singer Don Vinil, and later joined by former Hot Tuna drummer Bob Steeler and a rotation of horn players including Bob Roberts, Richard Edson and Roland Young.

The Squadronaires

Under band leader Sgt. Jamie Deighton the band has played in Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London and for HRH the Prince of Wales at Highgrove House supporting Pop Idol winner Will Young.

Tokyo Connection

Halcali, again, features many artists and producers throughout the album, such as: electrocore unit 80kidz, Shibuya-kei veteran Maki Nomiya (ex-Pizzicato Five) and Japanese Ska group Your Song Is Good as the backing band.

Valsad

Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury's family name (Bulsara) is derived from the former name of the city.

Volvelle

The rock band Led Zeppelin employed a volvelle in the sleeve design for the album Led Zeppelin III (1970).

WPRJ

Mainstream artists that were played on the station include Daughtry, U2, Jordin Sparks, Natasha Bedingfield, Hoobastank, Justin Bieber, Andy Grammer, and Carrie Underwood.

Yamaha AN1x

The AN1x has been used by several artists, including Jean Michel Jarre, Psyclon Nine, History Of Guns, Velvet Acid Christ, Nine Inch Nails, Nitin Sawhney, Phish, Igor Khoroshev of YES, Spacehotel, Daniel Ruppar of Down In The Lab, and Jacob Thiele of The Faint.

Zoë Johnston

Similarly Johnston has written and recorded all vocal parts for Sleepthief, Delerium, and Above & Beyond on their singles "Good For Me", "Alchemy", "No One On Earth", "You Got To Go", and "Love Is Not Enough" on the record label Anjunabeats.


see also

A. J. Masters

He played bass guitar in his brother's band, and had his first cut in 1978 when Mickey Jones recorded "I'm No Cowboy".

Artane, Dublin

Birthplace of Larry Mullen, drummer with the Irish band U2, and perhaps the most famous former member of the Artane Boy's Band.

Ashley Cleveland

As part of John Hiatt's band, she has also made several widely seen television appearances including, Austin City Limits, Late Night with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show and Saturday Night Live.

Austin Young

He has also directed videos for Jeffree Star, Jackie Beat's band Dirty Sanchez (band), and shot musicians like Siouxsie Sioux, Deborah Harry, Jane Wiedlin, Diamanda Galas, Jessicka, and Semi Precious Weapons.

Balls to the Wall

Professional wrestler Chris Jericho's band, Fozzy, did their own cover of the song "Balls to the Wall".

Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls

In total 12 of the tracks were previously recorded by Wednesday 13's band Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 and 1 from an earlier band, Maniac Spider Trash.

Chautauqua, Illinois

Arriving first by packet boat, and later by automobile or the trains that ran by as often as six times a day, the vacationers were entertained, educated, and inspired by such luminaries like William Jennings Bryan, evangelists Sam Jones, Billy Sunday and Gypsy Smith, the Swiss Bell Ringers, John Philip Sousa’s band and "Sunny Jim," reputed to be one of the Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders.

Colour of My Soul

Rob Derbyshire is an experienced touring musician, having worked as keyboard player with legendary former Motown artist Edwin Starr, while the other group member and producer Paul 'Solomon' Mullings worked with reggae bands in the Midlands and was a guitarist in Pato Banton's band.

Delores Holmes

Holmes also recorded or performed backgrounds for many artists and producers, including Garry Tallent, Danny Federici, Bill Chinnock, Neal Coty, Steve Delopoulos of Burlap to Cashmere and Fernando Saunders of Lou Reed's Band.

Destination Gobi

A flummoxed Pentagon okays the requisition, and the chieftain leads Widmark's band to Okinawa.

Doc Cheatham

Cheatham played in Albert Wynn's band (and occasionally substituted for Armstrong at the Vendome Theater), and recorded on sax with Ma Rainey before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1927, where he worked with the bands of Bobby Lee and Wilbur de Paris before moving to New York City the following year.

Drumsing

In 1994, he played a concert in Holland with Dutch percussionist Martin Verdonk, and Armando Peraza (from Carlos Santana's Band).

Erase Me

Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Clark Duke make up the rest of Kid Cudi's band in the video.

George Tyndale

He recorded with Caribbean singers and appeared extensively at nightclubs, in particular with Joe Appleton's band and for a period as a leader at the Sunset, a rendezvous popular with London's black population.

Goodrick

Mick Goodrick (born 1945), American post bop jazz guitarist and educator most noteworthy for his work with vibraphonist Gary Burton's band

Heron Lake, Minnesota

Inkpaduta, a Mdewakanton Sioux Indian leader in the area from the 1850s until his departure to join Sitting Bull's band in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, camped at at the south end of the lake that gives the town its name both before and after his participation in the Spirit Lake massacre of 1857, and the Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux uprising.

I Salonisti

I Salonisti is a chamber music ensemble most famous for acting as the ship's band in the 1997 James Cameron blockbuster Titanic.

I Would Die 4 U

The extended version of "I Would Die 4 U" is actually a studio jam on the song with The Revolution and musicians from Sheila E.'s band, Eddie M (on sax) and Miko Weaver (guitar), along with Sheila E. herself; most of this version was often performed live, preceding "Baby I'm a Star".

Jack Fina

He started out playing piano in Clyde McCoy's band sometime in the 1930s, but it wasn't until he joined Freddy Martin’s band in 1936 that he gained real fame, when he was featured on Martin’s famous recording of "Tonight We Love".

Jamie Arentzen

In the spring of 2009, he also played with Butch Walker's band, Butch Walker and the Let's Go Out Tonites.

Jesse Colburn

He played guitar for Closet Monster until their final show on 8 December 2005 and he also previously played in Avril Lavigne's band from 2002 to 2004.

JoJo's Band

JoJo's Band is the chart-topping third single by Jeff Christie who had previously been the vocalist of the hit band Christie.

Jussi Lampi

Currently Lampi plays the drums and is a background singer in Timo Rautiainen's band.

Kenny Mellman

He played piano for Bob Mould's vocal on 'He Didn’t', a track on Merritt's band The 6ths' album Hyacinths and Thistles.

Klein Forest High School

The school's band program was recognized in 1997 with the Sudler Flag of Honor by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.

Lily Lanken

She is currently a painter and a backing vocalist in her cousin Martha Wainwright's band, and has appeared on various Kate and Anna McGarrigle albums, including The McGarrigle Hour (1998), La vache qui pleure (2003) and The McGarrigle Christmas Hour (2005).

Luther Tucker

For several years he worked with John Lee Hooker's band, Grayson Street, L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson, and as a house musician at Clifford Antone's club in Austin, Texas.

Maître Gims

Coming from a musical family, his father was Djuna Djanana, a vocalist of Papa Wemba's band.

Martin A. Smith

They have performed around London with such act as Detritus, James Banbury of The Auteurs, and various members of Lou Reeds band as well as members of The Fall.

Mia Dyson

The following year (2006), Mia toured the USA and Canada, joined Frank Zappa's band The Mothers of Invention on stage at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and supported Ani Di Franco in New York's Central Park.

Michael Been

He later released an album of his solo work and toured with his son's band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Mourningside

Guitarist John LeCompt (also currently in Machina) and vocalist Jack Wiese became friends when Jack's band, the.5th.element from St.Louis, MO, were the opening act at an Evanescence show.

Odeon Beatclub

The band filled in at the last minute for a support slot in Greenock with Pete Doherty's band, Babyshambles, in September 2005, and were subsequently asked to play the remaining Scottish dates of their tour.

Oscar Rabin Band

Vocalists over the years included Dennis Hale ( who died in a car accident in South Africa after touring there with Jack Parnell's band; Marjorie Daw (who married the band's drummer, Kenny Clare); Bernard Manning; Marion Davis, who, as Marion Keene, had a successful television and show business career; Mel Gaynor; Pattie Forbes; & Johnny Worth, who became a successful songwriter under the name Les Vandyke;

Pamela Polland

Owing to changes of personnel at Columbia, Polland's follow-up album, "Have You Heard The One About The Gas Station Attendant?" (1973), recorded in London with producer Gus Dudgeon and featuring guest appearances from Joan Armatrading, as well as several members of Elton John‘s band and renowned arranger Paul Buckmaster, was shelved.

Paul Dietzel

During the first game of the 1968 season, Dietzel heard the school's band play the Broadway show tune "Step to the Rear" and decided that it should be the school's new fight song, and proceeded to write a new set of lyrics to the tune.

Reed Opera House and McCornack Block Addition

A number of notable performers made appearances, including local celebrity Hallie Parrish Hinges, artist/political cartoonist Thomas Nast, Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison and John Philip Sousa's band.

Ricky Ledée

Ledée's late father, Toñito Ledée, was the lead singer of Papo Lucca's band, Sonora Ponceña.

Street Fighting Years

Drummer Mel Gaynor was sidelined during the album sessions (apparently after disagreements with Trevor Horn) and was eventually demoted to session player status, with much of the drumming in the studio being performed by Manu Katché (from Peter Gabriel's band) and Stewart Copeland (ex-Police).

Sue Raney

When she was nearly 14, she joined Jack Carson's Los Angeles-based radio show in 1954, and later worked on television as Ray Anthony's band's main vocalist.

Survivor guilt

Waylon Jennings was a guitarist for Buddy Holly's band and initially had a seat on the ill-fated aircraft on The Day the Music Died.

Teenie Hodges

Born in Germantown, Tennessee, Hodges began playing guitar at age 12 in his father's band, the Germantown Blue Dots, before joining his brothers Leroy and Charles in their group, the Impalas.

The Instruments

Heather McIntosh toured with Gnarls Barkley in 2008 as their bass player and is now playing bass and cello for Lil Wayne's band tour (Dec.08-...).

The Strange Familiar

“I was in seventh grade when I saw Jeff’s band playing Pearl Jam's ‘Yellow Ledbetter’ at our school dance,” Leyden recalls.

Via Tania

"Moon Sweet Moon" features contributions from an array of skilled players including members of Tortoise, Lara Meyerratken (El May & Ben Lee’s band), Shearwater and Melbourne’s Ground Components.

Walter Hyatt

Uncle Walt's Band gained a cult following around the world, ranging from the University of California - Berkeley to Moscow University in Russia.

When She's Near

It was directed by Brandon Dickerson, who had directed many videos for Foreman's band, Switchfoot.

Wiggledance!

Wiggledance! is the fifth video by the children's band The Wiggles and their first full-length concert video.

Willie Humphrey

After establishing himself with such New Orleans bands as the Excelsior and George McCullum's band, Humphrey traveled up north, playing with such other New Orleans musicians as Lawrence Duhé, and King Oliver in Chicago (Photos show Humphrey with Duhé's band playing in the stands for the infamous 1919 World Series).