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Aces Wild

Aces Wild are a 5 piece band based in London.
They have a great desire and determination to crack open the UK Rock Scene with something new and unique.
Formed in Poplar, East London in 2002 as Crimson Rose by current members Duane Taylor (Guitar), Ben Cannon (Vocals) and Colin Franks (Guitar), they went on to become Airborn in 2006 and finally found success under the name Aces Wild in 2008, following the arrivals of Shane Ward (Bass) and Tom Wilkinson (Drums).

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Polecats

Polecats was a rockabilly revival band in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band formed in 1977. The original line-up was Tim Worman (a.k.a Tim Polecat, vocalist), Martin "Boz" Boorer, (guitarist and vocalist, later of Morrissey's band), Phil Bloomberg (bassist), and Chris Hawkes (drummer), and originally played under the name "Cult Heroes." Finding difficulty persuading promoters to book them on the Rockabilly circuit with a name sounding "too punk", they adopted Hawkes' suggested band name The Polecats.

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The Sharks

There are several artists with this band
1. A rockabilly revival band from the United Kingdom
2. A new wave band from the United States
3. A rock band from the United Kingdom featuring Chris Spedding
4. A rock and roll band from the Netherlands
5. A rocksteady/ska band from Jamaica
6. A rock and roll band from Norway
7. A rock band from Canada 1. The Sharks were formed in the late 1970's by guitarist Alan Wilson and were initially a 50's style Rockabilly band. A line up change in 1982 brought in Steve Whitehouse on slap bass and Paul 'Hodge' Hodges on drums.

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The Pharaohs

There are three bands with this name: 1- A psychobilly/rockabilly band from the UK.
The Pharaohs were a british psychobilly band from Harlow in Essex. Their vocalist and second guitarist, Glenn Daeche, wrote most of their songs. They were regulars at the Klub Foot and other low-life places in the 80's. As one of the 'first generation' of psychobilly bands, one can see that their roots were firmly embedded in rockabilly.
http://www.myspace.com/thepharaohsband

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