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The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia and Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Original members were David Diamond, lead vocals, bass guitar and songwriter, Sonny Keyes, vocals, keyboards and songwriter, Max Styles, drums, and Mister Zero, guitar and songwriter. Visit http://www.thekingsarehere.com for up to date information on The Kings.

While most bluesy hard rock acts of the '70s and '80s hailed from the United States (the south, to be exact), there were several exceptions to the rule, such as Canadian singer/guitarist Pat Travers. Born in Toronto on April 12, 1954, Travers first picked up the guitar just prior to entering his teens, after witnessing a local performance by the great Jimi Hendrix. It wasn't long before Travers was studying the other top rock guitarists of the day (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, etc.), and paying his dues by playing in bar bands in the Quebec area.

There are three bands with this name: 1. Big in Japan were an influential art punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in 1977 . They started off playing gigs around Liverpool along with Wah Heat!. The band was well known for its eccentric cast, who would later on become iconoclasts, and their unique, often scandalous stage shows. It was the seed for most of the members going on to pursue further influential projects. 2. a pop rock band from Reno, NV that existed 1999 - 2007.

Freshly born NYC synth driven trio featuring Aviram & Peter of Soiled Mattress & The Springs and Ethan Swan formerly of Emergency and several other projects.