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The Rockets

There are at least six bands called The Rockets. 1) The band from which Neil Young formed Crazy Horse. The band began in 1962 as the doo wop group Danny & the Memories, with guitarist/singer Danny Whitten, and counting future Crazy Horse stalwarts Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina as members, the latter two are the only individuals present in every incarnation of the band. The group evolved through nascent San Francisco folk-psychedelia...

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The Cobras

More than one band have used this name, including: 1.) A garage band formed in Danville, IL in the mid-1960's. The members were only 12 or 13 years old when they recorded their sole single, 1966's "Try"/"Goodbye," issued on the Milky Way label (most famous as the home of rockabilly garage wildman Dean Carter). Both sides of the single were written by Cobras guitarist Eric Welsch, and considering the age of the performers, it wasn't bad.

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Darts

Darts were a nine-piece, London-based 'doo-wop' vocal group formed in 1976 by bass singer Den Hegarty who, along with Griff Fender, Rita Ray and Horatio Hornblower, had previously performed with Rocky Sharpe and the Razors. Their first hit was a medley of The Rays' "Daddy Cool" and Little Richard's "The Girl Can't Help It", which reached no.6 in the UK charts at the end of 1977. They had a total of 12 single chart hits including three consecutive British No.

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The Cubans

A four piece band from Wolverhampton that joined together when they were in school.
Not long after getting their manager they got the opportunity to write the theme tune for ITV programme, hancocks half time.
The band are frequently playing around the midlands and recently have been signed.

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Diamonds & Dynamite

Formerly !D! and Dynamite D!, Diamonds & Dynamite uses Nintendo Gameboys, Guitars, Keyboards and Various Childrens toys to craft his sound. Fluttering through genres such as Electro and Deep House, Dubstep and Trance, no two songs will sound the same.

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