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Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Martha and the Vandellas were one of the most successful groups in the Motown roster during the 1960s and fully active from 1960 to 1972, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, rock and roll and soul. The label's second most-successful all-female singing group after The Supremes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were known for a churchier, more southern-styled soul than the Supremes, as typified in Motown hits such as "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack", "I'm Ready For Love", "My Baby Loves Me", "Nowhere to Run", and, their signature song, "Dancing in the Street".

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The Dynamites

There have been at least five bands called The Dynamites.
1. An instrumental/beat band from Sarpsborg, Norway who excisted from 1958-1966. They released two singles on the Troll label and did a tour of East Germany in 1965. Two of the members went on to the group The Divorced.
2. A garage/R&B/freakbeat band from Basel, Switzerland.
3. A 60s garage rock band from Japan (????????) which featured a slide guitar (unusual for a Japanese band at the time).

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The Third Degree

1) A group of session musicians paired with vocalist Jon Allen to rerecord a track called "Mercy." 2) Out of the ashes of nothing in particular, not really a revival of anything, and not claiming allegiance to any stodgy point of view, The Third Degree is rather quite an original band in a rather rehashed market. They're punk, and aside from a rather healthy affinity towards skateboarding, their style of music is not geared toward some predefined mold, but is rather the logical result of three active participants in the Orange County...

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Seven Souls

Formed in 1964 in Los Angeles, U.S.A. The group, at various times, comprised of: Bob Welch...who replaced......Ray Tusken, Fred Murphy (d. 2003, drummer, Henry Moore (lead singer on 'I'm No Stranger' and sax), Henry 'HT' Thompson (d. 26th May 2004), Ivory Hudson (lead singer), Anthony Lytle, Wayne Purnell (piano) Bobby Watson,Tony Maiden, Ron Edge (drums), Billy Diez (bass), and David T. Walker Formed in Los Angeles in 1964, The Seven Souls comprised of several band members, one of whom was to later become a major figure in the rock field, namely Bob Welch.

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Reflections

the band (are also a band on messthetics) started off in october 2000 when Mirko Montalbano (drums),Bruno Marzano (voice) and Ciccio Pizzimenti (bass) met and started looking for musicians for a new musical project.With negative experiences in former bands,they completed the line-up with Giovanni D’Arrigo and,later,Roberto Bondì on guitars.Having found a name,”Reflections”,the only thing missing was to find a genre on which everyone agreed on,in fact the sicilian combo had numerous,yet various experiences on their backs:from hardcore (Bruno...

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Bobby Freeman

Bobby Freeman (born June 13, 1940) is an African-American soul singer who recorded for the Autumn Records label in San Francisco, California. He is best known for his 1958 hit "Do You Want To Dance?", covered later (as "Do You Wanna Dance") by Del Shannon, the Beach Boys and the Ramones, and his 1964 Top Ten hit "C'mon and Swim". The latter record was written and produced by twenty-year-old Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone.

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