Famous bands and their unknown twins

There was also a Kaleidoscope from Mexico active at the time too. They only put out one Ultra-rare album as far as I’m aware.

 

There was an indie UK band called the Rascals. Only around for a few years. I don’t think they were originally aware of the US band, and their late 60s hits “Good Lovin” “People Got To Be Free” “Groovin” “A Beautiful Morning” and “A Girl Like You.”

 

Here they are.

 

The "other" Ray Charles was one of the singers of the theme from Three's Company. When that show was on I wasn't sure how the famous Ray's voice sounded so I was confused for a bit.

 

Mr. Big - U.S. rock group who scored three top 40 hits in the early 90's. UK group who scored two top 40 hits in their homeland in '77.

 

Groovy!

 

The Drones.
1. 77s Punk Band from.Manchester
2. Band from Australia



Australian band:
https://youtu.be/hwtTaxaDX0k

 

The Scorpions, dutch beat band from the mid 60s

....and the famous german band:

In Trance 1975, whole album:

https://youtu.be/fHtfS5RI_lI

 

X the US punk band and
X the Australian punk band

 

After the release of their first album, Blink had to add the "182" to their name to avoid being sued by this Irish band:

 

Also X the Japanese metal band, known as X Japan outside the country.

 

From another post on a different thread:

"The Girl I Love" by "The Beatles"!



Released on the Quest label, this was actually some Philadelphia vocal-group veterans with involvement by DJ Jerry Blavat and legendary record-store owner Val Shively. Sometimes said to have been recorded in 1965, it's more likely to have been from around 1969, despite a (fake) Hollywood postal address on the label.

 

Chick Corea's ECM band Circle
Experimental finnish rock band Circle

 

Air - Free Jazz trio from the US, active in the 1970s-1980s
Air - Electronic duo from France, active since 1995

Champagne - Dutch disco band from the late 70s and early 80s
Champagn - American R&B group from the 80s, with the smash hit "How 'bout Us"
Of course, the first was named after the drink, the second after the town.

 

Felt



Progressive rock band from Huntsville, Alabama, formed in 1970. S/T album 1972. Featured Myke Jackson!

Not to be confused with brit indie band Felt.

 

SAILOR

1. A Hit band from England (" girls girls girls")

2. Classic Rock band from US early 70s




https://youtu.be/PTCP6GzcG8k

 

The Eagles:



From 1954, this is "Tryin' to Get to You," which was covered by both Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison.

 

The Go-Go's:

A British group, their only single was this 1964 novelty, "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas with a Dalek."

 

The Four Seasons:

Not Frankie Valli and the gang, but a Pittsburgh vocal group that recorded three 45s in 1959 and 1960. Here's one of them, "Don't Sweat It Baby" (also released under the title "I'm Still in Love with You").

 

In jazz, you have the great pianist Bill Evans, performer of one of the largest catalogs in the music's history and the saxophonist Bill Evans, who is a big enough talent to have recorded 20 or so albums as the headliner. And both played in bands with Miles Davis.

Easy for me to say, but if I shared a name with an icon that big in my field, I'd change it, even slightly, to avoid a lifetime of "Not that Bill Evans."

 

My parents had this and when everyone was going on about the “Oasis” album back in ‘94 I initially thought this was having some strange revival!

 

I don't know what this is.. Beatles...
Only a joke, but well done.

 

The Outsiders-American Band

The Outsiders- Dutch Band

 

Don't forget Adrian Borland's band, from England.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/131374-The-Outsiders-2

 

I have this single, I thought they turned into The Sandpipers for some reason.