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Post by stepper on Feb 16, 2013 10:04:18 GMT -6
The Thompson Twins - but there were no twins and none of them were named Thompson. The name came from two bumbling detectives (Thomson and Thompson) in a comic strip called The Adventures of Tintin
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Post by Siren on Feb 23, 2013 8:54:45 GMT -6
the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack album, which sold over a million copies, started a pop country trend (which sounds traditionally country, compared to the cr*p on country radio today), and made over-night success for stars like Johnny Lee
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Post by scamp on Feb 23, 2013 9:32:16 GMT -6
Violent Femmes
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Post by stepper on Feb 23, 2013 14:24:47 GMT -6
Michael W. Smith
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Post by Phalon on Mar 2, 2013 7:15:21 GMT -6
The TeXas A&M "Fightin' Aggies" Marching Band
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Post by stepper on Mar 2, 2013 14:07:34 GMT -6
Neil Young
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Post by Siren on Mar 16, 2013 9:39:31 GMT -6
"Hazard", a Richard Marx song from 1991
It was the only Z I could come up with!
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Post by stepper on Mar 17, 2013 8:13:47 GMT -6
Yet another song I like. Some day I'd love an opportunity to snoop through your music collection.
Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
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Post by Siren on Mar 27, 2013 22:47:11 GMT -6
Same here, Step. You can learn a lot about a person, looking at their books and music.
Nice double!
C-O-U-N-T-R-Y by Joe Diffie
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Post by stepper on Apr 8, 2013 17:20:25 GMT -6
I see you slipped in a double of your own there Siren. Every Breath You Take - The Police
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Post by Siren on Apr 13, 2013 10:03:38 GMT -6
Franke & The Knockouts
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Post by stepper on Apr 13, 2013 15:35:15 GMT -6
Going My Way - Bing Crosby, from the movie of the same name.
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Post by Siren on Apr 15, 2013 7:12:54 GMT -6
Hal David, brilliant composer
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Post by stepper on Apr 15, 2013 19:57:34 GMT -6
Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo`ole - Hawaiian ukulele player and singer extraordinaire You might remember his "Over the Rainbow" at the end of 50 First Dates
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Post by Siren on Apr 16, 2013 21:45:02 GMT -6
I do remember that, Step. A beautiful rendition.
Johnny Nash, singer of "I Can See Clearly Now"
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Post by stepper on Apr 17, 2013 19:20:08 GMT -6
That one is a fav of Steppet Siren.
K.C. & the Sunshine Band
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Post by Siren on Apr 23, 2013 21:14:16 GMT -6
Grand Ole Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens
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Post by stepper on Apr 24, 2013 20:03:59 GMT -6
Mariah Carey – a mildly attractive singer with a couple of hit songs.
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Post by moonglum on Apr 25, 2013 9:58:17 GMT -6
New Riders of the Purple Sage
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Post by stepper on Apr 26, 2013 20:11:32 GMT -6
The O'Jays
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Post by scamp on Apr 27, 2013 4:19:03 GMT -6
Paint, a singer with the band Les Friction
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Post by stepper on Apr 27, 2013 17:40:29 GMT -6
Quincy Jones
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Post by scamp on Apr 27, 2013 23:14:18 GMT -6
Rodney Crowell who is a great hugger, no, I don't mean in *that* way... it all began with a missed lyric in Pancho and Lefty... never mind
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Post by stepper on Apr 29, 2013 16:59:35 GMT -6
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
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Post by scamp on May 4, 2013 6:05:36 GMT -6
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs You know, I actually saw them in concert. Weird, huh? Richard Thompson originally with the group Fairport Convention, named by Rolling Stone as one of the top 20 guitarists.
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Post by scamp on May 13, 2013 4:23:40 GMT -6
Undertones
Bobbie V
Wanda Jackson
Xanadu of Family Force 5 Zager and Evans
Okay, can we start at “A” now? Scamp, wanting to keep this thread going (sigh)
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Post by stepper on May 13, 2013 18:09:32 GMT -6
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs You know, I actually saw them in concert. Weird, huh? Wow. You've been going to concerts for a long time if you've seen them! Little Anthony and the Imperials
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Post by Phalon on May 15, 2013 4:07:04 GMT -6
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
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Post by stepper on May 15, 2013 17:57:33 GMT -6
Carly Simon - in case no one noticed, I like her music.
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Post by Phalon on May 16, 2013 6:04:44 GMT -6
David Draiman from Disturbed
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