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  2. The Chords (American band) - Wikipedia

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    The track was covered by The Crew-Cuts, who took the song to the top of the charts, arguably registering the first U.S. rock and roll number one hit record. [ 2 ] The enthusiasm doo-wop fans had for the Chords' music was dampened when Gem Records claimed that one of the groups on its roster was called the Chords; consequently the group changed ...

  3. List of place names of Dutch origin in the United States

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    This is a list of place names in the United States that either are Dutch, were translated from Dutch, or were heavily inspired by a Dutch name or term. Many originate from the Dutch colony of New Netherland .

  4. List of place names of Dutch origin - Wikipedia

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    Amsterdam Island, Spitsbergen; Amsterdam Island, Southern Indian Ocean; Bear Island, Norway; Bedloe's Island, now Liberty Island, New York-NJ, USA; Block Island ...

  5. The Chords (British band) - Wikipedia

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    In 1986, a live album entitled No One's Listening Anymore was issued, which was recorded in 1980. [1] A decade later, the double album compilation CD, This Is What They Want was released. [1] In August 2010, The Chords went back on the road with their original line-up, promoting the single, "Another Thing Coming", and playing gigs across the UK.

  6. List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of US places named after non-US places.In the case of this list, place means any named location that's smaller than a county or equivalent: cities, towns, villages, hamlets, neighborhoods, municipalities, boroughs, townships, civil parishes, localities, census-designated places, and some districts.

  7. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of place names often used tautologically, plus the languages from which the non-English name elements have come. Tautological place names are systematically generated in languages such as English and Russian, where the type of the feature is systematically added to a name regardless of whether it contains it already.

  8. Lists of places - Wikipedia

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    List of places named for Israel Putnam; List of places named after Stalin; List of places named after Tito; List of places named after Queen Victoria; List of places named for George Washington; List of places named after peace; List of populated places named after populated places; List of non-US places that have a US place named after them

  9. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    A place apparently named after memes. The 9 year olds may enjoy this hot and sweaty place. Merlino: Yes, "Merlino" is Italian for "Merlin". Mesick: A village in Michigan. Methlick: A village in Scotland. Methwold: I guess finding someone who isn't high as a kite here is supposed to be quite difficult. Meuse