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  2. List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    After Gallagher joined the group, the band's name was changed to Oasis, which was inspired by a place where Inspiral Carpets played, the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon. [235] Odesza – the band's name was taken from the name of Harrison Mills' uncle's sunken vessel, which itself was named after the Ukrainian city of Odesa.

  3. List of original names of bands - Wikipedia

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    Many notable bands originally went by different names before becoming successful. [1] This list of original names of bands lists former official band names, some of them are significantly different from the eventual current names. This list does not include former band names that have only minor differences, such as stylisation changes, with ...

  4. Van der Graaf Generator - Wikipedia

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    The band was originally formed by students at the University of Manchester.. The band formed in 1967 at the University of Manchester, after Chris Judge Smith, who had already played in several British rhythm and blues groups whilst a pupil in Oundle School, returned from a trip to San Francisco and, inspired by the bands he had seen, put together a list of possible band names to form a new group.

  5. You Might Be Surprised How These '60s Bands Got Their Names - AOL

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    The band got its name when Stills and bandmate Richie Furay stayed at a friend's house with a steamroller parked outside. The piece of heavy equipment bore the words "Buffalo Springfield Roller ...

  6. List of fandom names - Wikipedia

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    Starwoids was a fandom name promoted by the 2001 documentary Starwoids [362] [88] STAYC: Swith Music group Pronounced as "Sweet", the name is a combination of the first letter of STAYC and "With", meaning "Together with STAYC" or "I'll be by STAYC's side." [363] Stargate: Gaters: Film / TV show [364] Stef Sanjati: Breadsquad YouTuber [365 ...

  7. List of music artists and bands from England - Wikipedia

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    Abingdon. Radiohead; Accrington. Diana Vickers; Andover. The Troggs; Anstey. Molly Smitten-Downes; Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The Young Knives; Ashford. Oliver Sykes; Aylesbury

  8. List of alternative rock artists - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of alternative rock artists. Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are listed by the first name.

  9. List of bands named after other performers' songs - Wikipedia

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    Black Sabbath took their name after writing the song of the same name, which in turn was named after the 1963 film of the same name. Blue Murder, after a song on their first album. Butthole Surfers, in the early years of band, they performed under a different name every show. In a gig, the announcer forgot their name so he used a title of one ...