Band names

[AlohaJoe]

Real or made up... whatever is funny. I thought I'd made up Starvation Army but I wouldn't be too surprising if I wasn't the only one to do so. I just thought of a real one used by a friend of mine many years ago that I always liked... the Pygmies of Swing.

 

[Dr. Spivey]

I can't believe they have not been mentioned. Real band. http://www.buttholesurfers.com/

 

[killdeer43]

Not a band but a unique individual...Utah Phillips said that he had to change his name when he got into show business. His real name was Zipper, but he couldn' see picking up a newspaper and reading, "Zipper Opens in Chicago."
He often told that one in performance.

*He left us this year and he was a Guild player.

Joe

 

[Qvart]

I can't believe they have not been mentioned. Real band. http://www.buttholesurfers.com/

Good one Spivey!

(I actually have tickets to see them 9/26 in Atlanta. Original line up.)

 

[Nigel Wickwire]

I missed the 'other' thread Joe, been away a couple of days.....but I do remember from when I was a very young man......Group Therapy.......and my buds and I called ourselves....Black and Blue... Steffan

There was (or is) a group called 'Black 'n Blue';
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_'n_Blue

If I recall correctly, I saw 'em open up for Whitesnake (I think) at the Portland Memorial Coliseum, about 1984 or thereabouts.

'Izat your outfit, Steffan??


~nw

 

[fab467]

I missed the 'other' thread Joe, been away a couple of days.....but I do remember from when I was a very young man......Group Therapy.......and my buds and I called ourselves....Black and Blue... Steffan

There was (or is) a group called 'Black 'n Blue';
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_'n_Blue

If I recall correctly, I saw 'em open up for Whitesnake (I think) at the Portland Memorial Coliseum, about 1984 or thereabouts.

'Izat your outfit, Steffan??


~nw

'Black 'n Blue' Which one is Steffan? :shock:

 

[zzrider]

Second guy from the left was a year ahead of me in H.S. - Thayer I think was his name. I was listening to Elvin Bishop and BB King - I sorta missed out on the whole Glam rock thing....Never understood why guys would want to spend hours in front of the mirror...

 

[dreadnut]

Hey, I made up "Pickin' Grass and Takin' Names", I can't help it if someone plagiarized it :lol:

(Actually, I never looked that one up, I thought I was being original!)

I did look up another name we liked but it was already taken: "Reckless Abandon".

Well, at least I can still say "we're pickin' grass and takin' names" when we do bluegrass gigs, as long as I don't capitalize it.

Back in the 70's I joined up with "Timmy and the Goat Ropers" for awhile. Now their name is "Rawhide Johnson"

 

[Graham]

When my son was playing guitar, he was 12 or so, he wanted to name his band "Void where Valid"

I thought that was kinda kewl. 'Course it was my son. :mrgreen:

 

[Nigel Wickwire]

....Never understood why guys would want to spend hours in front of the mirror...

"To get your money for nuthin' and your chicks for free"

Duh!! :wink: :wink:

~nw

 

[dreadnut]

Then there was "The Fugs" in the 60's. And "Bubble Puppy"

 

[fab467]

"Ultimate Spinach" any one? :?

Aaahhhh, the psychedelic 60's 8)

 

[Qvart]

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

 

[dogberry]

"Ultimate Spinach" any one? :?

Aaahhhh, the psychedelic 60's 8)

If we're trippin' down those roads again, let's not forget "It's A Beautiful Day" and one of my favorites, "Moby Grape."

8) 8) 8)

 

[coastie99]

Back in the 70's I joined up with "Timmy and the Goat Ropers" for awhile.

Not to be confused with a band that Jerry used to perform with ............ "The Goat Gropers."

 

[AlohaJoe]

Now their name is "Rawhide Johnson"

:lol: :lol:

 

[NEONMOONY]

"Ladies Drink Free"

 

[dreadnut]

Funny little story about Rawhide Johnson, they asked me to play with them at their 30th anniversary / High School graduation party, (also my wife's class.) They were really peeved when the invitations went out saying "..and providing music for us will be
The Rawhide Johnson" :lol: :lol: :lol: One of the guys in the band said "those knotheads couldn't get anything right in high school and they still can't!"

 

[killdeer43]

Has anyone mentioned Iron Butterfly?
Locally, we have memories of Big Rig (my son-in-law's gang), the Prozac Mountain Boys, and the Subdued String Band. All this and more in the appropriately named "City of Subdued Excitement." :lol:

Joe

 

[killdeer43]

And who could forget Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, with Riley Puckett on guitar?

Joe