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The Killers
The Killers
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Killers are an American rock band formed in 2001. The Killers are considered one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, and the most successful act to ever emerge from Nevada, selling more than 28 million albums.

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The Kentucky Headhunters
Recording Group

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The Kentucky Headhunters have released eight studio albums, three compilations, and twenty-three singles. In addition, the band has won three Country Music Association awards, an Academy of Country Music award and a Grammy Award.

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The Judds
The Judds
5-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. The Judds were one of the most successful acts in country music history, winning five Grammy Awards.

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The Jacksons
The Jacksons
Recording Group and Inductee, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons) are composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1965 by Joe Jackson, as well as by brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine, with younger brothers Marlon and Michael joining soon after.

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The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
Recording Group

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The Isley Brothers have had four Top 10 singles on the United States Billboard chart. Thirteen of those albums have been either certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum. The group was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

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The Impressions
The Impressions
Recording Group

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The Impressions were an American music group originally formed in 1958. Their repertoire includes doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B.

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The Heights
The Heights
Recording Group

Music

"The Heights" is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to November 1992. "The Heights" centers on a fictional band (also called The Heights) made up of mostly middle-class young adults.

Tags: FOX · Television Show · How Do You Talk to an Angel · Capitol Records · Steve Tyrell · Stephanie Tyrell · Barry Coffing · Billboard Hot 100 · Jamie Walters · Pop Rock

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The Guess Who
The Guess Who
Inductee, Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Music

The Guess Who was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2002, Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Donnie McDougall, and Bill Wallace received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

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The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's
Recording Group

Music

The Go-Go's rose to fame during the early 1980s, as an all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments, rising to the top of the Billboard album charts. The Go-Go's have sold over 7 million records worldwide.

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The Gap Band
The Gap Band
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson. After 43 years together, they retired in 2010.

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The Four Tops
The Four Tops
Recording Group

Music

The Four Tops are a vocal quartet, who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. Lead singer Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades.

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The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Flaming Lips is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The group recorded several albums and EPs on an indie label, Restless, in the 1980s and early 1990s. The group has won three Grammy Awards.

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The Equals
The Equals
Recording Group

Music

The Equals are a British pop, R&B, and rock group formed in North London, England in 1965. They are best remembered for their million-selling chart-topper "Baby, Come Back", though they had several other chart hits in the United Kingdom and Europe.

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The Elton John Band
The Elton John Band
Recording Group

Music

Nigel Olsson helped define The Elton John Band sound that took the Elton John's career to new heights in the 1970s and has been a fan favorite for decades. In his five-decade career, Elton John has sold more than 300 million records.

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The E Street Band
The E Street Band
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee

Music

The E Street Band is an American rock band, and has been musician Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee · Bruce Springsteen · Patti Scialfa · Clarence Clemons · Max Weinberg · Garry Tallent · Roy Bittan · Danny Federici · Steven Van Zandt · Columbia Records

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The Dream Academy
The Dream Academy
Recording Group

Music

The Dream Academy were an English band. The band is most noted for their hit single "Life in a Northern Town" and 1985 cover of The Smiths' song "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want," which was featured in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

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The Dramatics
The Dramatics
Recording Group

Music

The Dramatics are best known for their 1970s hit songs "In the Rain" and "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get", both of which were Top 10 Pop hits, as well as their later 1993 collaboration "Doggy Dogg World" with Snoop Dogg, a top 20 hit on Billboard.

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The Doors
The Doors
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

The Doors were a band, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial rock acts of the 1960s. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers
Recording Group

Music

The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band. The group has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Founding members John Hartman and Dave Shogren, Tiran Porter, Michael Hossack, Keith Knudsen, and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter are former members of the band.

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The Delfonics
The Delfonics
Recording Group

Music

The Delfonics are an American R&B/Soul vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were most popular in the late–1960s and early–1970s. Their most notable hits include "La-La (Means I Love You)" and "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)".

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The Cure
The Cure
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1976. The band are estimated to have sold roughly 27 million records and have released 13 studio albums, two EPs, and over 30 singles to date. The band was nducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

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The Cranberries
The Cranberries
Recording Group

Music

The Cranberries rose to international fame in the 1990s with their debut album, "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?", which became a commercial success. The Cranberries have sold over 40 million records worldwide.

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The Cover Girls
The Cover Girls
Recording Group

Music

The Cover Girls is a New York City-based freestyle girl group that achieved most of its chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Among the group's best-known songs are "Show Me", "Because of You", and "Wishing on a Star".

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The Coasters
The Coasters
2-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group who had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Although The Coasters originated outside of mainstream doo-wop, their records were so frequently imitated.

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The Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra
Recording Group

Music

The Cleveland Orchestra, based in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five", founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes.

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