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The Cult
The Cult are an English rock band led by Ian Astbury and Billy…
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The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex, in…
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The Dream Academy
The Dream Academy were a 1980s British folk rock band, comprising singer/guitarist Nick…
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The Jam
In May 1977, a three-piece rock group from Woking appeared on Top Of…
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The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish rock group formed by brothers…
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The Kane Gang
British soul/funk trio the Kane Gang formed in 1982 in the north of…
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The Pogues
The Pogues were a London-based band that combined Irish folk music and punk…
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The Pointer Sisters
The group had its origins when sisters June and Bonnie Pointer began performing…
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The Police
The group originally broke through at the same time that punk was shaking…
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The Power Station
Power Station was a supergroup made up of singer Robert Palmer, bassist John…
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The Pretenders
The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in March 1978. The original…
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The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs are a British new wave band founded in London in…
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962.…
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The Selecter
The Selecter are an English ska band formed in Coventry and associated with…
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The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band associated with the gothic…
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The Smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Consisting…
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The Specials
Influential, important and exhilarating live, they are a band embedded in this country’s…
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983.…
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The Style Council
The Style Council were an English band formed in 1983 by Paul Weller…
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The The
The The are an English alternative band centred on singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist…
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The Thompson Twins
Thompson Twins were a British pop band that formed in April 1977. Initially…
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The Waterboys
The Waterboys are a British band led by singer and songwriter Mike Scott.…
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Thomas Dolby
Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas…
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Tina Turner
Tina Turner was a commanding singer and performer whose 1984 album Private Dancer…
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