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The Proclaimers are a Scottish band formed by twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid in 1983. The brothers were born in Leigh, a district in the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1962, with Charlie being the elder twin by 30 minutes. When growing up, they listened to early rock ‘n’ roll and country greats such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard and Hank Williams, and played in punk-rock bands when in school.  

After forming the Proclaimers in 1983, they enjoyed a strong local following in Scotland, particularly in Inverness where they performed regularly.  Their first big break came in 1986 when a fan sent their demo tape to the band The Housemartins, who were so impressed they invited The Proclaimers to join them on tour.

The group first made the UK singles chart in 1987 with their hit song 'Letter from America' which made it to number 3, but the group is best known for their 1988 hit 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)'. The song reached worldwide sucess and made it to the No. 3 in the United States Billboard Hot 100 in 1993 when the song appeared in the film Benny & Joon.

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The Mooney Suzuki is an American band, now on hiatus, mainly active in the late 1990s and 2000s. The band was first formed in 1996 and its first songs were released in 1998. The band’s name comes from the names of members of the German rock band, Can: Malcolm Mooney and Damo Suzuki.
The band’s first album, People Get Ready, was released in 2000. Although the band broke up for a short period, they reunited and performed with The White Stripes and the Strokes. The Mooney Suzuki also performed on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and wrote music for the movie School of Rock, starring Jack Black. The band has since made appearances in movies such as Fun with Dick and Jane and Tropic Thunder. The band is currently on hiatus and their last album, Have Mercy, was released in 2007. In 2019, The Mooney Suzuki returned briefly to perform at the Mercury Lounge in New York as part of the venue's 25th anniversary celebration. 

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The Knack were an American rock band that became popular after the release of their international hit, “My Sharona” in 1979. The Knack were an active group until their final album in 2003. They continued to perform in television appearances until lead vocalist Doug Fieger passed away in 2010. The Knack had released 8 studio albums and celebrated 8 international hit singles. 

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The Cars are a rock band that originated in Boston in the late 1970's. While they are known for their synth-heavy melodies many other genres such as rockabilly, garage rock, new wave, and pop influenced their music. After being signed to Elektra Records in 1977, band members Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, and David Robinson released their debut album The Cars the following year. The Cars included such songs as "Just What I Needed" and "My Best Friend's Girlfriend" and soared to number 18 on the Billboard charts, going platinum in 1978. 

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The Black Keys are an American blues rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001. Consisting of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, the group emerged as one of the most popular garage rock artists during the genre's revival in the 2010s. Their album Brothers won three Grammy Awards along with its popular single "Tighten Up," and their follow up album El Camino with its hit single "Lonely Boy" won another three Grammy Awards. The group have released seven full-length albums and have participated in several other projects.

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Tell Me Something: the Songs of Mose Allison is a collaborative jazz album featuring Van Morrison, George Fame, Mose Allison, and Ben Sidran. The recording process was complete in a single day and all 13 tracks featured were first or second takes. Released in 1996 by Verve Records, the album reached number 1 on the Top Jazz Albums chart for the year. 

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Supertramp is a British rock band formed in 1969. While they originally made progressive rock, over the years they have incorporated more traditional rock, pop, and art rock into their music. Their peak commercial success came with their sixth album in 1979, Breakfast in America. Supertramp had a number of hit singles throughout the 1970s and 1980s. After a dissolution in 1988, the group reformed in 1996, only to part again in 2002, and again reunite in 2010. Supertramp broke up for the final time in 2015 after cancelling their 25-date European tour. 

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Stiff Records is an independent British record label that has been reactivated since 2007 but was originally active from 1976-1985. The label was created by two well-known London music businessmen named Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman aka Jake Riviera. Robinson had briefly, in the 1960s, worked for Jimi Hendrix and Jakeman had managed the band Dr Feelgood. The label, because it was active during the outset of the punk rock era, signed various punk and new wave artists. The record label was known for its witty and provocative marketing and advertising slogans as well as its promotional tours that featured groups of artists. The first promotional package tour was called “Live Stiffs” (1977) and featured five bands: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, the Blockheads, Wreckless Eric and the New Rockets, Ian Dury, Nick Lowe’s Last Chicken in the Shop and Larry Wallis’s Psychedelic Rowdies. In 1978, as a result of a series of disagreements between the business partners, Riviera left Stiff. In 1983 fifty percent of Stiff Records was bought by Island Records. Even though Island Records was short on money Robinson led the label through its best year. Island released Legend by Bob Marley, U2’s The Unforgettable Fire and signed The Pogues. As a result of financial problems Stiff Records was sold to ZTT in 1985. The rights to all of Stiff’s records are currently held Warner Music Group.

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The Statler brothers were founded in 1964. They started out as the backup voices for Johnny Cash on stage before starting their own quartet. Their 2 most famous songs are "Flowers on the Wall" and "Bed of Rose's" The band broke up via their farewell concert in fall 2002.

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Founded in 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand by Brian Timothy Finn and Phil Judd; Split Enz was best known for the breakthrough international single "I Got You" from 1980.  Their sixth studio album, Waiata (also known as Corroboree in Australia) was released in 1981.  Waiata is defined as a Maori song. The Waiata’s album cover art was produced in three different color combinations: Black/Pink/White, Green/Gray/White and Lilac/Gray/White. The album cover art for Corroboree was Black/Brown/White. After disbanding in 1984, two former Split Enz members, Neil Finn and Paul Hester, along with Nick Seymour formed Crowded House.