Bands with geographically correct names

[hitmouse]

I have a compilation somewhere with a track by a band called Deutscher Kaiser on it, and looking it up confirms that they are indeed Deutsch.

 

[skyscraper101]

David Essex.

Actually from Essex

 

[JimW]

Randy California, apparently Hendrix called him that to distinguish him from a bloke of the same name from Texas.

 

[JimW]

Grimethorpe Colliery Band, though the town is spelled Grimesthorpe.

 

[skyscraper101]

M People, are from Manchester.

 

[jontz01]

Portishead

 

[skyscraper101]

Portishead

They’re from Bristol though.

 

[jontz01]

They’re from Bristol though.

10 miles.

 

[planetgeli]

The Merton Parkas. Formed in Merton.

 

[Lazy Llama]

Chicago, unsurprisingly

 

[A380]

So that's Laibach, Leningrad, do we have any more for the "bands with historically misleading names" thread?

No, but the Beatles weren’t actually insects…
Neither for that matter were Adam’s band.

 

[belboid]

New York Dolls
Cypress Hill

 

[surreybrowncap]

No, but the Beatles weren’t actually insects…
Neither for that matter were Adam’s band.

No - but Paul was a cat..

 

[skyscraper101]

Billy Ocean and Frank Ocean are both from places pretty close to an Ocean.

Fact.

 

[Bus Honeygun]

The Master Musicians of Jajouka

 

[skyscraper101]

Bush.

Apparently they used to live in Shepherds Bush.

 

[petee]

Manhattan Transfer did get together in Manhattan.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Newtown Neurotics

 

[pesh]

Babylon Zoo, Wolverhampton

 

[Raheem]

Miami Sound Machine
The E Street Band

The E Street band were all from the same street?!

 

[Steel Icarus]

The E Street band were all from the same street?!

Yeah, like Stellar Street but for musos from Joysey

 

[isvicthere?]

The E10 Rifles (*) were a band of Orient fans, so their loyalty was geographically accurate.

The E10 Rifles

The E10 Rifles - Kevin Nugent's favourite band #football #orient #leyton #kevinNugent #e10

www.soundclick.com

* Featuring yours truly on backing vocals (check my "you´re useless!" at 1:30)