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Originally founded as a skiffle group in Liverpool in 1959 by John McNally and Mike Pender (Mike Prendergast), the band took their name from the classic 1956 John Wayne western The Searchers. Prendergast claims that the name was his idea, but McNally ascribes it to 'Big Ron' Woodbridge, their first lead singer. The issue remains unresolved. The band grew out of an earlier skiffle group formed by McNally, with his friends Brian Dolan (guitar) and Tony West (bass). When the other two members lost interst McNally was joined by his guitarist neighbour Mike Prendergast. They soon recruited Tony Jackson with...

The Soul Searchers were a band that started in the 1970's and backed Chuck Brown when he first came up in Washington DC. They, along with Brown, are closely associated with the funk subgenre "go-go" Go-go is a popular music subgenre associated with funk that originated in the Washington, D.C., area during the mid-60s to late-70s. It remains primarily popular in the Washington metropolitan area as a uniquely regional music style. A great number of bands contributed to the early evolution of the genre, but the Young Senators, Black Heat, and singer-guitarist Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers are credited...

Archers were formed in 2010 in Portland, OR by brothers Mike and Chris Cantino. influences: television/neon boys, the wipers, new zealand, lou reed/tvu, the soft boys, pavement, the fall, the clash, the who, twisted village, shoes, the feelies, sonic youth, rich hell, gbv, dino jr, kinks, mayo thompson, C86, mahler .

- Iain is from an Island off the north west coast of Scotland called Lewis. - He currently lives near Glasgow. - He recently appeared on the BBC’s Transatlantic Sessions singing Broken Off Car Door, A Lewis Summer and Fire in my Hands alongside the likes of Bela Fleck, Danny Thompson and Jerry Douglas. - He has released 4 albums on his own label: Empty Beer Bottles and Peatfire Smoke (2004), Skimming Stones…Sinking Boats (2008), Trust the Sea to Guide me (2010), Haunted Bird with the poet/storyteller Daibhidh Martin (2011) - He can play a number of instruments including various...

There are several music projects named Archer. 1) If you are looking for Archer from Russia, go to Арчер. 2) American metal trio from Santa Cruz, California, also known as Archer Nation. They play a mixture of heavy metal, thrash metal and hard rock. They say their music is influenced by Black Sabbath, Guns N Roses, Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Pantera, Black Label Society and many more classic rock and metal bands and artists. The band have released three albums since 2006: Doom$day Profit$, Who's Gonna Save You Now?, and Culling the Weak. Dylan Rosenberg - guitar,...