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In 1993 Morten Henriksen (ex-Cosmic Dropouts, now fronting the splendid powerpop quartet The Yum Yums) organized several gigs in Norway for the Devil Dogs whose singer/bass player Steve Baise got to know his later Norwegian wife at one of the shows. Since Steve was now quite frequently coming back to Norway Morten had the idea of creating a Devil Dogs cover band with buddies Thomas Seltzer and Knut Schreiner featuring Steve Baise himself on the vocals. Each time Steve returned to Norway a couple of gigs were performed followed by various recording sessions that included covers by Bobby Fuller, Joan...

Seminal doo wop group the Del-Vikings were trailblazers in two senses: first, showing that a racially integrated group could achieve mass success, and, second, showing that line-up changes, label shenanigans, and other difficulties could snuff that success despite multiple pop hits. The original group had served together in the U.S. Air Force. In 1955, they were stationed in at the Air Force installation at the Pittsburgh airport in nearby Corapolis. Singing together in their spare time brought a desire to hear for themselves what they sounded like. In October 1956, the group consisted of Norman Wright, lead tenor, Corinthian "Kripp"...

The Mighty Vikings is (they still play even though not in the original formation) a five-decade-old band from Kingston, Jamaica. Often having over 15 members (and big guns such as Derrick Harriott, Lester Sterling and Jackie Mittoo) in its formation, the band played around in Jamaica until they made their first international tour in 1964 - in the same year they won the RJR Radio popularity contest in Jamaica, which led to the recording of this celebration album. This is the lineup on The Mighty Vikings album "RJR Band of the Year" (1964? - WIRL 1030) as written in its...

Bombay Vikings http://www.bombayvikings.com were formed in 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden. They are known for their Indian top hit song Zara Nazron Se Kehdo, by music producers Soundism. Mats introduced Neeraj Shridhar to Oscar Soderberg . This brought together three very talented musicians- each experienced in his own field. The band was born primarily because all the musicians shared one interest in common –the love for Indian melodies- be it in Hindi films or Classical Music. Neeraj Sridhar with his voice control, diction and sheer range became sound vocals base. His ability to pull strings on the guitar and to compose...