List of famous bands from Merseyside

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This is a list of famous music groups or people from the former English county of Merseyside for individuals see List of famous people from Merseyside.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Atomic Kitten: Girl band, formed in 1999 by OMD's Andy McCluskey.AC/DC

==B==*The Bandits* , 2000's band top 40 hits with 'two step rock'and 'take it and run'.leading lights in what came to be know as 'cosmic scouse' ran the bandwagon club which saw early gigs for the Coral and The Zutons. split 2005 john and scott went on to form The Pedantics

Barfinkle: 2000's band.
The Beatles: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
Big in Japan: Budgie, Ian Broudie, Bill Drummond, David Balfe, Jayne Casey, Holly Johnson
Billy Fury: 1960's rock musician
Billy J. Kramer: 1960's singer.
Cilla Black: Cavern cloakroom attendant turned borderline National Treasure, via a successful music career.
Black: 80's band best known for their worldwide hit 'Wonderful Life'
The Boo Radleys: English rock group during 1980s and 1990s.

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Carcass: 1990s death metal band
Cast: 1990s pop group
China Crisis: 1980s electro-pop band
Clinic: 2000s indie-rock band
The Coral: 2000s indie group inspired by 60s pyschedelica.
The Christians: soul band from the 1980s and 1990s.
The Crescent: 2000s indie band influenced by the La's
Crucial Three: Ian McCulloch, Julian Cope and Pete Wylie.

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Day With Mary : Rock and pop group from the 2000's
Dead or Alive: New Wave pop band of the 1980s.
The Dead 60s: Current punk/ska/reggae band.
Dina emo/punk trio 1998-2004
Deaf School: seminal late 70's band, featuring future producer Clive Langer.
Dr Phibes : 90s psychedelic thing.
Dave-Cunnie-Superstar : noughties indie rock n roll outfit

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Echo & the Bunnymen: rock group.

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The Farm: Pop band, famous for the track All Together Now.
Flock of Seagulls: New Wave 1980s pop band.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: 1980s pop band.

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Gerry & the Pacemakers: 1960s rock n roll band.
Gomez: Mercury Prize winners from Southport.

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Half Man Half Biscuit: 1980s pop band.

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It's Immaterial: Arched-eyebrow duo hit big with Driving Away From Home, then went into Blue Nile territory. Audible influence on Pulp.
Icicle Works: 80s power pop stalwarts, led by Ian McNabb. Reformed in 2006 for a 25th anniversary tour.

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The La's: late 1980s to early 1990s pop group.
Lightning Seeds: Pop band, whose Ian Broudie wrote the Three Lions music for Euro96.
Ladytron
The Lotus Eaters: early - mid 1980s pop group. Emerged with another album in 2001 called silentspace.

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The Merseybeats.
Lovin' Spoonful 1960's band formed by John Sebastian.

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Ooberman: Indie-pop band (late 1990s - present)
Oceanic
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: (aka OMD) Electronic music band.

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*The Pedantics* 2000's band

born from the ashes of *The Bandits* joined by Stu on guitar and powerhouse Lil'Nik on drums

Pinhole went on to become The Dead 60s
The Pale Fountains: Bacharach and Love-influenced early 80s pop group, led by Mick Head. Later metamorphosed into Shack

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Rain: Early 90s band signed to Columbia.
The Real People: Proto-Britpop band from the early 90s.
The Real Thing: Band who sung the 1970s classic "You To Me Are Everything".
The Room: 1980's Indie band.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Space: 1990s rock band known for their hit single "Female of the Species".
The Searchers. 60's merseybeat group . hits include sweets for my sweet and sugar and spice
Shack: Cult band led by Mick Head, formerly of The Pale Fountains. Highly influential on Britpop bands such as Oasis. Noel Gallagher repaid the debt by signing them to his record label.
The Stands: 2000's Rock 'n' Roll band lead by songwriter Howie Payne. Split in 2006.
Shiver By The Window: 2000's Rock band Stephen(Stevie Saturn)Redfern, Michael James, Paul Egerton, James Dalziel and Myles(Kane)Bowden

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The Teardrop Explodes: Julian Cope led an ever changing line-up mixing pop, new wave and psychedelia with surprising commercial success. Split in 1982 after a mere two albums.