The Name Game                               

Pop evolution..... we now know them as The BeeGees, The Beach Boys and
The Beatles, but they have all performed under other names at some time
earlier in their careers.
Have a guess at a few of these obsolete aliases

Who was
Jet Powers? ... Who were The Mars Bars?
( I love this one! )

To reveal individual answers, mouse over the record images on the right
( the text is available to the right - if you want a print-out then highlight and print 'selection' )



THE FOUR AIMS The Four TopsA: THE FOUR TOPS
THE HARMONY CHORDS The BachelorsA: THE BACHELORS
THE RIVER ARROWS The Bar-KaysA: THE BAR-KAYS
CARL AND THE PASSIONS The Beach BoysA: THE BEACH BOYS
JOHNNY AND THE MOONDOGS The BeatlesA: THE BEATLES
TOBY TYLER Marc BolanA: MARC BOLAN
THE JET SET / THE BEEFEATERS The ByrdsA: THE BYRDS
DAVE DEE AND THE BOSTONS Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and TitchA: Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Titch
THE VERSATILES The Fifth DimensionA: THE FIFTH DIMENSION
THE FOUR JAYS / THE BLUE JAYS The FourmostA: THE FOURMOST
THE TIKIS Harper's BizarreA: HARPERS BIZARRE
TONY RIVERS AND THE CASTAWAYS Harmony GrassA: HARMONY GRASS
THE HEARTBEATS Herman's HermitsA: HERMANS HERMITS
THE FOURTONES / THE DELTAS The HolliesA: THE HOLLIES
THE SHERABONS The HoneycombsA: THE HONEYCOMBS
THE GOLLIWOGS Creedence Clearwater RevivalA: CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
THE MARS BARS Gerry and The PacemakersA: GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS

TOMMY SCOTT (AND THE SENATORS)

Tom JonesA: TOM JONES
THE ORBITS
Johnny and The HurricanesA: JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES
THE RAVENS The KinksA: THE KINKS
LOS SONOR Los BravosA: LOS BRAVOS
DEAN FORD AND THE GAYLORDS The MarmaladeA: THE MARMALADE
THE MAVERICKS / PACIFICS The MerseybeatsA: THE MERSEYBEATS
THE NOMADS The MojosA: THE MOJOS
THE LIBERATORS Pinkertons Assorted ColoursA: PINKERTONS ASSORTED COLOURS
THE OUTCASTS Gary Puckett and The Union GapA: GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP
THE SUPREMES Ruby and The RomanticsA: RUBY AND THE ROMANTICS
THE FIVE CHESTERNUTS / THE DRIFTERS The ShadowsA: THE SHADOWS
TOM AND JERRY Simon and GarfunkelA: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
THE RHYTHM AND BLUES QUARTET The Spencer Davis GroupA: THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
THE FLOWERPOT MEN The Ivy LeagueA: THE IVY LEAGUE
LITTLE JOE COOK Chris FarloweA: CHRIS FARLOWE
THE LIONEL MORTON FOUR The Four PenniesA: THE FOUR PENNIES
THE PARAMOUNTS Procol HarumA: PROCOL HARUM
THE FIVE CROWNS The DriftersA: THE DRIFTERS
THE GLENEAGLES (Lulu and) The LuvversA: ( LULU AND ) THE LUVVERS
THE PRIMETTES The SupremesA: THE SUPREMES
THE BLUEGENES The Swinging Blue JeansA: THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS
THE NIGHTRIDERS / THE CROSSFIRES The TurtlesA: THE TURTLES
UNIT FOUR Unit Four Plus TwoA: UNIT FOUR PLUS TWO
THE IMPACTS The VenturesA: THE VENTURES

THE DETOURS / THE HIGH NUMBERS

The WhoA: THE WHO
THE JETS Wayne Fontana and The MindbendersA: Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
JET POWERS P.J. ProbyA: P.J. PROBY
THE LINC-TONES The TokensA: THE TOKENS
THE TROGLODYTES The TroggsA: THE TROGGS
ELSTON GUNN Bob DylanA: BOB DYLAN
THE METROPOLITAN BLUES QUARTET The YardbirdsA: THE YARDBIRDS
THE RATTLESNAKES The Bee GeesA: THE BEE GEES
PETER NOVAK Peter NooneA: PETER NOONE
THE MANN HUGG BLUES BROTHERS Manfred MannA: MANFRED MANN
THE RICK Z COMBO The McCoysA: THE McCOYS
THE POQUELLOS The ShirellesA: THE SHIRELLES
THE ELGINS The TemptationsA: THE TEMPTATIONS
JOHNNY ST.CYR John LeytonA: JOHN LEYTON
THE DEL PHIS / THE VELS Martha (Reeves) and The VandellasA: MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS
XYZ ? and The MysteriansA: ? AND THE MYSTERIANS
CHRIS RAVEL (AND THE RAIDERS) Chris AndrewsA: CHRIS ANDREWS
THE BON BONS The Shangri-LasA: THE SHANGRI-LAS
CAESER AND CLEO Sonny and CherA: SONNY AND CHER
THE FRAZERS The SpotnicksA: THE SPOTNICKS
BONNIE JO MASON CherA: CHER
CASS AND THE CASANOVAS The Big ThreeA: THE BIG THREE
THE SPACEMEN Joe Brown and The BruvversA: JOE BROWN AND THE BRUVVERS
THE PIONEERS / OUTCASTS / FRANTICS
The Small FacesA: THE SMALL FACES
THE JAGUARS The ApplejacksA: THE APPLEJACKS
THE BEAZERS Chris Farlowe and The ThunderbirdsA: Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds
THE MONARCHS ThemA: THEM
GARY AND THE NITELITES American BreedA: AMERICAN BREED
THE CLIFFTONES The FortunesA: THE FORTUNES
ARTIE GARR, TOM GRAPH Art GarfunkelA: ART GARFUNKEL
ELMO LEWIS Brian Jones (Rolling Stones)A: BRIAN JONES ( ROLLING STONES )
TICO (AND THE TRIUMPHS) Paul Simon
TRUE TAYLOR, JERRY LANDIS, PAUL KANE Paul Simon

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