Was thinking today at work (hard to believe, I know) about all the groups that had a "...and the..." in their names, and thought it might make for a neat thread here.

List five, if you can. Here's a few to start.

1) Tommy James and the Shondells
2) Gerry and the Pacemakers
3) Dion and the Belmonts
4) Siouxie and the Banshees
5) Katrina and the Waves

1. Hootie and the Blowfish
2. Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids (band's original name)
3. Kool and the Gang
4. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
5. Diana Ross and The Supremes

Huey Lewis and the News
Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives
Sly and the Family Stone
Kenny and the Casuals
Carl and the Passions

1-Paul Revere and the Raiders
2-Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
3-Eric Burdon and the Animals
4-Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
5-Lothar and the Hand People (They're obscure, but made an amazing song)....
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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Jr. Walker & The All-Stars
Billy Vera & The Beaters
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

Carl and the Passions

Nice one!

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Eric Burdon and the Animals
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
Booker T and the MGs

No "the":
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Paul McCartney and Wings
Edie Brickell and New Bohemians

1. Martha and the Vandellas
2. Question Mark and the Mysterians
3. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
4. Derek and the Dominos
5. KC and the Sunshine Band

Harley Hogg and the Rockers
Randy and the Rainbows
Archie Bell and the Drells
Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Band

1) Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
2) Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
3) Dickie Doo and the Don'ts
4) Mike and the Mechanics
5) Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans
Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Mother Maybelle & The Carter Sisters

B. Bumble and the Stingers
Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives
Gene Watson and the Farewell Party Band

Echo and The Bunnymen
Sheila and B. Devotion
Celi Bee and The Buzzy Bunch
Rosie and The Originals
Dev and The Cataracts

Echo and The Bunnymen


Dammit! how the hell did I miss that one? :confused:

Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
Prince and the Revolution
Prince and the New Power Generation

Bobby Pickett and the Crypt Kickers
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Danny and the Juniors
Jay and the Americans
Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs

Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Jason and the Scorchers
Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band
Little Roger and the Goosebumps
Little Anthony and the Imperials

David & The Giants
Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings
Herb Alpert & The Tejuana Brass
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Sonny Charles & The Checkmates

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem :D
Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
Porter Wagoner and the Wagonmasters

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem :D

:rock:

Buddy Holly and the Crickets

Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Bob Marley and the Melody Makers
Merilee Rush and the Turnabouts
Arthur Smith and the Crackerjacks
Jay and the Techniques

Josie and the Pussycats :D

Freddie and The Dreamers
Herman and His Hermits
Bruce Hornsby and The Range
Ruby and The Romantics
Ringo Starr and His All Star Band

Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Ronny and the Daytonas
Cannibal and the Headhunters
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Big Brother and the Holding Co.

Jem & The Holograms

:lol:

Dion and The Belmonts
Question Mark and The Mysterians
Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show
Derek and The Dominos

Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen
Discotheque and the Sex-O-Lettes
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap

Terry and The Pack (later became Grand Funk Railroad)
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
Roy Rogers and The Sons Of The Pioneers

Randy and The Rainbows
Johnny and The Hurricanes

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs

Selena Gomez and the Scene

Graham Parker and the Rumor
Graham Parker and the Shot
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Barry and the Tamerlanes
J.D. Crowe and the New South

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Hot Daddy and the Monkey Puppets

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Adam Faith and the Roulettes
Cannibal and the Headhunters

Michael Stanley and the Resonators

John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

Mike and the Mechanics
Vince Vance and the Valiants

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

David Devant and his Spirit Wife

(not technically fitting the category but close)

Ian Dury and The Blockheads
Frankie and The Knockouts
Ta Mara and The Seen
Yazz and The Plastic Population
Tim McGraw and The Dancehall Doctors

Ed.

Kaptain Kool and The Kongs


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Diana Ross and the Supremes (as they came to be known)

Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts

Country Joe and The Fish.

Ed.

Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts

Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen

Josie and The Pussycats

:music: Long tails and ears for hats :music: