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Old 07-05-2025, 01:26 AM   #1
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Default Original names of famous bands

For example, at one point The Beatles were The Quarrymen. Led Zeppelin were The New Yardbirds.
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Before going by the name Sawyer Brown, Savannah was a prior name of the legendary country band.

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An original name of Van Halen was Mammoth. Mammoth is now the name of Wolfgang Van Halen’s band.
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Maroon 5 was formerly named Kara's Flowers.

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Bachman Turner Overdrive was originally known as Brave Belt.
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The Who were originally called The High Numbers.
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I just found this out today, The Go Go's originally started out as The Misfits.

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Kiss were originally called Wicked Lester.
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10,000 Maniacs was Still Life.
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Beastie Boys were The Young Aborigines.
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The band Chicago was originally Chicago Transit Authority. Until the city government of the city of Chicago threatened to sue them over it, so they quickly shortened it to just Chicago. LOL.

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