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steely who?
the original band names
by tom schiller |
| F ew people know that before Steely Dan became Steely Dan, the boys performed and toured under 7,566 other names as part of a test marketing research investigation. In 1973, aided by the Windsor Unimax 5000 computer system, a test market research investigation was initiated by Jack Tafoya, a prominent record company executive with a penthouse apartment in the Brill building. As a result, the computer came up with 9,087 of the best names for the burgeoning group. Here is a list of the top fifty leading to the final selection: | |
Source: Arnold Jeevis Never Heard of 'Em: Musical Groups' Original Band Names, Putnam and Rowes, Berlin, 1981.Penis Whip
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