Article: Tribute bands on song

Article: Tribute bands on song.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  July 24, 1998 ;     308 words ...TOP tribute bands from across the Midlands will be taking to the stage at the popular Walsall People's Festival later this month. Groups ... 70s rock music will be featured from tribute bands The Long Run, Dizzy Lizzy, Free ...

Article: Living - real lives: IT HAPPENED TO ME... I ran the world to ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  July 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: MARK DABBS As told to CHARLOTTE WARD Determined to promote fitness and all the good things about his home town, staff nurse Mark, 36, embarked on a one-man crusade, running marathons across the globe. And his role of unofficial ambassador for Walsall even resulted in a meeting with Nelson

Article: Tribute bands more than just 1-hit wonders
Daily Breeze;  October 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... as schlocky Las Vegas lounge acts, tribute bands are increasingly becoming headliners ... ZZ Top. There are dozens of Beatles tribute bands alone. Of course like their first ... without trying to impersonate them _ most tribute bands languish in bar-band anonymity ...

Article: Are tribute bands killing live music?
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  March 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... spawned a new form of entertainment - tribute bands. A flurry of copycat acts, including ... s live music scene. Because the tribute bands have been accused of killing off struggling ... company director Jim Simpson said: 'Tribute bands are parasites who have been a disaster ...

Article: Rock-alikes Tribute bands find a niche, keep dance ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 14, 1999 ;     639 words ... ... quintet, Used Cars is among hundreds of tribute bands that have found a niche mastering or ... music from a variety of performers, tribute bands devote themselves to a specific group ... to perform original music, several tribute bands have managed to thrive, from Whiskey ...

Article: Brush up on tribute bands
The Scotsman;  May 5, 2001 ;     565 words ... ... shows. This must be music to the ears of tribute bands, who can bring your favourite celebrities ... near you for a fraction of the price. Tribute bands. A new phenomenon? Not really. Tribute bands are as old as bands themselves. What ...

Article: Tribute bands: They may be making music of the ...
Dayton Daily News;  July 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... figures started to move without warning. Tribute bands are different from plain old covers ... summer, the Fraze season also includes tribute bands imitating Van Halen, the Rolling Stones ... quantity as the acts that are spawning tribute bands before the originals even retire ...