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(’26 june 1965′)
(‘trade ad’ for their singles ‘here coms the night’ and ‘gloria’)
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SONGS:
“GLORIA”
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(“van morrison” as “proto-beck”)
(aka ‘little whiteboy with soul”)
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(“them” were a ‘northern irish’ band formed in ‘belfast’ in ‘april 1964’, most prominently known for the garage-rock standard “gloria” and launching singer van morrison’s musical career)
(the original 5-member band consisted of ‘morrison’, ‘alan henderson’, ‘ronnie milling’, ‘billy harrison’, and ‘eric wrixon’)
(the group was marketed in the ‘united states’ as part of the ‘british invasion’)
(‘them’ scored 2 ‘UK hits’ in 1965 with “baby, please don’t go” (‘UK #10’) and “here comes the night” (‘UK #2’ / ‘ireland #2’))
(the latter song and “mystic eyes” were ‘top 40’ hits in the ‘USA’)
(‘morrison’ quit the band in ‘1966’ and went on to a successful career as a ‘solo artist’)
(despite their relatively few ‘hit singles’, the ‘belfast group’ had considerable influence on other bands, such as ‘the doors’)
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