John Fred & His Playboy Band ~ Similar Artists

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Gary Lewis & The Playboys - 84% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

Tommy Roe - 83% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

9 May 1942, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Vocalist Roe began his career with high school act, the Satins. The group performed several of his compositions, notably "Sheila", which they recorded in 1960. The single was unsuccessful, but Roe revived the song two years later upon securing... Read more

Crispian St. Peters - 79% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

Robin Peter Smith, 5 April 1939, Swanley, Kent, England. Originally a member of UK pop acts the Beat Formula Three and Peter And The Wolves, Smith was plucked from obscurity by manager Dave Nicolson, rechristened Crispian St. Peters and signed to a 10-year management and... Read more

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - 79% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

The McCoys - 77% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

Formed in Union City, Indiana, USA, in 1962, this beat group initially comprised Rick Zehringer (5 August 1947, Fort Recovery, Ohio, USA; guitar), his brother Randy (b. 1951, Union City, Indiana, USA; drums) and bass player Dennis Kelly. Known variously as Rick And The Raiders... Read more

The Cowsills - 76% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

Billed as "America's First Family Of Music", the Cowsills originally featured Bill (William Joseph Cowsill Jnr., 9 January 1948, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, d. 17 February 2006, Canada; guitar/vocals), Bob (b. Robert Paul Cowsill, 26 August 1949, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA;... Read more

Jan & Dean - 75% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

US pop duo comprising Jan Berry (William Jan Berry, 3 April 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA, d. 26 March 2004, Los Angeles, California, USA) and Dean Torrence (b. 10 March 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA). Students at Emerson Junior High School, Berry and Torrence began... Read more

Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - 75% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

The Fortunes - 68% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

Originally formed in March 1963 as a trio, this UK beat group comprised Glen Dale (Richard Garforth, 24 April 1943, Deal, Kent, England; guitar), Rod Allen (b. Rodney Bainbridge, 31 March 1944, Leicester, England, d. 10 January 2008, Coventry, West Midlands, England;... Read more

Bobby Vee - 67% match to John Fred & His Playboy Band

Robert Thomas Velline, 30 April 1943, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. Vee's first exposure to the rock 'n' roll scene occurred in macabre circumstances when his group, the Shadows, deputized for Buddy Holly after the singer was killed in an air crash in February 1959. Soon after,... Read more