The Name Game                               

Pop evolution..... we now know them as The BeeGees, The Beach Boys
and The Beatles, but they have all performed under other names
at some time earlier in their careers.

So how did you do? You will know them better as:


THE FOUR AIMS A: THE FOUR TOPS
THE HARMONY CHORDS A: THE BACHELORS
THE RIVER ARROWS A: THE BAR-KAYS
CARL AND THE PASSIONS A: THE BEACH BOYS
JOHNNY AND THE MOONDOGS A: THE BEATLES
TOBY TYLER A: MARC BOLAN
THE JET SET / THE BEEFEATERS A: THE BYRDS
DAVE DEE AND THE BOSTONS A: DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TITCH
THE VERSATILES A: THE FIFTH DIMENSION
THE FOUR JAYS / THE BLUE JAYS A: THE FOURMOST
THE TIKIS A: HARPERS BIZARRE
TONY RIVERS AND THE CASTAWAYS A: HARMONY GRASS
THE HEARTBEATS A: HERMANS HERMITS
THE FOURTONES / THE DELTAS A: THE HOLLIES
THE SHERABONS A: THE HONEYCOMBS
THE GOLLIWOGS A: CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
THE MARS BARS A: GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS

TOMMY SCOTT (AND THE SENATORS)

A: TOM JONES
THE ORBITS
A: JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES
THE RAVENS A: THE KINKS
LOS SONOR A: LOS BRAVOS
DEAN FORD AND THE GAYLORDS A: THE MARMALADE
THE MAVERICKS / PACIFICS A: THE MERSEYBEATS
THE NOMADS A: THE MOJOS
THE LIBERATORS A: PINKERTONS ASSORTED COLOURS
THE OUTCASTS A: GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP
THE SUPREMES A: RUBY AND THE ROMANTICS
THE FIVE CHESTERNUTS A: THE SHADOWS
TOM AND JERRY A: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
THE RHYTHM AND BLUES QUARTET A: THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
THE FLOWERPOT MEN A: THE IVY LEAGUE
LITTLE JOE COOK A: CHRIS FARLOWE
THE LIONEL MORTON FOUR A: THE FOUR PENNIES
THE PARAMOUNTS A: PROCOL HARUM
THE FIVE CROWNS A: THE DRIFTERS
THE GLENEAGLES A: ( LULU AND ) THE LUVVERS
THE PRIMETTES A: THE SUPREMES
THE BLUEGENES A: THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS
THE NIGHTRIDERS / THE CROSSFIRES A: THE TURTLES
UNIT FOUR A: UNIT FOUR PLUS TWO
THE IMPACTS A: THE VENTURES

THE DETOURS / THE HIGH NUMBERS

A: THE WHO
THE JETS A: WAYNE FONTANA AND THE MINDBENDERS
JET POWERS A: P.J. PROBY
THE LINC-TONES A: THE TOKENS
THE TROGLODYTES A: THE TROGGS
ELSTON GUNN A: BOB DYLAN
THE METROPOLITAN BLUES QUARTET A: THE YARDBIRDS
THE RATTLESNAKES A: THE BEE GEES
PETER NOVAK A: PETER NOONE
THE MANN HUGG BLUES BROTHERS A: MANFRED MANN
THE RICK Z COMBO A: THE McCOYS
THE POQUELLOS A: THE SHIRELLES
THE ELGINS A: THE TEMPTATIONS
JOHNNY ST.CYR A: JOHN LEYTON
THE DEL PHIS / THE VELS A: MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS
XYZ A: ? AND THE MYSTERIANS
CHRIS RAVEL (AND THE RAIDERS) A: CHRIS ANDREWS
THE BON BONS A: THE SHANGRI-LAS
CAESER AND CLEO A: SONNY AND CHER
THE FRAZERS A: THE SPOTNICKS
BONNIE JO MASON A: CHER
CASS AND THE CASANOVAS A: THE BIG THREE
THE SPACEMEN A: JOE BROWN AND THE BRUVVERS
THE PIONEERS / OUTCASTS / FRANTICS
A: THE SMALL FACES
THE JAGUARS A: THE APPLEJACKS
THE BEAZERS A: CHRIS FARLOWE AND THE THUNDERBIRDS
THE MONARCHS A: THEM
GARY AND THE NITELITES A: AMERICAN BREED
THE CLIFFTONES A: THE FORTUNES