dimestoredavinci

dimestoredavinci t1_ivhog3t wrote

I heard of another instance like this, and I thought it was The Zombies, but a quick search jogged my memory on that story, which I'll share since I'm here

The band The Zombies from Europe somewhere had broken up by the time their song hit it big in the US, and so nobody knew how to get in contact with them. So since nobody also knew what the original band even looked like, the record company decided to just get a group of musicians together to go on tour as The Zombies. Two of those band members went on to form the band ZZ Topp.

If anyone knows the other story I'm trying to think of, please let me know

9

dimestoredavinci t1_itvwz3i wrote

Im surprised so many people recommending the same five modern country artists. That's a good pick.

I'd like to add a few: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Ryan Bingham, Buddy Miller, Hayes Carll, Weary Boys, Shovels and Rope, Malcom Holcombe, and I'll even throw in John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark because OP needs to know those guys too because they're legends

1