Ok, forget I asked. Here's a few...

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Posted by J on July 15, 2003 at 22:13:22

In Reply to: Why not the Jackson Five? posted by J on July 15, 2003 at 18:37:05:

I'll start with bands that claim to be siblings, but actually aren't. Why bother, you ask? What, you think I have something better to do? There's the Walker Brothers, the Blues Brothers, the Ramones, the Dust Brothers, the Bollock Brothers, the Sisters Of Mercy, the Righteous Brothers, Dean & Gene Ween, the Doobie Brothers, the Chemical Brothers, the Funk Brothers, the Thompson Twins, and the Jungle Brothers. Oh, and the Glimmer Twins.

Before she had a solo career, Skeeter Davis was part of a singing duo called the Davis Sisters. But they weren't related, and her last name isn't Davis. Betty Davis died, and Skeeter Davis then embarked on her solo career. They didn't record a lot; but their 'I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know' is pretty damn good. But then again I'm a Skeeter fan. In a similar musical vein, there's the case of Gram & Gene Parsons, who were not brothers, but were in the Byrds at the same time. Even more interesting is that they were also both members of the Flying Burrito Brothers, another band of guys who were not brothers at all; but not at the same time, as Gram Parsons left that band well before he died, but Gene Parsons didn't join until years later.

Similarly, Paul & Otis Williams, both of whom were members of the Temptations, were not related. Not so similarly, Bruce & Bob Kulick were both full-fledged members of the KISS universe; Bob was a roadie/tech for many years, and Bruce was an actual member for nearly a decade. I guess it beats playing with guys like Billy Squier & Michael Bolton. Yes, this longtime KISS guitarist was not only in a band with Michael Bolton, but also played on one or two of his solo recs. Can you imagine?

Then I have a few where there were people in the bands in question with the same last names, though not necessarily at the same time; in most cases I think they're siblings, but I'm not positive:

The Jive Five (Eugene, Frank, & Herbert Pitt)
Parliament (Grady & Greg Thomas)
Shonen Knife (Atsuko & Naoko Yamano)
The Ohio Players (Marshall & Robert Jones)
Tower Of Power (Bruce & Victor Conte)
The Shoes (Jeff & John Murphy)
The Chi-Lites (Clarence & Danny Johnson)
B.T. Express (Louis & Bill Risbrook)
The Vapors (Howard & Steve Smith)
Dazz Band (Isaac & Michael Wiley)
Five Blind Boys Of Alabama (Sam & Bobby Butler)

I have a feeling that there were more than a few doo-wop & vocals groups from the 50s that had siblings in them, but some people don't consider them 'bands' if none of 'em played instruments & many don't care even if they did & I'm probably one of those that don't care. And I don't really care about the Persuasions, either. However, there were a bunch of R&B, soul, funk, and even disco acts that did have siblings in their lineups, some quite prominent:

The Isley Brothers
The JBs & also Funkadelic (Bootsy & Catfish Collins)
The Meters/Neville Brothers
The Chambers Brothers
Earth, Wind & Fire (White Brothers)
The Gap Band (Wilson Brothers)
Kool & The Gang (Bell Brothers)
Sly & The Family Stone (Sly & Fred)
DeBarge
The Brothers Johnson
The Pointer Sisters...okay, I'm going a bit too far, aren't I. Um, but then there's Gladys Knight & The Pips, one of whom was Gladys' brother Merald.

I could look through my R&B box sets to try to dig out some more, but I don't feel like it right now. Okay, a couple of obvious ones:

The B-52s (Ricky & Cindy Wilson)
The Stooges (Scott & Ron Asheton)
Toto (Porcaro brothers)

And a few less obvious ones:

Marshall Tucker Band (Caldwell brothers)
Redd Kross (MacDonald brothers)
The Shaggs (Wiggin Sisters)
Bloodless Pharaohs (Brian & Gary Setzer)
Murder Junkies (G.G. & Merle)
The Hanson Brothers (not “Mm-Bop’s” Hanson, Rob & John Wright of NoMeansNo)
Big Country (Pete & Alan Wishart were original members)
The Good Rats (Marchello brothers)
The Paley Brothers
Half Japanese (Jad & David Fair)
Bobby Fuller Four (Bobby & Randy Fuller)

Oh, hell. I don't want to forget about the CARPENTERS, now, do I? Okay, maybe they're not 'rock.' But neither are the Carter Family, the Lounge Lizards (John & Evan Lurie), the Clancy Brothers, the Gatlin Brothers, the Brecker Brothers, or the Louvin Brothers, and surely they all deserve a mention. Great calls on the Collins Kids & the Blasters, too, I must say.

Delving into jazz is kinda ridiculous, so I won't do it, even though I named a few country artists where there are probably many. Good casual question. What I'll do when AMG starts charging, I don't know.

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Topic - Just tossing a casual question out here - bwkendall 10:56:19 07/15/03 (54)

The Ramones - werdske 20:51:22 07/21/03 (1)

Re: The Ramones - J 12:10:28 07/22/03 (0)

The Ramones - fitzy 20:46:02 07/21/03 (0)

When I saw the Who on their Quadrophenia tour - DAT 09:01:57 07/18/03 (0)

INXS , Rowan Bros. ...nt - MylesJ 16:38:03 07/17/03 (0)

Four more... - Skip 16:16:20 07/17/03 (0)

Smash Palace, Split Enz, Crowded House - ChuckG 05:33:33 07/17/03 (0)

Apparently the Bay City Rollers fit this category too. nt - DAT 15:20:11 07/16/03 (0)

Throwing Muses (nt) - JefferyK 10:48:43 07/16/03 (2)

Forgot them -- also Belly - jackrandom 11:46:28 07/16/03 (0)

sometimes overlooked or forgotten, an amazing band indeed! (nt) - gopher 11:13:07 07/16/03 (0)

A few less common ones... - potjock 20:28:05 07/15/03 (0)

Why not the Jackson Five? - J 18:37:05 07/15/03 (18)

Because they technically don't fall into the rock or rock-and-roll - bwkendall 09:32:22 07/16/03 (8)

Everly Brothers? - J 10:43:20 07/16/03 (7)

You wouldn't put them in the same vein as - bwkendall 10:55:09 07/16/03 (6)

Re: You wouldn't put them in the same vein as - J 11:07:42 07/16/03 (5)

Okay, I'll trade you one Everly Brothers for The Jacksons.... - bwkendall 11:13:56 07/16/03 (4)

Yeah, well I'll raise you both some Osmonds (nt) - nobody 11:29:41 07/16/03 (3)

I call! -t - bwkendall 13:15:29 07/16/03 (0)

They were no Barnes & Barnes nt - J 12:00:14 07/16/03 (0)

The Osmonds, by the way... - JefferyK 11:42:26 07/16/03 (0)

Ok, forget I asked. Here's a few... - J 22:13:22 07/15/03 (8)

Hey, J, you forgot Styx - DAT 09:00:38 07/18/03 (1)

They'd already been mentioned... - J 09:14:54 07/18/03 (0)

I'm a Skeeter fan, too... - JefferyK 11:41:22 07/16/03 (0)

you good, dawg! don't think any siblings in the meters, though nt - gopher 10:38:43 07/16/03 (2)

Arthur & Cyril Neville - J 10:42:08 07/16/03 (1)

i stand humbly corrected, sir nt - gopger 12:59:07 07/16/03 (0)

Excellent information.....you do know your stuff. -t - bwkendall 09:35:44 07/16/03 (0)

Did I forget Sparks? - J 22:21:13 07/15/03 (0)

A few........ - Sordidman 15:41:40 07/15/03 (1)

how could I forget Doves, - Williams bros. (nt) - Sordidman 15:47:55 07/15/03 (0)

Staple Singers , Collins Kids (nt) - OZTIM 15:39:09 07/15/03 (0)

Link Wray and the Wraymen - DAT 14:29:39 07/15/03 (0)

Radiohead - axolotl 14:14:08 07/15/03 (0)

Re: Just tossing a casual question out here - chadb 14:08:49 07/15/03 (1)

a few more... - chadb 23:49:33 07/15/03 (0)

The Psychedelic Furs and maybe The White Stripes......... - Chris Garrett 12:00:43 07/15/03 (2)

divorced H/W (nt) - robotk 14:05:00 07/15/03 (1)

Thanks......nt - Chris Garrett 12:00:22 07/17/03 (0)

Kinks, Jackson 5, Beach Boys, Breeders... - Stone 11:38:15 07/15/03 (3)

Devo? Really? -t - bwkendall 11:44:59 07/15/03 (2)

Sure - Stone 12:02:50 07/15/03 (1)

Now a rocket scientist (Mark) - Sordidman 15:44:09 07/15/03 (0)

Re: Just tossing a casual question out here - myoung 11:31:28 07/15/03 (1)

I can't believe that I, as in Kinks fan me and one-time - bwkendall 11:44:09 07/15/03 (0)

Cowboy Junkies nt - jackrandom 11:06:06 07/15/03 (0)

bands w/siblings - tommytube 11:03:24 07/15/03 (0)

Replacements - Meat Puppets (nt) - nobody 11:01:32 07/15/03 (0)

Hansons (hahahahahahahaha) <NT> - anson 11:00:37 07/15/03 (3)

Hanson, that's high art. . . - DAT 14:30:24 07/15/03 (1)

Ooooh, that was low! -t - bwkendall 17:31:41 07/15/03 (0)

My bad! ;-) -t - bwkendall 11:17:32 07/15/03 (0)

Follow Ups

Ok, forget I asked. Here's a few... - J 22:13:22 07/15/03 (8)

Hey, J, you forgot Styx - DAT 09:00:38 07/18/03 (1)

They'd already been mentioned... - J 09:14:54 07/18/03 (0)

I'm a Skeeter fan, too... - JefferyK 11:41:22 07/16/03 (0)

you good, dawg! don't think any siblings in the meters, though nt - gopher 10:38:43 07/16/03 (2)

Arthur & Cyril Neville - J 10:42:08 07/16/03 (1)

i stand humbly corrected, sir nt - gopger 12:59:07 07/16/03 (0)

Excellent information.....you do know your stuff. -t - bwkendall 09:35:44 07/16/03 (0)

Did I forget Sparks? - J 22:21:13 07/15/03 (0)

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