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Grassella Oliphant (September 1, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz drummer.
Oliphant backed Ahmad Jamal in 1952 and Sarah Vaughan in the late 1950s, Other artist he worked with included Gloria Lynne and Shirley Scott.
He released two soul jazz albums as a leader on Atlantic Records in the 1960s. The Grass Roots, released in 1965, saw Oliphant working with saxophonist Harold Ousley, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, and bassist Ray McKinney. His 1968 release The Grass Is Greener featured John Patton on organ, Grant Green on guitar, Clark Terry on trumpet, and Major Holley on bass, in addition to...
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The Blades were a power pop group which formed in 1977 in Dublin, Ireland. The band's best known lineup was Paul Cleary (vocals, bass), Lar Cleary (guitar) and Pat Larkin (drums). This lineup split in 1981, but Paul Cleary reformed the band in 1982. This lineup featured Paul Cleary (vocals, guitar), Brian Foley (bass), Jake Reilly (drums) and a brass section. This lineup lasted until 1986.
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There are two bands with this name:
• The Razorblades are a neo-surf rock band from Wiesbaden, Germany. Founded in 2002 by guitarist Rob Razorblade, the band created a style they call "21st Century Surf," a mixture of twang guitars, punk power and melodies as big as the ocean. Influences range from old school master Dick Dale to Neo-Surf acts like Slacktone and The Mermen.
In 2004 and 2005 the band contributed a lot of songs to various samplers and finally found the time to record their second longplayer “The Dark Side Of The Beach” that was released 2006 on...
The Gaye Blades began as a side project of The Black Lips' bassist Jared Swilley and The Lids' singer/guitarist Bobby Ubangi. Their first few years of existence saw multiple line-up changes and very few shows. Upon the release of their first 7", 'I'd Brave Anything for You' (Rob's House / Die Slaughterhaus), the band settled on a final lineup and began playing shows more frequently. The current lineup includes Mike the Bison Beavers of Beat Beat Beat and Trey Lindsay of Rob's House Records. .
