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German Rock/Blues band founded 1977 in Rodgau, Hessia. The band is especially popular in the Rhein-Main area around Frankfurt/Main and in the German federal state of Hessia because of their biggest success Die Hesse komme! from 1984 which became an unofficial hymn for the region. Most of the original members are still in the band: Osti Osterwold (voc) Ali Neander (guitar) Raimund Salg (guitar) Joachim Becker (bass) Mob Böttcher (drums) Henni Nachtsheim (voc, sax) joined in 1978 and left in 1990 to form the comedy duo Badesalz with Gerd Knebel from Flatsch!. He was replaced in 1991 by Kerstin Pfau...

There are multiple artists known under the name of Monotone. 1) Monotone is a name variation for Michael Burkat a.k.a. DJ Monotone, a German techno DJ and producer. Here's a link to his MySpace profile. 2) Monotone is a Belgian trance project, which was active in the period of 1998-2001. The project released several vinyl singles, but vanished into thin air after 2001. 3) Monotone is a Russian ambient project led by Serge G. It was started in 2006, and has recorded two full-length albums and an EP. Musically, Monotone ranges from traditional ambient with the use of synthetic piano...

There are at least four bands who were called The Monotones: 1) The Monotones were a six-member Doo Wop band in the 1950s United States. They are considered a one-hit wonder, as their only song to reach widespread popularity was the doo-wop hit "(Who Wrote) The Book of Love", which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958. The Monotones formed in 1955 when the seven original singers — all residents of the same housing project in Newark, New Jersey — began performing covers of popular doo-wop songs. The members of the Monotones were lead singer Charles Patrick,...

Erectus Monotone were a short-lived cool-named avant-garde indie-rock band from Chapel Hill, NC, formed probably sometime around the summer of 1989. Three of them, Kevin Collins (vocals, guitar), Andy Freeburn (guitar,vocals) and Will "Casper" Lee (drums) had been jamming together previously with another fellow named David Jordan, but things hadn't really worked out. However, they came across their friend Jennifer Walker (bass) and things started to work out. .