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There have been more than one group called the Swallows. 1. A US doo-wop group from the 1950s 2. A Canadian rock group from the 1990s/2000s. 3. A Malaysian surf & garage group from the 1960s. 1. The US doo-wop group from the 1950s The Swallows formed in Baltimore in 1946 as the Oakaleers. By the end of the forties their name had changed to the Swallows and the line-up had settled down to Eddie Rich (lead), Earl Hurley (tenor), Herman 'Junior' Denby (tenor/baritone), Frederick Johnson (baritone) and Norris 'Bunky' Mack (bass). Signed to King in 1951, their first single...

There are several bands called Swallows: A) Swallows is Sian Macfarlane from the weirdest core of the Midlands. Inspired by rainfall, speaking backwards, creeped-out ambience and clustering samples her music seems to draw a lot from a playful recording techniques whilst guitar and/or keyboard lines swell and underpin the songs, often accompanied by some extra dissonance and her ghostly vocal. www.myspace.com/swallowsoverhead B) “Swallows is an alternative band out of Minnesota that has invoked what people are calling 'rock and roll, ugly and beautiful, profane and spiritual.' This quartet brings a blend of classic blues, a barrage of eclectic instruments, and...