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Born Jamericans are a reggae/hip-hop fusion team originally from Washington, D.C. with roots in Jamaica, hence their name referring to the term, "Jamaican-American". The duo is made up of the deejays Mr. Notch and Edley Shine. They are best known for their hit dancehall tracks off their debut album Kids from Foreign, Boom Shak-A-Tack [Dancehall Remix] and Cease & Seckle. .

The members of Five Americans first met in Durant, Oklahoma at South-eastern Oklahoma State University in 1962. Under the leadership of lead guitarist, Mike Rabon, they formed a group called the Mutineers. The band played local beer joints and frat dances until the summer of 1964, when Mike suggested that they go to Dallas to try and make enough money to pay for tuition for the following fall semester. With the onslaught of the "British Invasion" by bands with strange sounding names, the group also took on a new handle. They were not bugs or beasts of any kind, they...

Post-punk / art rock project consisting of among others: David Toop, Steve Beresford, Max Eastley, Terry Day, Viv Albertine (of The Slits), Vivien Goldman, Peter Cusack, Lol Coxhill. They released two singles and two albums in the early 1980s. .

There are at least two bands by t his name. "Ugly Americans" - North Carolina: A hardcore band from North Carolina who existed between 1983 and 1987. Appearing on V/A - Empty Skulls vol. 2: The Wound Deepens comp, releasing two LP's titled "THE DREAM TURNS SOUR LP" (released on disciple records 1984), "WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED LP" (released on death records, 1986), they also released one 7" titled "PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM" (which was also released by death records in 1986). "The Ugly Americans" - Austin, Texas In 1993, cast-offs from several alternative roots outfits (Cracker, Mojo Nixon, Poi...