Them

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Them was a 1960s Northern Irish rock band fronted by Van Morrison, best known for pioneering garage rock with songs like "Gloria."

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Them canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical group
rock band
activeYearsEnd 1972
activeYearsStart 1964
associatedAct The Belfast Gypsies
The Gamblers
Van Morrison
basedIn Belfast
countryOfOrigin Northern Ireland
era 1960s
formedIn Belfast
genre garage rock
rhythm and blues
rock
hasFormerMember Van Morrison
hasHitSingle Baby Please Don’t Go
surface form: Baby, Please Don't Go

Gloria
Here Comes the Night
hasLiveReputation intense stage performances
hasMember Van Morrison
hasNotableSong Baby Please Don’t Go
surface form: Baby, Please Don't Go

Gloria
Here Comes the Night
Mystic Eyes
hasSongwriter Van Morrison
influenced later garage rock bands
proto-punk bands
influencedGenre garage rock
punk rock
languageOfWork English
musicStyle R&B-influenced rock
blues-influenced rock
notableFor pioneering garage rock
notableSongCharacteristic aggressive vocals
raw sound
simple chord progressions
notableWork Baby Please Don’t Go
surface form: Baby, Please Don't Go

Gloria
Here Comes the Night
Mystic Eyes
occupationOfMember Van Morrison – harmonica player
Van Morrison – lead vocalist
Van Morrison – saxophonist
partOf 1960s British rock scene
recordLabel Decca Records

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