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There are at least two bands named Them: 1. a Northern Irish rock and roll band that was formed in Belfast in 1963 2. a US/German Heavy Metal band formed in 2008 1. Them was a Northern Irish rock and roll band that was formed in Belfast in 1963. Best known for the garage rock standard Gloria and for launching singer-songwriter Van Morrison's careers, the group had an energetic sound that fit right into the British blues and rock boom of the 60s. With Van Morrison on vocals and harmonica, it featured as well Billy Harrison on guitar, Eric Wrixen on piano and keyboards, Alan Henderson on bass, and Ronnie Millings on drums, with several other musicians replacing those artists or doing side contributions during the life of the band. The group released its first single, Don't Start Crying Now/One Two Brown Eyes, in August 1964. The single was a flop. The band's managers and producers then hired session players Jimmy Page, Peter Bardens, and drummer Bobby Graham to back Morrison on a cover of Big Joe Williams' Baby Please Don't Go. The single, which featured the now-legendary Gloria as a B-side, was a smash in the U.K., sailing to #10 on the charts in December 1964. Radio DJs were also in for a big treat when the turned the record around and set loose the powerful B-side. The band then released its biggest hit in the U.K., Here Comes the Night/All for Myself, which hit #2 in March 1965. It went to #24 in the U.S. that May as well, and Them enjoyed their well-earned success. Lat...

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