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What are various bands best known for outside of their musical abilities? Kiss for example are best known for their makeup.
Having converted to Judaism - Sammy Davis, Jr.
According to legend, he felt compelled to convert after finding after the imprint of a Star of David in his hand, which came from a charm that Tony Curtis had left with him when he was hospitalized after a car accident.
Raphael
Dramatic Enterance - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
"This dude knew how to make an entrance! He would often start his shows by being brought out in a coffin (sometimes a flaming coffin), and incorporated a gaggle of voodoo parlour tricks throughout (just to keep things interesting)"
princejellyfish
Was murdered by president of her fan club! - Selena
This young Tex-Mex singer had the misfortune of catching her fan club's president in dishonest dealings and paid the ultimate price. Where I lived at the time, her popularity wasn't so well known and it was through her sensational and ironic demise that I first heard of her. And there must be a lot of others to whom she was unknown in her lifetime, so that her tragic death was similarly how they first heard of her.
Renee Scoggins
Rebellious attitude - Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols didn't get a record contract until 1977 because of their lewd behavior such as vomiting on people, wrecking studio rooms, and even getting arrested during concerts.
Paul Warren
Defacing His Holiness in effigy on live television - Sinead O'Connor
During a performance on Saturday Night Live, she pulled out a photograph of Pope John Paul II and tore it in half.
Raphael
Mispelling - Slade
Slade has a history of mispelling their songs as well as their band which should be called 'Slayed'.
Paul Warren
Her "goddess" look - Stevie Nicks
Stevie has made it her signature to take to the stage wearing a thin, loose-fitting, colorful outfit that signifies her as an independent woman in touch with nature.
Raphael
Low budget videos - The Stone Roses
The first video that the Stone Roses did was a low budget video for Love Spreads. The lead singer Ian Brown decided to lean this way because he didn't want to lipsync to the vocals.
Celeste
Low budget videos - The Stone Roses
The first video that the Stone Roses did was a low budget video for Love Spreads. The lead singer Ian Brown decided to lean this way because he didn't want to lipsync to the vocals.
Celeste
Electricution on stage - Stone the Crow's
"Forever known as "Exibit A". Les Harvey from Stone the Crow's had a decent career going for himself, but learned the hard way to go unplugged during a rainstorm
princejellyfish
Answering E-Mails - Strong Bad
Nearly every Monday, Strong Bad answers an e-mail sent in by one of his fans in a hilarious fashion. There have been over 180 since 2001. Go to homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html to see them.
Jake
Their ethnicity and their activism - System of a Down
They're all Armenian, and many of their songs have references to certain important events in Armenian history, especially the genocide. They are also known for trying to raise awareness of such issues.
Ra'akone
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