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This page is my template sandbox rendering test area, where Dan, the CowMan improves templates using other templates as templates. Pay no attention if you see your own template here or if this page is listed in one of your categories.

The code for the template being built/tested is at User:DantheCowMan/working/ts and/or User:DantheCowMan/working/ts2.

Attempting to correct auto-categorization, code fragments left over from a project move.

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The Israelites

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Discography:

Another early Christian ska band was The Israelites, formed in 1989.[1] They played a traditional style of ska,[2] similar to the Skatalites or Desmond Dekker. Although they lasted to see later Christian ska bands attain national success, they only self-released two albums, the final one in 1998.[3]


Five Iron Frenzy

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From: Denver, Colorado

Selected discography:

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Jason and the G-Men

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From: Minnesota

Genre(s): Swing jazz

Selected discography:

1994: Walkin' The Beat

1996: "G" as in Men

1999: Swing Hard, Swing Often

Jason and the G-Men were a swing revival period band with music most closely styled to earlier periods. Comparisons were often made to artists such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, or Gene Krupa.[4]


Ruby Joe

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From: Ventura, California

Genre(s): Swing revival

Selected discography:

Ruby Joe released two albums between 1998 and 1999. Their first release, Sinking the Eight Ball, had a Psychobilly[5] sound "like a rockabilly version of Mike Knott"[6] matched with controvosial lyrics. The band's approach to topics such as New Age spiritualism, the holocaust, and drug addiction[7][8] caused the album to be pulled from some Christian book stores.[9]

Their sophmore effort played squarely as swing revival due to the appearance of the horn section of Royal Crown Revue. The lyrics also shift in attitude from their first album; on Hot Rod Deluxe it became "easier to see the biblical point" that is trying to be made.[10]


The W's

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From: Corvallis, Oregon

Discography:

The Oregon based W's were the most widely known swing/ska band on the Christian scene.[11] They released two albums on Five Minute Walk between 1996 and 2000. Their hit single "The Devil Is Bad" propelled them into the Christian Music spotlight, and they opened for dc talk in 1999.[11] The group won two Dove Awards, both in 1999, for "The Devil Is Bad" and their first album Fourth from the Last.[12]


Mary Lou Williams

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From: Atlanta, Georgia

Genre(s): Jazz piano, swing

Selected discography:

19xx: TBD

Mary Lou Williams (1910 – 1981) was a prolific jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. While she produced primarily mainstream jazz, in the 1960's her composing focused on sacred music - hymns and masses. One of the masses, dubbed "Mary Lou's Mass", was performed on the The Dick Cavett Show in 1971. She wrote and performed religious jazz music like Black Christ of the Andes (1963), Anima Christi and Praise the Lord.

Her final album,Solo Recital, was recorded live at the 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival. It's content encompasses spirituals, ragtime, blues and swing.

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TTN_W_1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McGovern, Brian Vincent (1998). "Album Reviews: The Israelites". HM Magazine (72). ISSN 1066-6923. Retrieved 2007-04-24. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Thompson, John J. (2000). "The Third Wave / The Ska Revival". Raised by Wolves. ECW Press. p. 230. ISBN 9781550224214.
  4. ^ Canfield, Jason (1997). "Reviews / "G" as in Men". Cornerstone. 26 (113): 59. ISSN 0275-2743.
  5. ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Ruby Joe". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 779. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  6. ^ Jeffrey, Anthony (March 1998). "Reviews / Sinking the Eight Ball". CCM Magazine. 20 (9): 78. ISSN 1524-7848.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference 7b_15 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Menke, Jimmy (1998). "Tools / Music". YouthWorker Journal. XVI (5): 69–70. ISSN 0747-3486. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  9. ^ Thompson, John J. (1998). "bankshots: Ruby Joe". 7ball (20): 46. ISSN 1082-3980. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Terry, Jenn (1999-05-03). "Ruby Joe / Hot Rod Deluxe". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  11. ^ a b Powell 2002, "The W's" p. 1008-1009
  12. ^ "Dove Award Recipients for 1999". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved November 15, 2006.