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Okay JP

"The Yuman Race"
"Yuman Civilation"

AZ is full of "SideWinders" But there is prolly just as many bands with that name as there are snakes.

How about"107". That's the average summer high tempature in Yuma.



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How about, "Ten Ton Mama?"
Band motto: "Big women need lovin' too."

You might be really, really popular....<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by David Mason on 12 December 2005 at 02:07 AM.]</p></FONT>

Here's one I used as the title for a radioshow I had years ago.

"COUNTRY - on Purpose!"

PK

....Yuma Kinda Country

Sorry ...double post
Never Yuma ind !!!<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Mark Vinbury on 12 December 2005 at 06:55 AM.]</p></FONT>

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Yumade The Right Choice

The Stogne Ponies?

I've been through Yuma once and the only band name I can think of is . . . Hotter'n Hell

Well, how about it Daryl? What did the band think of these masterpieces? Which one's it gonna be, and what does the winner get?

The Dry Yuma Band.

Then there was Minnesota's Johnny Wilfahrt. The side of his bus read: JOHNNY WILFAHRT AND HIS BAND WILL PLAY

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I've actually given this some serious thought, and I have a few names in my pocket I'm saving for a rainy day.

If you really break it down, what makes up successful band names? If you're not using people's names, a lot of them take a noun and an adjective (but doesn't have to be), that are not normally combined in the English language or are contridoctory. For example: Diamond Rio (actually the name of an old trucking company) Sawyer Brown, Kentucy Headhunters, Restless Heart, or Rascal Flats.

So, get out the dictionary and thesaurus and start combining words until some combination has a "ring" to it. Lean towards shorter words that are easy to spell and pronounce. (Ditch the alternative spellings [common in rock bands], it's cool until some promoter misspells or mispronounces it). Start with words or images and themes that are common in your genre, and brainstorm from there. Bonus points for use of a verb (a la Sting), bonus points if it winds up sounding like it cound be someone's name, and SUPER bonus points for subtly. Subtract points for use of words that relate directly to your genre (don't use the words "country" or "cowboy" or anything too closely related, as was previously suggested).

The bottom line is, make a unique combination of words so that when someone hears it, there is no mistaking WHAT or WHO they are talking about and gives you a "feel" of what you're about. Good, one word names, are very rare.

<SMALL>so that when someone hears it, there is no mistaking WHAT or WHO they are talking about and gives you a "feel" of what you're about.</SMALL>

Yeah, but I'd say Sawyer Brown, Rascal Flats and Kentucky Headhunters ALL fail that test. Or at least they did when they first came up with the name. It meant NOTHING to ANYBODY until they built a reputation; then it CAME to mean something over time. Lots of good brand names are like that. For instance, what the heck does "KLEENEX" mean? Nothing!

Ben- This is your "rainy day".
I appreciate and agree with some of your thoughtful rhetoric, but "ditch" that and let's see the names.
I agree with Jim
Yuma ka Yuna ma


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Yumama

How about "Banned from Yuma"

Actually you could use my old band name as i am quiting the business!

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Jim, those were just examples of names I thought were catchy, creative, and had a country "feel" to them, purely from a language perspective. My thoughts on the music produced by these bands have nothing to do with their names. There is little doubt, however, those are names of country bands, and that's the point. For instance, you wouldn't associate names like Motley Crue (with the umlauts), Led-Zeppelin, or Megadeath with country??

By the way, I think Led-Zeppelin is one of the best names ever. Just from a language perspective.

Mark, sorry, it ain't raining in California. But, I'll give an insight into my thought process. Being a farm boy, I started with agricultural and geographic ideas: dirt, hill, valley, stream, creek, river, rock, stone, tractor, axle, piston, plow, chaff, stock, etc. Move to adjectives: colors, textures, size, emotions, etc. Mix and match, trial and error...

I will say that my favorite name, that I came up with, uses the name of a defunct farm implement company.

One other note, a lot good names are used in the singular, as in, Nickel Creek, not, the Nickel Creeks.

How about:

" PUSH & PULL "


Horst

Well, after reading all the suggestions, I don't personally see one better than "The Yuman Beans". It combines the name of the town, has a double meaning, shows a sence of humor, and is just plain catchy.

if you want to stay away from that kind of thing, you might try using the first initial of each player (or last names), and arrange them to see what kind of word you can come up with. Here's a poor example:
Frank.......F
Orrvile.....O
Rick........R
Darrell.....D
or
Darrell.....D
Orrivle.....O
Rick........R
Frank.......F
See what I mean?

Being an ardent fan of Lester "Roadhog" Moran and the Cadillac Cowboys, I submit the following:

Daryl Stogner and the Lincoln Continentals.

Lem

Yuma Best Buddies. Best said when drunk.

Daryl Stogner and the Illegitimate Sons of the Bunkhouse

Kenny Countdown and the Blastoffs