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Front Row & Backstage

Audio Autopsy, 1966, Warner Bros. Records: The Pre-Teen Bantams, Rock's First Boy Band

Pre-dating the Osmonds, Hanson, and the '90s Boy Band Parade, these pre-teens actually played and sang on their lone Warner Bros. album.

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Aug 01, 2022
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The Bantams (l-r) Fritz (9), Jeff (10), and Mike (12), wait backstage before a TV show appearance.

It’s common knowledge, as well as a pop cultural landmark, that when The Beatles appeared on CBS-TV’s

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