Where's the Clash and Skynyrd references? And who's Dun Ringle?

 

You'll never win the Bod Strummer sleeve design competition with that effort, even if it is yourshelf that's judging it. 

Ah, well, you see now, Dun Ringle was the original name of the Clash. They named themselves (in a bizarre Lynyrd Skynyrd coincidence) after one of their school teachers. Yes, Mr Dan Ringquell, their Home Economics teacher, who always used to get them to cut their long hair (which unlike Lynyrd Skynyrd, they did, hence inventing the 'punk hairstyle') and in order to avoid a law suite they changed the coves spelling slightly. Does that make any sense?

 Does anyone else know of any bands named after a teacher or indeed after anyone else for that matter? I think we should be told.

hows about Pink (y ) - The Lamdarettas - Kenny Baldy And His Jazzmen - Rigor Ros - ( H )abba - Eddie Young And The Hot Roddy Goosies 

 

there must be loads more

 

Brown Owl In The Ring la-la-la-la-la

The Cowboy Junkies

The Average Whiteford Band

Malettalica....

Did  The Smiths (themselves named after Eddie) not name a song after a teacher? What was it?  Heaven Knows I'm Misery Now.