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The Sillies

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The Sillies were a Detroit punk rock band[1] formed early 1977 by auto assembly line worker Ben Waugh.[2][3] The Sillies played their first show second-billed to The MC5.[4] Later, they played with bands such as The Dead Boys, The Damned, The Cramps,[5][6] and toured the United States and Canada.[7] The band regrouped and toured the West Coast of North America in 2002 to support the release of their "debut" CD America's Most Wanton (Nebula/Scooch Pooch).[8]

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  1. ^ Graff, Gary (May 21, 2020). "Compilation captures "lost" era of Detroit punk rock scene". Macomb Daily. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bookie's Clue 870 Reunion Mar 16 2109 in Detroit!". Detroit Rock n Roll Magazine. February 18, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Callwood, Brett (December 21, 2011). "Silly politics". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bookie's Club 870: Detroit Punk". Detroit Rock n Roll Magazine. January 20, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bookie's 40th Anniversary Reunion". Detroit Rock n Roll Magazine. March 13, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Miller, Steve (November 19, 2018). "An Oral History of Detroit Punk Rock". Longreads. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Sillies", Soundclick.com, retrieved December 4, 2024
  8. ^ America's Most Wanton - The Sillies, AllMusic, retrieved December 4, 2024
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