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A Con Lead To Successful Music Careers

October 18th, 2017 - by Alyssa Shea

When the Zombies disbanded after their album, Odessey and Oracle, failed to make the music charts, they never expected to see fame or fortune. That is, until they mysteriously became wildly famous in the States.

So how can a band that was no longer making music become famous? You can point the finger at Delta Promotions, their management. Back in 1969, they had two separate impostor bands playing and calling themselves the Zombies. Mark Ramsey, a member of one of the impostor Zombie groups, spoke about the incident.

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“As far as the Zombies, I was told they didn’t exist,” he recalls. “That they were only a studio sound. I was just excited and flattered. I’d only been playing for a few years and the other guys were pro-level at that point. I didn’t look at it as anything more than a chance to have some fun, hang out with some cool guys, learn some songs, go somewhere outside of this Hillbillyville, and earn a little money.”

Chris White, a member of the original Zombies band from Britain, has no hard feelings or bitterness toward the groups. In fact, one of those impostor Zombie bands spawned what we now know as ZZ Top! What should have been a failure resulted in success!

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