Ms White will join the 28-strong band for a tour of Switzerland in August before the British Open - which Grimethorpe has not won since 1991 - on 4 September.

BBC: Music teacher to play for Grimethorpe Colliery band

Eight musicians from the 32-strong military band have formed themselves into the pop group, called Liquid Sunshine.

BBC: Prince of Wales's Division band trains for Afghanistan

While Kellogg's touring earned him a strong reputation across the Northeast, his greatest success came after he pieced together a strong on-stage band in Northampton, Mass.

NPR: Ben Taylor And Stephen Kellogg On World Cafe

People are saying Coldplay is EMI's biggest band, maybe strong sales will indicate that EMI has a future.

NPR: Coldplay, Katy Perry and More New Releases

"The state of the boy band union is strong, " Wahlberg joked Tuesday.

NPR: Walhberg: Boy Band Union Is Strong For Summer Tour

Herb Jeffries, who later became famous with the Ellington band (and is still going strong at 99), is heard on three tracks.

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The band are travelling with a 150-strong entourage with more than 200 tonnes of equipment, which arrived from Singapore on Tuesday.

BBC: Stones thrill in soggy Bangalore

Like Burke, Band is troubled by the bigger gold shares running into such strong resistance last week.

FORBES: Gold: Not So Shiny Anymore

It came at the height of Beatlemania and the band's music was famously drowned out by the screams of the 55, 000-strong crowd.

BBC: Rare Beatles Shea Stadium photos fetch ?30,000

And now, a growing band of brewers is turning to the complex, earthy spice of rye for a new take on the strong flavors craft-beer drinkers have grown to love.

WSJ: The Rye Time for a New Beer Style