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.

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

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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.

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