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Tom King and the Starfires | |
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Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Genres | Rock and roll |
Years active | 1958–1965 |
Labels | Pama Records |
Past members | Tom King Mert Madsen Walter Nims Howard Blank Dennis Slifko Tony Sawyer Jim Fox Sonny Geraci Ronnie Harkai Al Austin Richard D'Amato |
The Starfires is an American rock and roll band founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1958 by Tom King when he was 15. The band is usually identified as Tom King and the Starfires. King is best known as the original bandleader of the Outsiders; however, it was only at the insistence of Capitol Records that the band's name was changed when they created their breakout hit "Time Won't Let Me".[1]