Chosen Few
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Bands
- The Chosen Few (reggae group)The Chosen Few (reggae group)The Chosen Few were a reggae group from Kingston, Jamaica, formed in 1969 and active until the mid-1980s.-History:The Chosen Few evolved from The Federals, with the latter's Franklin Spence and David Scott joined by Noel Brown and Richard McDonald. They initially recorded reggae covers of songs by...
, a Jamaican reggae group - The Chosen Few, a 1960s rock group from Newcastle, England who evolved into Skip BiffertySkip BiffertySkip Bifferty was an English psychedelic rock band formed in early 1966. The band featured future members of Ian Dury and The Blockheads.-History:...
- The Chosen Few (garage rock band), a 1960s Detroit garage rock band, whose members included Ron AshetonRon AshetonRonald Frank Asheton was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges.Asheton is ranked as number 29 on Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....
- The Chosen Few, a US hardcore punk band formed by members of U.S. ChaosU.S. ChaosU.S. Chaos are an American punk rock band from New Jersey, formed in 1981. They were one of the first American bands to play in an Oi!/street punk style....
- The Chosen Few (1970s Australian band)The Chosen Few (1970s Australian band)The Chosen Few was an Australian punk band formed by bass player Ian Cunningham in 1978 from the remains of an earlier hard rock band known as Deathwish...
, Australian punk rock band of the 1970s - The Chosen Few , the band of English singer/songwriter Paul BoninPaul BoninPaul Bonin is a singer and musician and a songwriter/composer. His body of published recorded work spans from 1980 to the present day.Bonin was born in Hammersmith, London and grew up in north London...
- The Chosen Few, the former name of the Faith BandFaith BandFaith Band is an American rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana.From 1973 to 1979, they released 5 albums: Faith in 1973, Excuse Me, I Just Cut an Album in 1977, Rock'n Romance in 1978, and Face to Face and Vital Signs in 1979.[ 1]...
- Wigan's Chosen Few, credited with the 1975 UK hit "FootseeFootsee"Footsee", credited to Wigan's Chosen Few, was a British hit single in 1975, reaching # 9 on the UK Singles Chart. It is notable as being one of the first commercially successful remixes of a previously released recording....
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Recordings
- The Chosen Few (The Dooleys album)The Chosen Few (The Dooleys album)The Chosen Few is a 1979 album by British pop group The Dooleys.The album contains the singles "Chosen Few" and "Wanted" - both of which were top 10 hits. "Wanted" had already appeared on the group's previous album, The Best of The Dooleys, but appeared here in a slightly extended version...
, 1979, and the title track - The Chosen Few (Boot Camp Clik album), 2002
- The Chosen Few (Judas Priest album)The Chosen Few (Judas Priest album)The Chosen Few is a compilation album by heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 11 October 2011.The album contains Judas Priest songs selected by other heavy metal and hard rock musicians, and was announced on 12 September 2011, for release on 11 October on Legacy Recordings...
, 2011 - The Chosen Few, a solo album by blues guitarist Mark FlanaganMark Flanagan (musician)Mark Flanagan is a blues guitarist who plays with Jools Holland's band, 'The Rhythm And Blues Orchestra'. He has released a solo album The Chosen Few in March 2002, as well as fronting the band The Fields, who released an album Down the Wire in August 2005.He is also a frequent session musician...
- "The Chosen Few", a song by the Dropkick MurphysDropkick MurphysDropkick Murphys are an Irish-American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St....
- "Chosen Few" (song), a single by German thrash metal group Kreator
- "...A Chosen Few," a song on the Electric Wizard album Let Us PreyLet Us PreyLet Us Prey is the fourth album by the doom metal band Electric Wizard. It was released through Rise Above Records in 2002, and was the last album to feature Electric Wizard's original line-up....
- "The Chosen Few," a song on the Electric Wizard album Witchcult TodayWitchcult TodayWitchcult Today is the sixth album by the doom metal band Electric Wizard. It was recorded entirely on vintage 1970s equipment at Toe Rag Studios and was released in November 2007. The sound of Witchcult Today was less harsh than preceding albums and Jus Oborn's vocals are much more prominent...
Other
- "The Chosen Few", a 2002 episode of the television series Third Watch