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The Accelerators

The Accelerators were an American rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. They were formed in 1982 by singer/guitarist Gerald Duncan and released five albums. Writer and critic Peter Eichenberger described the band as "one of the best rock 'n roll bands in the world great songs perfectly rendered."

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Also known as
Accelerators
Genres
Alternative rock College rock Rockabilly Power pop Roots rock
Labels
Dolphin Profile Sound Asleep Records
Origin
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Past members
Gerald Duncan · Doug Whelchel · Chris Moran · Keller "Skip" Anderson · Mike Johns
Spinoff of
Moon Pie

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The Accelerators

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples204
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

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The Accelerators

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related to Profile Records · 38
The Accelerators → Billboard, Both, Brad Rice, Chris Moran, City, Cory Robbins, Dick Hodgin, Don Dixon, Doug Whelchel, Dream Train, Duncan, Grammy, Heart, Janet Perr, Johns--who, Jon Wurster, Keller Anderson, King's Motel, Leave My Heart, Love
related to Comboland · 33
The Accelerators → American, Andy Kershaw's, BBC Two, BBC's, British, Cheshire, Cheshire's, Collection, Comboland, Covering, Europe, Greetings, In, It, Leave My Heart, Mitch Easter, North Carolina, October, One American, Raleigh
related to Hiatus and break up · 33
The Accelerators → After, Although Duncan, Automatic Slim, Bartholomew, Bartholomews, Because, Bo Taylor, Brad Rice, Dave Bartholomew, Dream Train, Duncan, Finger, Fluffy, Guitarist Taylor, He, June, Mark Auble, Michael Batts, Mike Johns, Nearer
related to Dolphin Records · 24
The Accelerators → Accelerators, After, Arrogance, Billboard, Despite, Dixon, Dolphin, Dolphin Records, Don Dixon, Drive-in Studio, Easter, However, In, Leave My Heart, Lets Active, Mitch Easter's, Mondo Montage, Moon Pie, Raleigh, Record Bar
related to D.E.S. and Sound Asleep Records · 19
The Accelerators → Because, Charles Desmond White, Chris Henderson, Dave Bartholomew, Duncan, For Nearer, Hodgin, In, Jag Studio, Jerker Emanuelson, Nearer, Raleigh, Records, Road Chill, Ron Bartholomew, Sound Asleep, Sound Asleep Records, Swedish, Unsuccessful
related to history · 16
The Accelerators → Anderson, Chris Moran, Dick Hodgin, Doug Whelchel, EP, Gerald Duncan, Greenville, Hard Times, In, Keller, Moon Pie, Musically, Raleigh, Skip, The, Welcome
related to New Music Seminar · 14
The Accelerators → According, And, Billboard, I've, In July, It, Jean Rosenbluth, Lonestar Roadhouse, Manhattan, New Music Seminar, New York, New York City, North Carolina, The
Past members · 13
The Accelerators → Bo Taylor, Brad Rice, Chris Henderson, Chris Moran, Dave Bartholomew, Doug Whelchel, Gerald Duncan, Jon Wurster, Keller "Skip" Anderson, Mark Auble, Michael Batts, Mike Johns, Ron Bartholomew
related to Discography · 8
The Accelerators → Dolphin Records, Dream Train, Leave My Heart, Nearer, Profile Records, Records, Road Chill, Sound Asleep Records
Also known as · 1
The Accelerators → Accelerators

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accelerators band duncan album raleigh profile records new released also rock songs bartholomew nearer carolina dolphin sound hodgin band's leave

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The AcceleratorsAlso known asAccelerators1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsGenresAlternative rock College rock Rockabilly Power pop Roots rock1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsLabelsDolphin Profile Sound Asleep Records1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsOriginRaleigh, North Carolina, United States1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersGerald Duncan1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersDoug Whelchel1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersChris Moran1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersKeller "Skip" Anderson1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersMike Johns1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersBrad Rice1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersChris Henderson1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersJon Wurster1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersRon Bartholomew1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersDave Bartholomew1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersMichael Batts1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersBo Taylor1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsPast membersMark Auble1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsSpinoff ofMoon Pie1.00infobox
The AcceleratorsYears active1982–20001.00infobox

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