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Artist Biography For Platypus

1 Platypus Was A Progressive Rock Supergroup That Consisted Of Members From Dream Theater John Myung Derek Sherinian King's X Ty Tabor And Dixie Dregs Rod Morgenstein .
The Group Was Formed In 1997 And Disbanded In 2000. There Are Two Follow-Up Projects The Jelly Jam Effecively Platypus Minus Sherinian And Jughead Featuring Derek Sherinian Ty Tabor And Matt & Gregg Bisonnette. 2 Platypus Was A Little Known Short-Lived Disco-Funk Band That Was Active In The Late '70s And Early '80s. Formed In Dayton Ohio In 1978 The Band Consisted Of Arthur Stokes Lead Vocals Percussion Kerry Rutledge Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar Lloyd Jones Bass Curtis Sanford Drums Keyboards And Larry "Irfaan" Hines Lead Guitar . They Combined Their Appreciation Of The Ohio Players And Parliament/Funkadelic With A Lot Of Disco Gloss And Sometimes Added Rock Elements. But Unlike The Players Or Parliament/Funkadelic Platypus Didn't Use Any Horns. In 1978 The Five Member Band Signed With Casablanca Which -- Shortly After Hines' Life Was Taken By Leukemia -- Released Its Self-Titled Debut LP The Following Year. Cherry A Second Album Was Issued In 1980. Neither Album Sold And The Outfit Broke Up.

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