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Shoes
photo credit: Sara Townsend

Active

1970s - 2010s

Formed

1975 in Zion, IL

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Power Pop Contemporary Pop/Rock New Wave Punk/New Wave

Also Known As

The White Shoes

Group Members

Gary Klebe Henk Versteegen Jan Versteegen Jeff Murphy John Murphy Theo van Es Skip Meyer John Richardson Mike Zelenko Ric Menck
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Shoes

Biography by Mark Deming

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Influential D.I.Y. power pop group from Zion, Illinois, remembered for their fine songwriting and impressive studio skills.
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