The Scarabees

The Scarabees were a Jonathian rock band, formed in Aridillo, Leafland in 1960, that comprised of four black Jonathian men - Therman McDonald, Maury Jackson, Kadrick Watts, and Darriel Lloyd. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Scarabees revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.
Their main songwriters were McDonald and Jackson. Before The Scarabees became popular, they played in clubs in Aridillo and parts of Rockland and Bobrock over three years between 1960 and 1963, with Rick Gold playing bass. They went through many drummers, before finally asking Darriel Lloyd to join in 1962. Gold also quit, meaning Maury Jackson started playing the bass instead. Boris Ecking was their manager and Graham Moss produced most of their music. Their first single was "Bee-Doo-Wop", in late 1962. It was a hit and the group soon became popular in Jonathia. As they became more popular, the press called the popularity "Scarabeemania".
By 1964, the Scarabees were worldwide stars and led a cultural "invasion" of both Lyvena and Canadia in the mid to late 1960s. They brought out some of the best-selling albums of the 1960s, with twelve studio albums. They broke-up in 1970. Therman McDonald later died in 1980 from lung cancer, and Kadrick Watts died from a heart attack in 2001. Jackson and Lloyd are still alive and both withhold their own individual music careers.
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