Sports bands

Matt Farley has recorded many many **"sports band"** albums, using over 30 band names, containing songs about sports. Many but not all of the artists are geographically focused on the teams of a particular city or region.

Farley's earliest released song about sports was "ALCS 2004 (Red Sox v Yankees)" which first appeared on *Dislocated Songs* by Moes Haven in late 2004 (and also on *Songs About Holidays and Other Things* by The Spoiled Chefs), was played on a Boston-area radio station, and was a very successful song. So when Farley began to start recording songs on every possible subject in 2007-08, it was natural that sports was among the topics he'd want to cover, in addition to his personal enjoyment of the American sports of baseball, football, and basketball. He's not a huge fan of hockey, though he has written some hockey songs too.

Farley's first "sports band" was The Boston Baseball Band who released *Go Red Sox!* in July 2007. The New England Football Band (about the New England Patriots) debuted later that year. In March 2008, The Athletic Sports Band came on the scene, which is not tied to any particular geographic region, and as such is Farley's most prolific sports band, having released nine albums through 2018. Farley's first geographic sports band not about Boston teams was The Singing Texas Sports Fan which debuted in August 2008. Through the rest of 2008 and in 2010, Farley continued to create new bands about different cities teams. Many of these bands have released only one album, unless an act catches on. Some bands have also released singles to try to capitalize on some recent major development for a team or player. The least prolific of all the sports bands is The Oklahoma City Sports Band which has released only one single, "Kevin Durant (Go Thunder Go!)" (2012).

## List of sports bands

1. The Boston Baseball Band
2. The New England Football Band
3. The Athletic Sports Band
4. The Chicago Sports Band
5. The Los Angeles Sports Band
6. The New York Sports Band
7. The New York Sports Fan
8. The Philadelphia Sports Band
9. The Pittsburgh Sports Band
10. The Singing Texas Sports Fan
11. The Sports Band of Indianapolis, Indiana
12. The Sports Band of Phoenix, Arizona
13. The Cleveland Sports Band
14. The Detroit Sports Band
15. The Atlanta Sports Band
16. The Green Bay & Milwaukee Sports Band
17. The Minnesota Sports Band
18. The New Orleans Sports Band
19. The San Francisco Sports Band
20. The Seattle Sports Band
21. The Sports Band of Denver, Colorado
22. The St. Louis Sports Band
23. The Washington Sports Band
24. The Baltimore Sports Band
25. The Boston Basketball Band
26. The Cincinnati Sports Band
27. The Miami Sports Band
28. The San Diego Sports Band
29. The Oklahoma City Sports Band
30. The Boston Sports Band of New England
31. The Kansas City Sports Band

* Is this list missing any?

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