StarFish (children's band)

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StarFish is an American rock band for children from Maplewood, New Jersey. The band's five members are StingRay (lead vocals and guitar); Grateful Dave (Dave Hartkern) (drums and vocals), Moose (Marc Stern) (lead guitar), Dr. Yes (Mark Asch) (keyboards and vocals) and AntFarm (Antar Goodwin) (bass guitar).

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Their first CD, StarFish Rocks! was reviewed by Cookie magazine, which called StarFish a "fantastic example" of a "new wave" of artists making smart music for kids today" [1]

Their two albums have been described as having influences in classic rock groups such as Deep Purple, Cream, Yes, and Pink Floyd, [2] but marketed towards a family audience.

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  1. http://www.cookiemag.com/entertainment/reviews/music/2009/05/rocks [ dead link ]
  2. "Starfish The Greatest Rock Band in the World... For Kids". www.worldsoundkids.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30.


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