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Title: Hooters - Nervous Night
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1985, Pop, New Wave Pop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6/26
Matrix #: FC 39912
Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Eric B (53' - Alive), Rob H (50' - Alive), David U (56' - Alive), John L (54' - Alive), Fran S (52' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Before the breakout, the band spent years in the Philadelphia club circuit, rebuilding after early label failure and chasing a national shot from bar stages.
2. Scene Ecology: Their name came from the melodica, nicknamed a “hooter,” tying the band’s identity to an odd folk-pop instrument instead of a typical rock image.
3. Media Narrative: They became Philly’s hometown export in the Live Aid era, but radio polish later made critics treat them as corporate pop instead of club-scene survivors.

6/12/26 LM