Eyeball Skeleton is an American

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band from

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The group has attracted attention for its pre-teen membership.

History

Eyeball Skeleton is composed of Bill Brown (guitar, percussion, programming) and his sons Charlie Brown (guitar) and J.J. Brown (bass), ages 10 and 8 as of 2005.Hot Spot
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'', May 17, 2005. Brown founded the group after hearing his children attempting to mimic his own music-making in the house. Their name was invented by the children; JJ provided "Eyeball" and Charlie provided "Skeleton". The group writes songs based upon song titles, lyrics, or pictures created by the children, which are then fleshed out musically with the father. Their debut album, ''#1'', was released on

My Pal God Records Jon Solomon (born April 19, 1973) is an American radio DJ. He has been the host of "Jon Solomon's Annual 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show" at WPRB in Princeton, New Jersey, since 1988, when he was fifteen years old. Solomon's weekly three-hour radio ...

on April 5, 2005. Following the release, the band appeared on '' Pancake Mountain'' and toured with The French Kicks and Drums & Tuba.Review of ''#1''

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, June 23, 2005.

Discography

*''#1'' (

My Pal God Jon Solomon (born April 19, 1973) is an American radio DJ. He has been the host of "Jon Solomon's Annual 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show" at WPRB in Princeton, New Jersey, since 1988, when he was fifteen years old. Solomon's weekly three-hour radio ...

, 2005)

References

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External links

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