Also known as: Zombies, The
Origin: St. Albans, England
The Zombies roots can be traced all the way back to 1961 when classmates Rod Argent (keyboards, backing vocals), Paul Atkinson (guitar) and Hugh Grundy (drums, percussion) began jamming together at St. Albans Grammar School where they were attending. Argent then got the bug to form a band, so the trio rounded up Colin Blunstone (lead vocals) and Paul Arnold (bass) to complete the original 5-piece in the spring of 1962. They were originally christened the Mustangs, but then were quickly renamed the Zombies by Arnold, who felt that it was a name that no other group would ever have. Ironically, A…