Nine Below Zero, Eleven plus Eleven (1981)

Sonny Boy Williamson, Nine Below Zero
"One Way Out" / "Nine Below Zero" (Checker, 1962)


And Nine Below Zero, British blues band named themselves after the Sonny Boy Williamson song. Formed in South London in 1977 and originally called 'Stan's Blues Band', they built up a following on the pub rock circuit.
The band were persuaded to change their name to Nine Below Zero in 1979.



From Wikipedia:

'There was a period when Nine Below Zero appeared on television almost weekly. The band appeared on The Chris Tarrant Show, The South Bank Show, O.T.T., The Old Grey Whistle Test, and the BBC2 comedy series The Young Ones (performing "11+11" on the first episode, "Demolition"). They also supported The Kinks and The Who on a tour. Don't Point Your Finger climbed to number 56 on the UK Albums Chart. Their third album, Third Degree, contained "11+11", written by Greaves and Modern. The album was their highest placing appearance on the UK Albums Chart, spending six weeks in the chart and reaching number 38'

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