The Birds (band) The Birds (band) The Birds were an English rhythm and blues band, formed in 1964 in London. They recorded fewer than a dozen songs and released only four singles. Starting out with a hard R&B sound, they later began infusing it with Motown-style vocal harmonies. The best known former member of The Birds is Ronnie Wood, who went on to join the Jeff Beck Group, The Creation, Faces and later The Rolling Stones. Several members of The Birds grew up in the same neighbourhood in Yiewsley, west London, and began playing together in 1964, while still in their teens. At
B. J. and the Bear "B. J. and the Bear, minus the bear". In the comedy series "30 Rock", Kenneth Parcell refers to the show as "You-Know-What and the Bear". Seattle-based indie rock group Minus the Bear derives their name from a joke referencing "B. J. and the Bear". "A friend of the band had gone on a date,” explains singer-guitarist Jake Snider, "and one of us asked him afterwards how the date went. Our friend said, 'You know that TV show from the '70s, "B. J. and the Bear"? It was like that... minus the Bear.' That’s the straight truth." In the "South Park"