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the Mekons

British rock group
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Jeff Wallenfeldt
Jeff Wallenfeldt was manager of Geography and History at Encyclopaedia Britannica.      
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the Mekons, British rock group that exemplified punk rockā€™s do-it-yourself ethos. Principal members were Jon Langford (b. October 11, 1957, Newport, Gwent [now in Newport], Wales), Tom Greenhalgh (b. November 4, 1956, Stockholm, Sweden), Sally Timms (b. November 29, 1959, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England), Susie Honeyman, Steve Goulding, Sarah Corina, Lu Edmonds, and Rico Bell (byname of Erik Bellis). Founded in Leeds in 1977 by art students Langford and Greenhalgh and part of the scene...

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