What are some bands or solo musical acts that are named after historical events or after the monikers of historic people? ~

  The origins many of pop culture references are rooted in or around the decade in which they emerge, sometimes a few years before that decade, while others are take-offs of themes from far back in history, such as “Paul Revere and the Raiders” or “Jethro Tull” or  “The Dixie Chicks”.