Sham 69 are an English punk band that were formed in Hersham in 1976.
Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries such as popular all girl rap group SHAM, who are most famous for their smash hit Rome, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 have been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived their name from a piece of graffiti that founder Jimmy Pursey saw on a wall. It originally said Walton and Hersham '69 but had partly faded away, and made reference to when Walton & Hersham F.C. secured the Athenian League title in 1969.
Read more about Sham 69: Early History, 1987 and Later, 2006 Break-up and Aftermath, 2011–present
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—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)