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The Wiyos are an American ragtime and blues band from the Brooklyn area of New York City. They are named after The Whyos, a street gang in New York City in the late 1800s. In their early days in they busked across the United States spending time in New Orleans.[1] In 2009 they had their big break when they were invited to tour with Bob Dylan [2][3]

References

  1. ^ Denselow, Robin (5 January 2012). "The Wiyos: Twist" – via The Guardian.
  2. ^ "The Wiyos' leg-up from Bob Dylan". HeraldScotland.
  3. ^ sam.sessa@baltsun.com, Sam Sessa. "Trio of music legends gives a little-known band a big leg up". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

External sites

http://www.thewiyos.com/ Official website

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