I guess The Partridge Family had a mom in the band, but they weren’t really a real band. So that’s got mom involved — but it’s not a band, and it was mom’s idea. There’s also The Rankin Family and Leahy and The Family Brown — all Canadian, and all have moms involved. But maybe the coolest mom-inclusive band I can find is fictional, like The Partridge Family. So that’s my best example of “mom’s in the band!”• • •Area Resident is an Ottawa-based journalist, recording artist, music collector and re-seller.
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