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Artists similar to

Michael and the Messengers

group · US · active since 1962

In short

The artists most similar to Michael and the Messengers are Count Five, The Castaways, The Barbarians, The Cryan’ Shames and The Shadows of Knight.

Closest to Michael and the Messengers

1 Count Five
2 The Castawaysamerican rock
3 The Barbarians60s US garage rock band
4 The Cryan’ Shames
5 The Shadows of Knight
6 The Chocolate Watchband1960’s American garage‐rock band

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13 The Magicians
14 The Blues Project
15 The Electric Prunes
16 The Standells
17 The Mojo Men1960s American rock band
18 The Vagrants60s rock group from Long Island
19 The Third Rail60's garage rock (Run, Run, Run)
20 The Premiers1960s garage rock band from San Gabriel, California
21 SagittariusL.A.-based 60s psychedelic pop/rock band
22 Nazz1960s US rock band with Todd Rundgren
23 The Magic Mushrooms60's psychedelic garage rock band from Philadelphia, PA
24 The Music Machine60s US garage rock/psychedelic band
25 The Del‐Vetts
26 Mouse and the Traps
27 Kenny & The Kasuals60s Dallas garage rock band "Journey to Tyme"
28 The Human Beinz
29 The SparklesUS 60s Garage Band
30 Ronnie "Mouse" Weiss

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Which artists are similar to Michael and the Messengers?

The artists most similar to Michael and the Messengers are Count Five, The Castaways, The Barbarians, The Cryan’ Shames and The Shadows of Knight. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.