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6 down (6,6)"The King of Rock 'n'Roll" band P?E?A?S?R?U? - I haven't the foggiest - anyone know who this band are?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, the band's name was a mondegreen from the Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood song, "Jackson", misheard by frontman Paddy McAloon. The correct opening lyrics for "Jackson" are "We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout", misheard as prefab sprout