Have artist names been getting longer? « Music Machinery

Paul Lamere of Music Machinery used the Echo Nest API to figure out the trends in long artist names. He found some interesting data:

Here are the longest artist names and their start year:

• 51 2010 Tim and Sam’s Tim and the Sam Band with Tim and Sam
• 48 1994 …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead
• 47 1967 Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band
• 46 1993 The Presidents of the United States of America
• 44 1959 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony Orchestra
• 43 2000 Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine

Be sure to check out the rest of the data.