<P> The Boo Radleys were an English alternative rock band of the 1990s who were associated with the shoegazing and Britpop movements . They were formed in Wallasey , Merseyside , England in 1988 , with Rob Harrison on drums , singer / guitarist Simon `` Sice '' Rowbottom , guitarist / songwriter Martin Carr , and bassist Timothy Brown . Their name is taken from the character Boo Radley in Harper Lee 's 1960 novel , To Kill a Mockingbird . Shortly after the release of their first album Ichabod and I , Steve Hewitt replaced Rob Harrison on drums and he was in turn replaced by Rob Cieka . The band split up in 1999 . In their decade long career , the band had one top ten single ; the 1995 single `` Wake Up Boo ! '' , which charted at no . 9 ; and a number one album , Wake Up ! . </P>
<P> The Boo Radleys were an English alternative rock band of the 1990s who were associated with the shoegazing and Britpop movements . They were formed in Wallasey , Merseyside , England in 1988 , with Rob Harrison on drums , singer / guitarist Simon `` Sice '' Rowbottom , guitarist / songwriter Martin Carr , and bassist Timothy Brown . Their name is taken from the character Boo Radley in Harper Lee 's 1960 novel , To Kill a Mockingbird . Shortly after the release of their first album Ichabod and I , Steve Hewitt replaced Rob Harrison on drums and he was in turn replaced by Rob Cieka . The band split up in 1999 . In their decade long career , the band had one top ten single ; the 1995 single `` Wake Up Boo ! '' , which charted at no . 9 ; and a number one album , Wake Up ! . </P>
where did the boo radleys get their name
where did the boo radleys get their name
from the character Boo Radley in Harper Lee 's 1960 novel , To Kill a Mockingbird .
from the character Boo Radley in Harper Lee 's 1960 novel , To Kill a Mockingbird .