A punk band from Portland Oregon, The Red Dons are the continuation of the Observers. After members abruptly left the band in 2005, Douglas Burns, the Observers’ lead singer, artist, and primary songwriter teamed up with Hajji Husayn to continue on with the band. Husayn’s involvement with the Observers made this a natural pairing. Next, they added Derek Skokan (Revisions) on drums and Justin Maurer (Clorox Girls) on guitar and re-named this new line-up the Red Dons. Skokan was later replaced by Richard Joachim.

Also known as the Cambridge Five, the original Red Dons were a group of respected Cambridge professors who were also spies. Little is known about these individuals, but it is suggested that during World War II they were responsible for passing information to the Soviets and disinformation to the Nazis. Despite having close ties to the Queen and the British government they eventually defected to the Soviet Union adding more intrigue and mystery to their story. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.