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John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney is an English musician and songwriter. He gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he was the bassist and keyboardist, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile tenor vocal range and musical eclecticism, exploring genres ranging from pre-rock and roll pop to classical, ballads and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon is the most successful in music history.
David Bowie
David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie received particular acclaim for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a significant impact on popular music.
George Harrison
George Harrison was an English musician who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Known as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison played a significant role in shaping the band's musical direction and established a successful solo career, particularly through his interest in non-Western musical influences.
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "You Can't Hurry Love", "Against All Odds ", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down".
Brian May
British musician (born 1947)
Kate Bush
English singer, pianist and songwriter (born 1958)
Peter Gabriel
British singer and musician
Cat Stevens
British musician (born 1948)
Jon Lord
English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player (1941–2012)
Richard Wright
English keyboardist, co-founder of Pink Floyd (1943–2008)
Pete Townshend
British musician
John Paul Jones
British bassist
Robert Smith
English singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
Bryan Ferry
British singer (born 1945)
Keith Emerson
British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944–2016)
Brian Cox
English physicist and musician
Julian Lennon
English musician; son of John Lennon
Jonny Greenwood
British musician
Andrew Fletcher
English keyboardist (1961–2022)
Christine McVie
British musician (1943–2022)
Steven Wilson
English musician, songwriter and record producer
Will Champion
English drummer (born 1978)
Jonny Buckland
British guitarist (born 1977)
Martin Gore
English songwriter, musician, singer, record producer, remixer, and DJ; founding member of Depeche Mode
Ken Hensley
British singer and guitarist (1945–2020)
Rick Wakeman
English keyboardist
Don Airey
English keyboardist
Alan Wilder
English musician
Imogen Heap
British musician
Tony Banks
British musician
Tom Chaplin
British musician
Rick Davies
Richard Davies was an English musician best known as founder, vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band Supertramp. Davies was the band's only constant member and wrote or co-wrote songs including "Bloody Well Right", "Goodbye Stranger", "My Kind of Lady", "Cannonball", and "I'm Beggin' You". He was known for his rhythmic blues piano solos, jazz-tinged progressive rock compositions and cynical lyrics.
Hank Marvin
English musician; guitarist for the Shadows
Geoff Downes
English keyboardist
Nicky Hopkins
English pianist and organist (1944–1994)
Roy Wood
English rock musician (born 1946)
Bernard Sumner
English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Andrew Latimer
English musician
Alan Price
English musician
Roger Hodgson
UK musician and songwriter
Tim Rice-Oxley
English musician
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
Tony Kaye
British keyboardist
Paul Carrack
British musician
Ian McLagan
English keyboardist (1945–2014)
Richard Barbieri
English musician
Richard Tandy
British keyboardist (1948–2024)
James Bourne
British musician
Steve Hogarth
English singer
Eddie Jobson
British keyboardist and violinist
Lol Tolhurst
British drummer and keyboardist
Andy Bown
English keyboardist and bass guitarist
Spike Edney
English keyboard player
John Miles
English rock musician and singer (1949–2021)
Guy Fletcher
British musician
Stephen Morris
British drummer
Gillian Gilbert
English musician, keyboardist, guitarist and singer
Paul Arthurs
English rhythm guitarist
Alan Clark
British keyboardist