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Queen
British musical group; rock band
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of lead vocalist Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford. Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has also incorporated elements of pop rock, heavy metal, glam metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. Aerosmith is sometimes referred to as "the Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". The primary songwriting team of Tyler and Perry is sometimes referred to as the "Toxic Twins".
Clannad
Clannad () were an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal, by siblings , Pól Brennan| and (Moya) (in English, Brennan) and their twin uncles Noel and (Duggan). They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history. Beginning as an acoustic folk group mainly performing rearranged traditional Irish songs in Irish, they expanded their sound with original songs in English, vocal harmonies, electronic keyboards, and elements of rock, Celtic, new age, smooth jazz, and Gregorian chant.
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (, ) is a German electronic band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk was among the first successful acts to popularise the genre. The group began as part of West Germany's experimental krautrock scene in the early 1970s before embracing electronic instrumentation, including synthesizers, drum machines, and vocoders. Wolfgang Flür joined in 1973 and Karl Bartos in 1975.
Earth, Wind & Fire
American funk band from Chicago
Electric Light Orchestra
English rock band
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
English progressive rock band
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
America
British-American rock band
Derek and the Dominos
English–American blues-rock band 1970–1971
Gentle Giant
British band
The Doobie Brothers
American rock band
Weather Report
American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
Jefferson Starship
American rock band
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Italian progressive rock band
Dixie Dregs
American jazz rock band
Ash Ra Tempel
German musical group; krautrock band of the 1970s
Suicide
American musical duo
Middle of the Road
British pop group
Orchestra Baobab
Senegalese music band
Cactus
American rock band
The Modern Lovers
American rock group
Alban Berg Quartet
string quartet founded in Vienna, named after the composer Alban Berg
La Bionda
Italian disco duo
Tony Orlando and Dawn
American pop group
Lucifer's Friend
German rock band
Kraan
Kraan is a German band based in Ulm and formed in 1970. It had several minor hits through the 1970s and 1980s. After a break of ten years, the group reunited in 2000. Their early style can be described as Krautrock that turned later to fusion, combining elements of both rock and jazz.
Horslips
Horslips are an Irish Celtic rock band that compose, arrange and perform songs frequently inspired by traditional Irish airs, jigs and reels. The group are regarded as "founding fathers of Celtic rock" for their fusion of traditional Irish music with rock music and went on to inspire many local and international acts. They formed in 1970 and 'retired' in 1980 for an extended period. The name originated from a spoonerism on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse which became "The Four Poxmen of The Horslypse".
Lindisfarne
British folk rock and progressive rock band
Ambrosia
American rock band
The Canadian Brass
Canadian musical group; brass quintet
Yalla
Uzbek musical group; folk rock band
Raspberries
American pop rock band
Wicked Lester
American rock band
Oregon
American jazz and world music group
The Gun
British rock band
The Fatback Band
American funk band
Asleep at the Wheel
American band
Wild Cherry
American funk rock band
Collegium Vocale Gent
Belgian choir
Ange
French progressive rock band
Jane
German rock band
England Dan & John Ford Coley
American soft rock duo
Warhorse
British rock band formed by the bassist Nick Simper
Nass El Ghiwane
Moroccan music group (founded in 1971)
Cugini di Campagna
Italian band
Wet Willie
American rock band
Ton Steine Scherben
German rock band
Pure Prairie League
American country rock band
Portsmouth Sinfonia
UK musical ensemble consisting of novice players
Mark-Almond
Mark–Almond was a jazz-influenced English pop group of the 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes also called The Mark-Almond Band. The core members were Jon Mark, who sang lead and played guitar, percussion, and harmonica, and Johnny Almond, who played saxophone, flute and bass flute and sang back-up. Various other musicians recorded and toured with the duo at various times, notably including drummer Dannie Richmond, a longtime associate of jazz bassist Charles Mingus.
Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch was an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose sound touched on southern rock and country rock. They were first active in the 1970s and reformed in 2007, and are best known for being the band which launched Tom Petty to fame.
The Real Thing
British soul group
Fotheringay
Fotheringay was a short-lived British folk rock group, formed in 1970 by singer-songwriter and musician Sandy Denny on her departure from Fairport Convention. The band drew its name from her 1968 composition "Fotheringay" about Fotheringhay Castle, in which Mary, Queen of Scots had been imprisoned. The song originally appeared on the 1969 Fairport Convention album, What We Did on Our Holidays, Denny's first album with that group. The original Fotheringay released one self-titled album but disbanded at the start of 1971 as Denny embarked on a solo career. Forty-five years later, a new version o
Silly Wizard
band
CCS
British band
Jackson Heights
English musical group
Centipede
British musical group
YU grupa
Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band
Maze
American soul band founded by Frankie Beverly in Philadelphia in 1970