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2 days ago · History Formation: 1966–1968 The band's logotype, used since 1973 In 1966, London-based session guitarist Jimmy Page joined the blues-influenced rock band the Yardbirds to replace bassist Paul Samwell-Smith. Page soon switched from bass to lead guitar, creating a dual lead guitar line-up with Jeff Beck. Following Beck's departure in October 1966, the Yardbirds became a four-piece with Page as the sole guitarist. This new line-up recorded an album, Little Games, in 1967, before embarking on ...
2 days ago · The Rolling Stones, British rock group that drew on Chicago blues stylings to create a unique vision of the dark side of post-1960s counterculture. They became rock’s definitive, emblematic band, capable, more than 50 years after their formation, of filling the largest stadia in the world.
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3 days ago · Cat Stevens. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948 ), [1] commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more than two billion streams. [2] His musical style consists of folk, rock, pop, and, later in ...
4 days ago · Member origins and collaboration. Benny Andersson (second from left) with the Hep Stars. Björn Ulvaeus (foreground) with the Hootenanny Singers. Agnetha Fältskog (born 5 April 1950 in Jönköping, Sweden) sang with a local dance band (headed by Bernt Enghardt) who sent a demo recording of their music to Karl-Gerhard Lundkvist.
5 days ago · Pioneering Black model and former ‘Guiding Light’ soap star dies at 80. The BBC reports how Pearl Jam — the iconic, Seattle-based rock band behind such hits as “Alive” — canceled two ...
3 days ago · As band member Mike Smith said in an email, “I think I can speak for the other band members that we are fighting to keep the soul of Biwabik alive in our own little way. We really are trying to conserve a part of our past that we aren’t ready to give up on just yet.”
5 days ago · According to Question Mark, the first recording the group ever made — several months before "96 Tears" was recorded — took place in Detroit, at Olympia Studio. That was on Feb. 14, 1966, when...
