Heart is an American rock band which rose to fame in the 70’s with their music that was mainly hard rock and with a mix of folk music. They also were able to enjoy further success in the 80’s dishing out a number of power ballads that became a staple on classic rock radio. The band was able to sell over 30 million albums worldwide. Heart is actually a band composed of sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, who were the principal mainstays of the band since it started. The Wilson sisters became a part of …
Chicago is an American rock band that became popular in the 70’s and the 80’s. They were formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1967, hence their name. They were formed by a group of DePaul University students who began playing on and off campus. They were composed of a versatile line-up of instrumentalists that eventually grew and became a seven-member group. As a professional band, Chicago was composed of guitarist Terry Kath, keyboardist Robert Lamm, drummer Danny Seraphine, and bassist Peter Cetera …
Styx is a popular American rock band that rose to fame in the 70’s and the 80’s. The group was originally formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1961. They were known then as the Tradewinds. The line-up was composed of Brothers Chuck and John on guitar and drums, respectively and vocalist and keyboardist Dennis De Young. They started playing in local bars while attending Chicago State University. They briefly changed their name to TW4 and then added guitarists and back-up vocalists James Young and John …
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band that became popular during the 70’s and reached their peak during the early 80’s. The band was formed in 1967 by keyboardist Neal Doughty along with his dorm mate and drummer Alan Gratzer. Gary Richrath later on joined the band as guitarist. The band first started out by playing cover songs in campus bars. Richrath, a prolific songwriter, later on brought with him original material from which the band was able to play their own music. Slowly the band was a…
The English rock group New Order was formed in 1980 composed of Bernard Sumner on vocals and guitar, Peter Hook on bass and electronic drums, and Stephen Morris on drums and synthesizers. This lineup was an offshoot of the band Joy Division which dissolved after the suicide of their frontman Ian Singer. It was a tragedy that gave birth to the band, New Order. From 1976 to 1980, the band members were also part of another well known post-punk band Joy Division which also enjoyed modest success fro…
The Animals was an English rock band formed in the 60’s that became a big part of the British Invasion, a time when a number of rock and roll bands became popular in the United States as well as other parts of the world. The band was known for their gritty and bluesy sound most notably recognized in their most popular hit song, “House of the Rising Sun”. They eventually became an influence to the emerging psychedelic rock scene during the 60’s before they disbanded. The original lineup of The An…
The Talking Heads was an American rock band that formed in the early 70’s in New York City. Its original line-up was composed of singer and guitarist David Byrne, Jerry Harrison on keyboards and couple Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz on bass and drums, respectively. David Byrne was actually born in Scotland but immigrated with his family to the US when he was young. The band was formed in 1974 when David Byrne, along with Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, got together as a group that was initially …
The B-52’s is a New Wave rock band that formed in 1976 in Athens, Georgia. The original band line-up is composed of Fred Schneider on vocals, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson on backing vocals, Ricky Wilson on guitar and Keith Strickland on drums. Unlike what most people would have thought, the band name was not taken from a type of airplane used in World War II. Rather B-52 was taken from a type of women’s hairdo that was popular during the Sixties. The B-52’s was formed in 1976 by Cindy Wilson an…
The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band that hailed from Macon, Georgia. They were credited to be the “the principal architects of Southern rock” by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band was noted for their impressive jamming and improvisational abilities which led them to acquire eleven Gold and five Platinum albums between 1971 and 2005. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the band as 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time due to the band’s impressive accomplishments….
The Scorpions is a hard rock band that was formed in Hanover, Germany that became widely popular all over the world in the 80’s. The band was known for their popular hits such as the 80’s rock anthem “Rock You Like a Hurricane”, “Wind of Change”, “Still Loving You” and “Send Me an Angel”. In their fruitful career, the band was able to sell over 70 million albums worldwide.The Scorpions was first formed when rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker set out to form a band in 1965. The first band was compo…