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1 day 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 ...
4 hours ago · Among the most hallowed, including films that still document a pop moment: Good Rockin’ Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records and Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (original rock and roll); The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit and TAMI Show (1960s rock and roll); Don’t Look Back, Monterey Pop, Woodstock, and Gimme Shelter (1960s rock revolution); Soul Power and Wattstax (soul era); The Song Remains ...
4 hours ago · from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 29 May 2011. [1] George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the songwriter, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Waters became Pink Floyd's lyricist, co-lead vocalist and ...
1 day ago · Springfield is an inductee of the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), the UK Music Hall of Fame (2006), and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame (2023). She was named among the top 25 female artists of all time by readers of Mojo magazine (May 1999), [140] editors of Q magazine (January 2002), [141] and a panel of artists on VH1 TV channel (August 2007). [142]
1 day ago · Black 'n' roll is a style of black metal that incorporates elements from 1970s hard rock and rock and roll music. Examples of black 'n' roll bands include Midnight, [198] Kvelertak , [199] Vreid , [200] and Khold .
1 day ago · The Concert for Bangladesh (or Bangla Desh, as the country's name was originally spelt) [1] was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The shows were held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on Sunday, 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to raise international ...
