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"V" Bands

Name Foundedsort icon Country
Vian, Patrick 1942 Former member of Red Noise, Patrick Vian released an eponymous album of electronic music in 1976. France
Vangelis 1943 Greek multi-instrumentalist Vangelis Papathanassiou was a child prodigy, eventually studying music in Athens. He spent his early career with in the beat band Formix, later forming Aphrodite's Child in 1968. By early 70s... Greece
Van Leer, Thijs 1948 Flautist, keyboardist and vocalist of Focus, his solo albums were for the most part recordings of classical music. Netherlands
Van Der Graaf Generator 1968 Led by the indefatigable Peter Hammill, perhaps the most original and significant group of the era; even "without the capes". Hammill is a complicated character, and so then is Van Der Graaf Generator: one moment placid... United Kingdom
Venegoni & Co. 1977 Led former Arti e Mestieri guitarist and composer Gigi Venegoni, Venegoni & Co. were another premier fusion band signed to the Cramps label. Italy
von Zamla 1981 Yet another morph of Samla Mammas Manna, this one led by Lars Hollmer and guitarist Eino Haapala. Sweden
Violeta De Outono 1984 Brazil's Psychedelic sons Brasil