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Atoll |
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French symphonic band, well-regarded albums. |
France |
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Pink Fairies, The |
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Combining the talents of former Deviants Paul Rudolph, Duncan Sanderson and Russell Hunter, with John "Twink" Alder (ex Pretty Things, Tomorrow), the Pink Fairies were an underground band from London's Ladbroke Grove... |
United Kingdom |
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Greenwood, Nicholas |
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Bassist Nicholas Greenwood previously played in the Crazzy World of Arthur Brown in the late 60s, and later hooked up with Khan with Steve Hillage and Dave Stewart. He cut one solo LP for the Kingdom label in 1973, with... |
United Kingdom |
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Sun Treader |
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Named after a Carl Ruggles work, Sun Treader featured Peter Robinson on keyboards and Morris Pert on drums. |
United Kingdom |
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Bocquet, Roland |
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Keyboard player from Catharsis did soundtrack work in the 80s and beyond |
France |
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Mayall, John & The Bluesbreakers |
1933 |
Led by John Mayall, the Bluesbreakers were a virtual who's-who of the British blues and jazz scene. The band that recorded 1968's Bare Wires eventually morphed into Colosseum. |
United Kingdom |
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Heckstall-Smith, Dick |
1934 |
One of England's early jazz-rock luminaries, Dick Heckstall-Smith work included Blues Incorporated, Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Colosseum. Phew! |
United Kingdom |
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Roedelius, Hans Joachim |
1934 |
Born in 1934, Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a founding father of modern German music. |
Germany |
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Bedford, David |
1937 |
Classical music composer best known for his work with Kevin Ayers and Mike Oldfield. |
United Kingdom |
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Reverberi, Gian Piero |
1937 |
One of Italy's top record producers, Reverberi worked with The New Trolls, Le Orme and countless other Italian musicians. |
Italy |
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Schnitzler, Conrad |
1937 |
Along with Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Conrad Schnitzler was a founder of the Zodiak Free Arts Club, the birthplace of the so-called "Berlin School" of electronic music, and perhaps krautrock in general. In 1969, with Edgar... |
Germany |
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Bond, Graham |
1937 |
One of London's earliest organists, Graham Bond was an innovator of British R&B. |
United Kingdom |
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Allen, Daevid |
1938 |
aka Dingo Virgin, El Alien, Bert Camembert, Zero, etc... Daevid Allen is one of the most longstanding, colorful and prolific artists of the progressive era. Leaving his native Australia in the early 1960s, Allen had... |
Australia |
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Auger, Brian & The Trinity |
1939 |
One of London's original rock organists, Brian Auger's early career included work with Steampacket and Julie Driscoll. |
United Kingdom |
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Niemen, Czesław |
1939 |
Perhaps the most important singer in Poland's rock history, Czesław Niemen released three English language albums of world-class progressive rock in the early 70s, most featuring SBB as backing group. |
Poland |
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Zappa, Frank |
1940 |
The one, the only. |
United States |
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Turner, Nik |
1940 |
Flute and sax player for Hawkwind, Nik Turner led the Inner City Unit in the early 80s, Los Angeles-based Sphynx in the early to mid 90s, and Space Ritual in the 00s, and various side projects too numerous to list. |
United Kingdom |
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Harper, Roy |
1941 |
Though best known for his collaborations with Jimmy Page and Pink Floyd, Roy Harper is one of the pillars of Folk Britannia. A prolific and influential musician, his music should not be missed. |
United Kingdom |
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Brock, Dave |
1941 |
Captian of the good ship Hawkwind. |
United Kingdom |
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Brown, Arthur |
1942 |
Arthur Brown is best known for his 1967 world-wide number one single, "Fire" and its classic soundbite, "I am the god of hellfire". Having spent 1966 in Paris perfecting his stage craft, he returned to London to... |
United Kingdom |
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Malherbe, Didier |
1942 |
Aka Bloom-Dido Bad-de-Grass, Didier Malherbe's post-Gong work included the vastly underrated fusion outfit Bloom, before continuing into the 80s on a world-fusion path, which included work with Zao's François "Faton"... |
France |
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Vian, Patrick |
1942 |
Former member of Red Noise, Patrick Vian released an eponymous album of electronic music in 1976. |
France |
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Cid, José |
1942 |
Born José Albano Cid de Ferreira Tavares, Cid was a member of the Portugese band Quarteto 111, but best known in progressive circles for creating the symphonic masterpiece, 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus e Marte. Later... |
Portugal |
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Money, Zoot |
1942 |
Since the early 60s, George Bruno "Zoot" Money has been a fixture on the British music scene, as a bandleader (The Big Roll Band, Dantalian's Chariot), a musician (New Animals, Ellis, Grimms) and an actor. |
United Kingdom |
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Hansson, Bo |
1943 |
Known for his musical interpretations of classic fiction works, Bo Hansson was an early virtuoso on the Hammond organ. |
Sweden |
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Sinfield, Peter |
1943 |
Founding member of King Crimson, lyricist and hippie. |
United Kingdom |
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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 |
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Greenslade, Dave |
1943 |
Son of arranger Arthur Greenslade, Dave first cut his teeth with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Chris Farlowe's Thunderbirds. |
United Kingdom |
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Farren, Mick |
1943 |
Musician, author, journalist but most of all agent provocateur of London's Underground |
United Kingdom |
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Abrahams, Mick |
1943 |
Ex- Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig guitarist. |
United Kingdom |
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Wright, Rick |
1943 |
Keyboard player and legend for Pink Floyd. Formed Zee in the early 80s with vocalist Dave Harris from the new wave group Fashion. |
United Kingdom |
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Bruce, Jack |
1943 |
One of the original English progressive artists, Jack Bruce's voice and bass came to prominence as a member of Cream. |
United Kingdom |
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Anderson, Jon |
1944 |
Following his departure from Yes in 1979, Jon Anderson enjoyed a degree of success in the UK with a string of solo releases and a good touring band, "The New Life Orchestra". His concurrent work with Greek keyboardist... |
United Kingdom |
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Ayers, Kevin |
1944 |
The Original Mr. Cool. An original on the Canterbury Scene, Kevin Ayers spent the 60s with Wilde Flowers and Soft Machine before retiring to the comforts of Deià, Mallorca. Coaxed away by Peter Jenner, Ayers recorded a... |
United Kingdom |
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Reichel, Achim |
1944 |
One of Germany's most legendary musicians, Achim Reichel's career started in 1960 with The Rattles, one of the countries first beat-era bands. The 70s saw him delve into the progressive music scene, first as A.R. &... |
Germany |
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Décamps, Francis |
1944 |
Two-fingered keyboardist from Ange |
France |
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Emerson, Keith |
1944 |
Undoubtedly the premier "prog rock" musician, Emerson's keyboard-playing set the mark for everyone to follow. His first band The Nice were one of the first prog bands. |
United Kingdom |
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Froese, Edgar |
1944 |
Edgar Froese, guitarist and founder of Tangerine Dream. |
Germany |
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Twink |
1944 |
John Charles Alder, better known as Twink, played in a host of classic British psychedelia bands, including In-Crowd/Tomorrow, The Pretty Things/Electric Banana, Pink Fairies, and ever so short lived Stars, with Syd... |
United Kingdom |
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Mason, Nick |
1944 |
Founding member of Pink Floyd |
United Kingdom |
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Moebius, Dieter |
1944 |
A student of Joseph Bueys, Dieter Moebius arrived in Berlin just as the Zodiac Free Arts Lab was taking off, joining Kluster and later Cluster, a long-standing relationship he would share with Hans-Joachim Roedelius.... |
Germany |
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Battiato, Franco |
1945 |
One of the few "solo" artists from Italy, Sicilian Battiato has a long career, featuring his original and idiosyncratic music. His first two albums should appeal most to progressive music fans, however Sulle Corde di... |
Italy |
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Wyatt, Robert |
1945 |
Both biped and wheelchair-bound, the one and only. |
United Kingdom |
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Genrich, Ax |
1945 |
Monster guitarist for Guru Guru. Also was founding member of Agitation Free. |
Germany |
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Cousins, Dave |
1945 |
Guitarist, singer and composer of Strawbs. |
United Kingdom |
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Argent, Rod |
1945 |
Keyboardist and composer of the Zombies and Argent. |
United Kingdom |
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Calvert, Robert |
1945 |
Best known for his role in Hawkwind, the mercurial Robert Newton Calvert also recorded a pair of solo albums in the mid 70s with producer Brian Eno. Upon his departure in 1979 and up until his death in 1988, his work... |
United Kingdom |
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Hensley, Ken |
1945 |
Keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter of Uriah Heep. |
United Kingdom |
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Akkerman, Jan |
1946 |
Focus guitarist, won many accolades in Britain during the early 70s. |
Netherlands |
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Barrett, Syd |
1946 |
Roger Keith Barrett, founding member and primary songwriter of the early Pink Floyd, was a pioneer in the London Underground and perhaps the ultimate psychedelic hipster. Following his release from Pink Floyd in 1968,... |
United Kingdom |
