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Hawklords |
1978 |
Dave Brock and Robert Calvert put the hawk-ship in the garage, working instead with local Devon group named Ark, Harvey Bainbridge, Martin Griffin, and Steve Swindells. No worries, Hawkwind in all but name. |
United Kingdom |
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Hattler, Hellmut |
1952 |
Bassist for Kraan, one of the world's finest. |
Germany |
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Hatfield And The North |
1972 |
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United Kingdom |
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Haslam, Annie |
1947 |
The voice of Renaissance. Annie's lone solo album was recorded with her then-husband, Roy Wood. |
United Kingdom |
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Haskell, Gordon |
1946 |
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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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Harmonia |
1973 |
A collaboration between Michael Rother of Neu!, and Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius of Cluster, Harmonia released two albums for the Brain label, and a third collaboration with Brian Eno (a precursor to... |
Germany |
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Hard Stuff |
1971 |
John Du Cann and Paul Hammond's post-Atomic Rooster band, with John Gustafson, ex-Quatermass. |
United Kingdom |
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Happy The Man |
1973 |
America's premiere progressive band was nearly Peter Gabriel's backing band! |
United States |
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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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Hansson & Karlsson |
1966 |
Organ/drum duo from Sweden, Hansson & Karlsson were early jazz-rock pioneers. Despite having Jimi Hendrix as fan and jam partner, recordings were near-impossible to find outside their native country. Hansson would... |
Sweden |
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Hammill, Peter |
1948 |
Mr. Van Der Graaf Generator |
United Kingdom |
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Halsall, Ollie |
1949 |
From Timebox to Patto to Boxer, via the Rutles and Tempest, and on to Kevin Ayers, Ollie Halsall was one of England's most original guitar players. |
United Kingdom |
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Hackett, Steve |
1950 |
Hackett left Genesis two years after recording his debut solo album, for a relatively successful solo career. |
United Kingdom |
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Guru Guru |
1968 |
If Cream or Jimi Hendrix invented the "power trio", Germany's Guru Guru defined it on acid, offering the purest psychedlic freakouts on their early albums. Later albums, ever under the direction of Mani Neumeier,... |
Germany |
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Gryphon |
1971 |
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United Kingdom |
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Group 1850 |
1964 |
One of Holland's famous sons, Groep 1850 regrouped in 1968 in Amsterdam, recording two fantastically original psychedelic records, before disbanding on a regular basis. Even more exciting for the progressive fan was... |
Netherlands |
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Groundhogs, The |
1963 |
Named after John Lee Hooker's song, "Groundhog's Blues," The Groundhogs were founded by brothers John and Pete Cruickshank and guitarist Tony McPhee. Drummer Ken Pustelnik joined in 1965, and the by the end of the 60s,... |
United Kingdom |
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Großkopf, Harald |
1949 |
Best known for his metronomic drumming with Klaus Schulze, Wallenstein, and Ashra, Harald Großkopf is also an accomplished synthesist and world musician. |
Germany |
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Grobschnitt |
1970 |
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Germany |
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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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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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Greenslade |
1972 |
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United Kingdom |
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Gracious |
1968 |
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United Kingdom |
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Göttsching, Manuel |
1952 |
One of the true pioneers of what would eventually be called techno, house, electronic etc. His work as a solo artist represents some of the most seminal works from the progressive era. |
Germany |
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Gotic |
1975 |
Exemplary album of progressive rock from Spain. |
Spain |
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Gongzilla |
1994 |
Formed by bassist Hansford Rowe, guitarist Bon Lozaga and Benoit Moerlen, Gongzilla featured many guests over its life, including Pierre Benoit Moerlen, Allan Holdsworth, Gary Husband, David Torn, Vic Stevens, Dave... |
United States |
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Gong |
1969 |
Refused entry to the UK, former Soft Machiner Daevid Allen remained in France and started Gong. Their earliest recordings take a cue from Barrett-era Floyd, but the hypnotic Continental Circus is underrated. Always... |
France |
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Gods, The |
1965 |
Formed by Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep, Brian and John Glascock (latter would join Jethro Tull) and Joe Konas, The Gods were the successors of The Rolling Stones at the Marquee Club in London in 1965. The band released two... |
United Kingdom |
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Godfrey, Robert John |
1947 |
The leader of The Enid released one album for Charisma Records in 1974. |
United Kingdom |
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Goblin |
1975 |
Quartet from Rome, Goblin are best known for their soundtracks to Dario Argento's horror classics. |
Italy |
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Gnidrolog |
1969 |
Goldring brothers, Stewart and Colin, made the switch from acoustic folk to prog rock, recording two albums for RCA in the early 70s. Colin Goldring is best known for playing recorder on the song "Your Move" from the... |
United Kingdom |
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Gilmour, David |
1946 |
"The Guitar and Voice of Pink Floyd", it's not surprising that Gilmour's solo career started with a whimper. |
United Kingdom |
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Gilgamesh |
1973 |
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United Kingdom |
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Giles, Giles & Fripp |
1967 |
The precedent of King Crimson. |
United Kingdom |
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Gila |
1969 |
Hailing from Stuttgart, Gila were a psychedelic band that featured the talents of guitarist Connie Veit. |
Germany |
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Gentle Giant |
1970 |
One of prog rock's greatest bands, Gentle Giant combined the talents of the brothers' Shulman with Kerry Minnear and Gary Green. Their work during the 70s is as exemplary as any of the progressive era. Clever,... |
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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Genesis |
1967 |
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United Kingdom |
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Gabriel, Peter |
1950 |
Founding member of Genesis, Peter Gabriel left after their epic Lamb Lies Down On Broadway album for a solo career. After being dropped by Atco, Mercury Records released his ground-breaking third album in 1980, and... |
United Kingdom |
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Führs & Fröhling |
1977 |
Gerd Führs and Heinz Fröhling post-SFF work. |
Germany |
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Fruupp |
1971 |
These Irish sons hailed from Belfast but found success with the Dawn label, a subsidiary of Pye Records. |
Ireland |
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Frumpy |
1970 |
Hamburg's finest, Inga Rumpf, Jean-Jacques Kravetz, Carsten Bohn, and Karl-Heinz Schott, blazed as Frumpy before morphing into Atlantis. |
Germany |
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Froese, Edgar |
1944 |
Edgar Froese, guitarist and founder of Tangerine Dream. |
Germany |
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Frith, Fred |
1949 |
Former Henry Cow founder Fred Frith has pushed the boundaries of what is considered "guitar-playing". His early solo albums include work with members of Aksaq Maboul, Zamla, Etron Fou LeLoublan and Massacre. |
United Kingdom |
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Fripp, Robert |
1946 |
Robert Fripp's work with King Crimson, Brian Eno, David Bowie earned him a reputation as one of England's original guitarists, and one of prog rock's cornerstones. |
United Kingdom |
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Fripp & Eno |
1973 |
Not ever a band per se, but rather a project, with Revox. |
United Kingdom |
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Fotheringay |
1970 |
Sandy Denny's post-Fairport group, with future husband Trevor Lucas. |
United Kingdom |
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Focus |
1969 |
Premiere Dutch band hit the big time in both the UK and US, due to the talents of guitarist Jan Akkerman and flautist Thys Van Leer, and one silly hit record, "Hocus Pocus" by Focus! |
Netherlands |
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FM |
1976 |
Canadian progressive rock band featured Cameron Hawkins, Nash The Slash, and later Ben Mink. |
Canada |
