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Mackay, Andy |
1946 |
Andy Mackay's place in history is as the sax player for Roxy Music. |
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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Holdsworth, Allan |
1946 |
One of the progressive era's most recognizable guitarists, Allan Holdsworth has had a journeyman's career in the music world. During the 70s, he played for Igginbottom, Sunship, Nucleus, Tempest, Gong, The New Tony... |
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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Pembroke, Jim |
1946 |
After emigrating to Finland in 1965, Jim Pembroke became a fixture of the Finnish progressive scene with Blues Section and then Wigwam, and his own underrated solo career. |
Finland |
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Haskell, Gordon |
1946 |
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United Kingdom |
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Banks, Peter |
1947 |
Original guitarist for Yes |
United Kingdom |
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Lake, Greg |
1947 |
Singer and bassist for King Crimson MK 1, and then on to prog supergroup Emerson Lake & Palmer. Incredibly sappy solo albums defy description. |
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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Howe, Steve |
1947 |
Steve Howe, guitarist for Tomorrow, Bodast, Yes, Asia and GTR. Guitar Player magazine vote him "Best Guitarist" for five years in a row in the late 70s. |
United Kingdom |
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Anderson, Ian |
1947 |
Oddly enough, Ian Anderson's lone solo album highlights early 80s keyboard technology. |
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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Yamash'ta, Stomu |
1947 |
Classically-trained percussionist from Japan, Stomu Yamash'ta's career jumps between the avant-garde, traditional Japanese music, progressive jazz-rock and later in his career, soundtrack and new-age type music. For the... |
Japan |
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Schulze, Klaus |
1947 |
A once member of Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, Cosmic Couriers, and Richard Wahnfried, Klaus Schulze is one of the world's premiere and prolific electronic musicians. |
Germany |
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Lees, John |
1947 |
Founding member of Barclay James Harvest, Lees' lone solo album was recorded in 1972. |
United Kingdom |
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Top, Jannick |
1947 |
Bassist supreme |
France |
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Kravetz, Jean-Jacques |
1947 |
Keyboard player for Frumpy, Atlantis, Randy Pie and more. |
France |
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Bréant, François |
1947 |
Former member of Nemo, François Bréant released two albums of electronic music in the late 70s. |
France |
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Browne, Duncan |
1947 |
Duncan Browne's earliest work is folk or baroque inspired, and his self-titled 1973 release yielded an UK Top 20 single with "Journey". He then ventured to electric guitar and formed Metro with Sean Lyons and Peter... |
United Kingdom |
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Bowie, David |
1947 |
With a career spanning several decades and dozens of musical styles, David Bowie remains the man that put art into art rock. His "Berlin Trilogy" with Brian Eno should be of keen interest to fans of the progressive era. |
United Kingdom |
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Hammill, Peter |
1948 |
Mr. Van Der Graaf Generator |
United Kingdom |
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Squire, Chris |
1948 |
Bassist for Yes recorded one excellent solo album. |
United Kingdom |
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Jarre, Jean Michel |
1948 |
French synthesist, popular |
France |
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Way, Darryl |
1948 |
Violinist and composer for Curved Air |
United Kingdom |
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Van Leer, Thijs |
1948 |
Flautist, keyboardist and vocalist of Focus, his solo albums were for the most part recordings of classical music. |
Netherlands |
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Schmid, Wolfgang |
1948 |
Bassist best known for his work with Klaus Doldinger's Passport, and Head, Heart & Hands. |
Germany |
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Falsini, Franco |
1948 |
Franco Falsini is best known as the founder of Sensations' Fix, but in the 80s he fronted a few disco/new wave outfits, most notably Electra, and with his brother Riccardo, The Antennas. |
Italy |
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Winwood, Steve |
1948 |
From Spencer Davis, to Traffic, to Blind Faith, back to Traffic, Go, and then on to a very successful solo carrer, few musicians have the resume of multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood. A genuine legend of the... |
United Kingdom |
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Smith, Judge |
1948 |
Christopher John Judge Smith, founding member of Van Der Graaf Generator, departed the band shortly after their first single, however remained close to the fold. His solo work is mainly large stage musicals. |
United Kingdom |
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Moraz, Patrick |
1948 |
Best known for his ever-so-brief dalliance with Yes, Swiss-born Patrick Moraz spent the early 70s prog-rocking with Mainhorse, and then in London with ex-Nice members in Refugee. After an unceremonious boot from Yes in... |
Switzerland |
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Eno, Brian |
1948 |
Brian Peter George Eno, one of England's most influential sound artists, began his musical career with Roxy Music before casting a wide net on all-things sound. His collaborations are too numerous to catalog, but works... |
United Kingdom |
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Wakeman, Rick |
1949 |
The silver-caped keyboardist and sometimes-comedian |
United Kingdom |
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Pappert, Johannes |
1949 |
Sax player from Kraan |
Germany |
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Livgren, Kerry |
1949 |
The songwriter of Kansas, and member of Proto-Kaw |
United States |
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Albrighton, Roye |
1949 |
Nektar guitarist and vocalist has released just one solo record. |
United Kingdom |
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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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Schickert, Günter |
1949 |
Along with Manuel Gottsching and Achim Reichel, Günter Schickert is a pioneer of "echo" guitar. Though a prolific musician, he has released just a few albums, thus lending to his relative obscurity. |
Germany |
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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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White, Alan |
1949 |
Alan White's career led him from John Lennon to Jon Anderson, with dozens of sessions in between. |
United Kingdom |
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Kristina, Sonja |
1949 |
Sonja Kristina got her start singing in the musical Hair before joining Curved Air. She was also married to Stewart Copeland of the Police. |
United Kingdom |
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Wolbrandt, Peter |
1949 |
Guitarist and singer from Kraan |
Germany |
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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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Wetton, John |
1949 |
As a bassist and vocalist, John Wetton's career took many progressive turns throughout the 70s, highlighting his hard-working journeyman spirit, winding up with the big success of Asia in the early 80s. |
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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Banks, Tony |
1950 |
Genesis keyboardist and composer |
United Kingdom |
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Hodgson, Roger |
1950 |
Co-founder and author of most of Supertramp's hits, Roger Hodgson left the band in 1983 for a sporadic solo career. |
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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Rutherford, Mike |
1950 |
Founding member of Genesis released two solo albums in the early 80s, before venturing off the progressive map with the hugely successful Mike + The Mechanics side project. |
United Kingdom |
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Rother, Michael |
1950 |
Guitarist, sound architecht and composer, Michael Rother is one of Germany's original artists of the progressive era. In the mid 1960s, he was a member of Spirits of Sound with Wolfgangs' Flür and Reichemann, then a... |
Germany |
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Sorrenti, Alan |
1950 |
Welsh-Italian singer released a few Rock Progressivo Italiano albums before launching a successful pop career. |
Italy |
