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Clouds |
1966 |
Formed in 1966 and known as 1-2-3, the members of Clouds were one of the first proponents of organ-driven rock and their residency at the Marquee Club influenced many would-be prog rockers. Their set included a cover of... |
United Kingdom |
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Incredible String Band, The |
1966 |
Fronted by Mike Heron and Robin Williamson, The Incredible String Band were one of the earliest folk bands to incorporate psychedelic music into their sound. Massively influential, the band were a major live attraction. |
United Kingdom |
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Eyes Of Blue |
1966 |
Eyes Of Blue were a Welsh band that had their start in the early 60s. By 1966, the lineup included vocalists Gary Pickford-Hopkins and Wyndham Rees, keyboardist Phil Ryan, guitarist Ray “Taff” Williams, bassist Ritchie... |
United Kingdom |
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Pink Floyd |
1965 |
Perhaps Britian's finest psychedelic son, Pink Floyd became one of the world's premier rock bands by the end of the Seventies. Originally founded by acid casualty Syd Barrett, the Floyd rose to the top of the British... |
United Kingdom |
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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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Syn, The |
1965 |
With Pete Banks, Chris Squire as a core, The Syn were the pre-cursor to Maybel Greer's Toyshop (and Yes), releasing a handful of singles in the late 60s. The latter-day reformation was primarily a vanity project for... |
United Kingdom |
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Who, The |
1964 |
From their beginnings as a r&b-influenced singles band with a Mod image, The Who quickly rose to the very top of England's rock elite by sheer virtue of their live performances. Along the way they penned many... |
United Kingdom |
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Wilde Flowers, The |
1964 |
The genesis of the Canterbury scene lay within the ranks of The Wilde Flowers; Ayers, Sinclairs, Hoppers, Coughlan, Hastings, and Wyatt all start here. |
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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Pretty Things, The |
1963 |
One of the 60s most underrated bands. From their badder than bad, raucous R&B early in their career, the band shifted gears in the underground, first with freakbeat then psychedelia. Their tenure at Abby Road,... |
United Kingdom |
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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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Koobas |
1962 |
Originally called The Kubas, the band had its same roots in Liverpool. They spent time in Germany, and toured with The Beatles in the UK. Despite high profile appearances (The Who, Jimi Hendrix), their singles never... |
United Kingdom |
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Zombies, The |
1961 |
One of England's earliest and most creative bands, they found their biggest success posthumously. |
United Kingdom |
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Beatles, The |
1960 |
The most influential band ever? The very essence of "progress" in rock music is charted with The Beatles musical journey. In early 1966, the Fab Four left Beatlemania and three minute pop songs for the inner space of... |
United Kingdom |
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Rutles, The |
1959 |
The Pre-fab Four. |
United Kingdom |
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Rustici, Corrado |
1957 |
Italian guitarist was just 17 when he became a member of Cervello. By the mid 70s, with brother Danilo of Ossana fame, he started fusion band Nova. The 80s saw Rustici move to the USA for a prolific career as a session... |
Italy |
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Jobson, Eddie |
1955 |
Violinist and journeyman, Eddie Jobson has one of the longer resumes in prog rock. |
United Kingdom |
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Oldfield, Mike |
1953 |
Multi-Instrumentalist, Mike. |
United Kingdom |
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Baumann, Peter |
1953 |
Member of Tangerine Dream's classic lineup, Peter Baumann emigrated to the US, where he went on to become a great producer and label-head of Private Music. He is currently the founder and director of The Baumann... |
Germany |
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Hoenig, Michael |
1952 |
Michael Hoenig was a founding member of Agitation Free. He also filled in for Peter Baumann in Tangerine Dream in 1975. |
Germany |
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Blake, Tim |
1952 |
Aka Hi T. Moonweed, Tim Blake is best known as Gong's synthesizer player. His post-Gong work saw him working with light-artist Patrice Warrener, and later with French musician Jean-Philippe Rykiel. Tim was part of the... |
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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Hattler, Hellmut |
1952 |
Bassist for Kraan, one of the world's finest. |
Germany |
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Pohjola, Pekka |
1952 |
Bassist for Wigwam, his solo albums showcase his compositional skills. Worked with Mike Oldfield. |
Finland |
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Wagner, Adrian |
1952 |
Great-great grandson of "the" Richard Wagner, Adrian Wagner was a collaborator with Robert Calvert, as well as a Charisma recording artist and inventor of the "Wasp" keyboard. |
United Kingdom |
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Tolonen, Jukka |
1952 |
Finnish guitarist and founder of Tasavallan Presidentti |
Finland |
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Hillage, Steve |
1951 |
A mainstay in the progressive scene, Steve Hillage's earliest work goes back to the Middle Earth club in the late 60s with Arzachel, playing alongside bands like Pink Floyd and Tomorrow. After a break to attend... |
United Kingdom |
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Synergy |
1951 |
Larry Fast, one of the pioneers of electronic music and technology, released an exemplary series albums for the Passport label in the mid to late 70s. In addition to production for artists on the label, he has also... |
United States |
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Phillips, Anthony |
1951 |
Founding member and early guitarist of Genesis, Anthony Phillips began a solo career in the mid-70s. Latter work concentrated on library music and soundtracks. |
United Kingdom |
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Eroc |
1951 |
aka Joachim Ehrig. Drummer of Grobschnitt and much later, remaster engineer for many Repertoire and SPV reissues. |
Germany |
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Pinhas, Richard |
1951 |
Pinhas' contribution to the Parisian progressive music scene cannot be underrated. Also, a professor of philosophy at Sorbonne. |
France |
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Walsh, Steve |
1951 |
The voice of Kansas. |
United States |
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Manzanera, Phil |
1951 |
Born Philip Targett-Adams, Phil Manzanera is best know for his role in Roxy Music. |
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 |
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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 |
