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Babylon

Founded: 1976

Location: Florida

Carmen

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This flamenco-rock band featured the talent of David Allen, and a pre-Jethro Tull John Glascock on bass.

Founded: 1970

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Cathedral

From Long Island, Cathedral's lone 1978 release is regarded a classic of US prog rock.

Founded: 1975

Location: New York

Website: Myspace

District 97

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Okay, I'm biased, but please do check them out.

Founded: 2007

Location: Oak Park, Illinois

Website: District 97

Happy The Man

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America's premiere progressive band was nearly Peter Gabriel's backing band!

Founded: 1973

Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia

Website: Happy The Man

Kansas

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Kansas' legacy is undoubtedly as America's greatest progressive rock band, and their oeuvre would become the blueprint for a new breed of prog-metal bands that emerged in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.

Founded: 1972

Location: Topeka, Kansas

Website: Kansas

Livgren, Kerry

The songwriter of Kansas, and member of Proto-Kaw

Founded: 1949

Location: Topeka, Kansas

Website: Official Kerry Livgren Website. Numavox Records, Progressive Christian Rock

Mahavishnu Orchestra

Founded by guitarist John McLaughlin after his stint with Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu were perhaps the most successful fusion band, both artistically and commercially.

Founded: 1971

Location: New York City, New York

New York Gong

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Daevid Allen split from partner Gilli Smyth in the late 70s, eventually moving to New York via Giorgio Gomelsky's Zu festival. He teamed up with Bill Laswell and what would later become Material.

Founded: 1979

Location: New York City, New York

Residents, The

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Though the members of The Residents were perpetually draped in obscurity, their music rose steadily to the forefront of avant-rock in their native America. Found-sounds, tape cut-ups, occasional musical passages (!), and some of the most obtuse vocals committed to record charm their many albums, all released by San Francisco-based Ralph Records.

Founded: 1972

Location: Shreveport, Louisiana

Website: The Residents