1970s

Fripp & Eno

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Not ever a band per se, but rather a project, with Revox.

Founded: 1973

Location: London, England

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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.

Founded: 1949

Location: Heathfield, Sussex, England

Website: Fred Frith:: official Website

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Froese, Edgar

Edgar Froese, guitarist and founder of Tangerine Dream.

Founded: 1944

Location: Tilsit, Germany

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Frumpy

Hamburg's finest, Inga Rumpf, Jean-Jacques Kravetz, Carsten Bohn, and Karl-Heinz Schott, blazed as Frumpy before morphing into Atlantis.

Founded: 1970

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Website: INGA RUMPF & FRIENDS

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Fruupp

These Irish sons hailed from Belfast but found success with the Dawn label, a subsidiary of Pye Records.

Founded: 1971

Location: Belfast, Ireland

Website: FRUUPP - Steven Houston

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Führs & Fröhling

Gerd Führs and Heinz Fröhling post-SFF work.

Founded: 1977

Location: Oldenburg, Germany

Website: SFF CD's

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Gabriel, Peter

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 since then his career has taken off in ways unimaginable, both artistically and commercially. Gabriel also runs his Real World studio and record label, dedicated assisting musicians from all over the world reach audiences outside their native geography. A truly visionary artist.

Founded: 1950

Location: Chobham, Surrey, England

Website: Peter Gabriel

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Peter Gabriel

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Genesis

Founded: 1967

Location: Godalming, Suffolk, England

Website: Official Genesis Website

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Genrich, Ax

Monster guitarist for Guru Guru. Also was founding member of Agitation Free.

Founded: 1945

Location: West Berlin, Germany

Website: Ax Genrich & Band

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Gentle Giant

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, complicated, executed precisely, the band never forgot the most important tenent of rock-n-roll: the ability to rock out.

Founded: 1970

Location: Portsmouth, England

Website: The Gentle Giant Home Page

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