1970s

Greenslade

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Founded: 1972

Location: London, England

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Greenslade, Dave

Son of arranger Arthur Greenslade, Dave first cut his teeth with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Chris Farlowe's Thunderbirds.

Founded: 1943

Location: Woking, Surrey, England

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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 Dick Henningham on organ and Eric Peachy on drums, both previously members of Khan.

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Grobschnitt

Founded: 1970

Location: Hagen, Germany

Website: http://www.grobschnitt-band.de

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Großkopf, Harald

Best known for his metronomic drumming with Klaus Schulze, Wallenstein, and Ashra, Harald Großkopf is also an accomplished synthesist and world musician.

Founded: 1949

Location: Hildesheim, Germany

Website: Harald Grosskopf - The Official Website

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Groundhogs, The

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, the trio of Pete Cruickshank, McPhee and Pustelnik were one of England's hottest blues bands. A string of albums entered the UK charts in the early 70s, before Egg drummer Clive Brooks replaced Pustelnik in 1972. McPhee still operates the band to this day!

Founded: 1963

Location: London, England

Website: Groundhogs & Tony McPhee Official Web Site

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Group 1850

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 their final album, released in 1975.

Founded: 1964

Location: The Hague, Netherlands

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Gryphon

Founded: 1971

Location: London, England

Website: The Gryphon Home Page

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Guru Guru

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, traversed all sorts of diverse music.

Founded: 1968

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Website: Guru Guru

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Hackett, Steve

Hackett left Genesis two years after recording his debut solo album, for a relatively successful solo career.

Founded: 1950

Location: London, England

Website: HackettSongs - Steve Hackett Official Website

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