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Hawklords

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Dave Brock and Robert Calvert put the hawk-ship in the garage, working instead with local Devon group named Ark, Harvey Bainbridge, Martin Griffin, and Steve Swindells. No worries, Hawkwind in all but name.

Founded: 1978

Location: Devon, England

Website: Hawklords Music, Lyrics, Songs, and Videos

Heckstall-Smith, Dick

One of England's early jazz-rock luminaries, Dick Heckstall-Smith work included Blues Incorporated, Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Colosseum. Phew!

Founded: 1934

Location: Ludlow, England

Heldon

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Premiere french underground band, founded by Richard Pinhas

Founded: 1973

Location: Paris, France

Henry Cow

Founded: 1968

Location: Cambridge, England

Website: henry cow

Hensley, Ken

Keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter of Uriah Heep.

Founded: 1945

Location: Plumstead, South East London

Website: The Official Ken Hensley Website

Here & Now

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Cutting their teeth in Ladbroke Grove and on the UK's free festival circuit, Here & Now gained notoriety for their collaboration with Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth of Gong.

Founded: 1974

Location: London, England

Website: BeHereNow Homepage

High Tide

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From the onset, High Tide garnered attention; the band had a publishing deal with Apple Corps and was managed by Doug Smith's Clearmountain Productions. Their two albums on Liberty/United Artists are undisputed classic proto-prog albums. Simon House would later join Hawkwind, while Peter Pavli was a member of Rustic Hinge.

Founded: 1969

Location: London, England

Website: Tony Hill's Fiction

Hillage, Steve

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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 University, Hillage returned to music, first returning (ever so briefly) with Dave Stewart for the eponymous Kahn album before joining Kevin Ayers' Decadence. From there, he would spend the next three years in the classic Gong trilogy line-up where he would meet future partner Miquette Giraudy.

Founded: 1951

Location: London, England

Website: System 7 website

Hodgson, Roger

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Co-founder and author of most of Supertramp's hits, Roger Hodgson left the band in 1983 for a sporadic solo career.

Founded: 1950

Location: Portsmouth, England

Website: Official Website Of Roger Hodgson • Classics Live Available Now

Hoelderlin

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One of the most under-rated groups of the progressive era, Hoelderlin's albums rival the best from the United Kingdom. The core of Hoelderlin's albums were released on CD by EMI in 2007.

Founded: 1970

Location: Wuppertal, Germany

Website: HOELDERLIN