1970s

Renaissance

All images are copyrighted by their respective copyright owners.

Mark II, this version of Renaissance starts with Michael Dunford, and features the vocals of Annie Haslam.

Founded: 1969

Location: London, England

Website: Renaissance » Band

Tags:

Renaissance (Yardbirds)

Jim McCarty and Keith Relf's post-Yardbirds project was one of the early experiments fusing classical and rock music.

Founded: 1969

Location: London, England

Website: Renaissance 1969 to 1971: JohnHawken.com

Tags:

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

Tags:

Reverberi, Gian Piero

One of Italy's top record producers, Reverberi worked with The New Trolls, Le Orme and countless other Italian musicians.

Founded: 1937

Location: Genoa, Italy

Tags:

Roedelius, Hans Joachim

Born in 1934, Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a founding father of modern German music.

Founded: 1934

Location: Berlin, Germany

Website: hans-joachim roedelius

Tags:

Rother, Michael

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 member of Kraftwerk, Neu!, and Harmonia until forging a very successful solo career (with Jaki Liebizeit and Conny Plank) towards the late 1970s through the early 1980s.

Founded: 1950

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Website: MichaelRother

Tags:

Rovescio Della Madaglia, Il

RDM were pioneers in combining classical music with rock music. Their album "Contaminzione" also saw an English-language release in the US.

Founded: 1971

Location: Rome, Italy

Website: Il Rovescio della Medaglia - Offical Homepage

Tags:

Roxy Music

Though definitely a glam band at heart, Roxy Music served as a training ground and employer of many "progressive" musicians.

Founded: 1970

Location: Newcastle, England

Website: ROXY MUSIC - The Official Site

Tags:

Rush

Canada's finest sons. From their early days copping Led Zep riffs, through the kimono "prog" era, and onto mainstream acceptance and platinum success in the 80s, Rush has defied all odds, remaining true to their spirit, music and fans.

Founded: 1969

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Website: Rush | HOME

Tags:

Rustici, Corrado

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 musician, and eventually a producer. His production work since that time includes some of Italy's finest musicians, such as Zucchero, Elisa, PFM and Negramaro. His solo works are top-flight fusion records, highlighting both his songwriting and considerable guitar technique.

Founded: 1957

Location: Naples, Italy

Website: Corrado Rustici

Tags: