Born in July 1947, the son of Woody Guthrie started singing professionally in 1966. In 1967, he made it with his song Alice’s Restaurant, which…
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Formed in 1984 by longstanding members of The Skids, Richard Jobson and Russell Webb, the group was initially completed by John McGeoch on guitar (formerly…
When Arrested Development’s debut appeared in 1992, the Atlanta band seemed to herald a new dawn in hip-hop. It seemed they had created a distinctly…
Arrows was formed in August 1973 when Alan Merrill (born Allan Preston Sachs in New York, the son of famous 1950s jazz singer Helen Merrill)…
Before they helped Max Headroom hit the charts in 1986 (with Paranoimia), Art Of Noise brought sampling to the masses. Art Of Noise was initially…
Arthur Crudup (pronounced Crude-up) was born in 1905 in Jackson, Mississippi, and grew up in Forest, a town 40 miles west. He worked mainly as…
Arthur Alexander – “June” to his friends – wrote and recorded Muscle Shoals’ first big nationwide R&B hit, 1962’s You Better Move On. The song…
Born in Atlanta, Arthur Conley was discovered by Otis Redding in 1965 when singing with Arthur and The Corvets. Otis produced many of Conley’s records…
The Artwoods secured a loyal fan-base in the 60s wowing the hipsters at London’s Speakeasy, Klooks Kleek, The 100 Club and Eel Pie Island, with…
Ash crash-landed from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1994 into a London scene entirely obsessed with Britpop. Proudly touted as ‘Guaranteed Real Teenagers’, the trio – Tim…
Classically trained guitarist Manuel Göttsching started his career under the name Ash Ra Tempel in 1970. The most shamelessly psychedelic of the Kraütrock bands, their…
Asia began in early 1981 after the apparent ending of Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, two of the founding bands of British progressive rock.…
The nucleus of Asleep at the Wheel was originally Ray Benson, Leroy Preston and Lucky Oceans (real name Reuben Gosfield), who moved from the US…
Billy MacKenzie (most lyrics, all vocals, eventually everything) and Alan Rankine (most music and all instruments except drums) – once attempted brilliance, but later settled…
Formed in California in 1965, The Association enjoyed a brief reign in the international music charts during the mid-60s. They were clean-cut and had immense…
The Astronauts formed in 1961 in Boulder, Colorado, taking their name as a tribute to local hero, astronaut Scott Carpenter. After gaining a strong local…
Astrud Gilberto was born Astrud Evangelina Weinert – to a Brazilian mother and a German father – in Brazil in March 1940. She was raised…
Aswad – whose name means ‘black’ in Arabic – formed in 1975 in West London’s Ladbroke Grove and built their early reputation on four LP’s…
This band of hairy Americans who made friendly Southern AOR – not unlike a less thrashy Lynyrd Skynyrd – was formed in 1970 around keyboard…
Rock Historian Glenn A Baker has called The Atlantics “one of the most extraordinarily talented rock groups Australia has ever produced”. The band’s sound encompassed…