Y&T (Yesterday & Today)
When it comes to the original MTV generation of big-haired heavy metal band, Y&T (originally Yesterday & Today before they shortened their name) were...
Ya Ya Choral
Beginning life in 1982 in Sydney (Australia) as an experimental electronic outfit, Ya Ya Choral became a popular - though commercially unsuccessful - hard...
Yachts
This little known British band produced some killer power pop during the early 80s and should have been huuuuuge stars - but sadly they weren't and...
Yardbirds, The
Q: How many famous guitarists can one band have? A: Three of the acknowledged masters of the craft, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, all served their...
Yazoo
When Essex girl Alison 'Alf' Moyet put an advertisement in the music papers, she was looking for a "rootsy blues band".
What she got was...
Yazz (& The Plastic Population)
Ex-model Yasmin Evans recorded a high-energy cover of the Otis Clay soul track The Only Way Is Up in 1988. It became the year's biggest-selling...
Yello
These wacky Swiss synth-pop pioneers were led by Dieter Meier, a millionaire businessman, professional gambler and member of the Swiss national golf team. He...
Yes
Art-rock group Yes formed in 1968 with Jon Anderson on vocals, Peter Banks on guitar, Tony Kaye on organ, Chris Squire on bass and...
Yoko Ono
Born in Japan on 13 February 1933, Yoko Ono finished her education in the USA and became a well-known figure during the 1960s in...
Yothu Yindi
This multiracial Australian band (the name is an Australian aboriginal phrase for 'Mother Child') blended native and white sounds and sentiments.
Yothu Yindi were founded...
You Am I
Centered around the prolific songwriting skills of singer/guitarist Tim Rogers, You Am I is one of the most successful and internationally admired Australian bands...
Young Homebuyers
Young Homebuyers hailed from Adelaide, Australia, and pivoted around the songwriting team of Nigel Lawrence and Greg Williams, who met at high school.
In their...
Young Marble Giants
Formed in 1978, the band took its name from a book on Greek sculpture and their cues from Kraftwerk and The Velvet Underground.
An elusive simplicity became the...
Young Modern
Adelaide band Young Modern was one of Australia's pioneering power pop/new wave bands of the late 1970s.
Vocalist John Dowler formed the band (taking their...
Young Rascals, The
The Young Rascals (the 'young' prefix was dropped when the band members left their teens) initially gained a following in New Jersey around 1965,...
Young Tradition, The
Peter Bellamy, Royston Wood and Heather Wood (no relation) came together in April 1965 as The Young Tradition.
While the Incredible String Band and Fairport Convention...
Youngbloods, The
Native New Yorkers The Youngbloods formed under the leadership of Jesse Colin Young in 1967 and played soft rock numbers with a light jazz...
Yvonne Barrett
Born in 1946, Yvonne Barrett became a regular on Australian pop television show The Go! Show in the 1960s, which resulted in a successful...
