Vogues, The
This Pittsburgh group formed in 1960 and produced a series of wholesome lite-garage/pop hits with You're The One (#4), Five O'Clock World (#4), Magic Town (#21) and The Land Of Milk...
Walker Brothers, The
They weren't British, they weren't brothers and their real names weren't Walker, but Californians Scott Engel, John Maus (a one-time child actor) and Gary...
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson started her career as a dare. Her church friends dared her to audition for a local radio station's talent spot when she...
Warm Sounds
Warm Sounds were a harmony duo comprising Barry Husband (aka Barry Younghusband), formerly of Tuesday's Children, and Denver Gerrard. The pair teamed up just...
Waylon Jennings
Following the break-up of The Crickets, Jennings played bass for Buddy Holly.
During a particularly harsh winter in February 1958 while touring with Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big...
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Wayne Fontana was born Glynn Ellis in Manchester, England, on 28 October 1945. He started his musical career at school with a skiffle group called The...
Who, The
The Detours formed in Shepherd's Bush in 1964 as a local youth club band. Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle (who originally called himself...
Wild Cherries, The
The Wild Cherries were formed in 1964 by Melbourne University students John Bastow (vocals), Rob Lovett (guitar and vocals), and Les Gilbert (bass).
Local bluesman...
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon, one of 14 children, was born on 1 July 1915 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After stints as a gospel singer and boxer, he...
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett was born in the small town of Prattville, Alabama, where he lived with his mother, grandfather, and ten brothers and sisters.
Home life...
Woodstock
It remains the defining assembly of rock music - an unprecedented gathering of at least 300,000 young, long-haired, raggedy clad Americans "going up the...
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma - an uproarious oil town - on 14 July 1912. His father Charley was a Democrat politico...
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...
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...
Zipps, The
The Zipps formed in Holland in 1965 from the remains of popular local folk group The Beat Town Skifflers.
They were soon signed by the Muziek...
Zombies, The
The Zombies were the only British group of the 60s who could have seriously given The Beatles a real run for their money.
Although comparatively unrecognised, their...
Zoot
When Australian band Zoot moved from their hometown of Adelaide (where they had played as Times Unlimited and Down The Line) to Melbourne in...
