Although the Nashville Sound had peaked by the late 60s, musicians there were still regarded with reverential awe. It was there that Bob Dylan went to…
Browsing: Music – 1970s
Rod Argent formed Argent in 1969 after the demise of The Zombies. The band visited the USA for their first tour in 1970, but it…
Australian band Ariel was the brainchild of Mike Rudd and Bill Putt, following on from the break-up of their previous band Spectrum in April 1973. Ariel played blues-tinged…
Arista Records was founded in 1975 by legendary music executive Clive Davis. After being fired from CBS Records, Davis – known as “The Man with…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
Atlantic Records has introduced the world to some of the most influential musicians this planet has ever produced; Jazz icons such as John Coltrane, Charles…
Atomic Rooster was a British prog-rock group formed in 1969 with an initial line-up of Vincent Crane (real name Vincent Cheesman) and Carl Palmer -…
Following a tradition set by Aussie bands like The Affair, The Executives and Zoot, Sydney-based Autumn was unashamedly a pop band. Their debut single Mr Henry’s…
With the break up of The Bootleg Family Band in November 1975, Tony Naylor, Geoff Cox and Clive Harrison recruited Adrian Campbell and began gigging as Avalanche…
Ex-Delaney & Bonnie singer Bonnie Bramlett gave the band their name because she was amused that the pale-faced Scotsmen could perform such convincing R&B and Soul.…
Formed in Melbourne in May 1969, Axiom were billed as Australia’s first “supergroup”. Yet, despite a wealth of talent and promise, some notable chart successes…
Aussie band Ayers Rock combined progressive rock and jazz in an easy-to-take mix with a focus on extended jamming. Guitarist Ray Burton had been in…
Formed in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, in 1971 and originally called Shacklock after founder-member Alan Shacklock, the band soon rebranded as Babe Ruth after the American…
The Babys signed a lucrative deal with Chrysalis Records in 1976 before even playing a single gig. Proclaimed within the business as the name to…
Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s origins can be traced back to the substantial commercial achievements of The Guess Who in the late 60s. Randy Bachman (guitar/vocals) was a prominent member…
When Free finally fell apart at the seams after staggering around in various forms, there was a lot of damage done to the members. Despite the fairly…