The Beatles

The BeatlesConsisted by John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals), The Beatles were formed in Liverpool in 1960.At the beginning, and for three years, the group build their reputation inside various clubs in the city of Liverpool and Hamburg.Stuart Sutcliffe, the lost beatle, left the group in 1961 and, in the following year, so did Best who was replaced by Starr.Brian Epstein, a music store owner, became the group's manager and by late 1962, The Beatles, achieved mainstream success in the UK with their first single "Love me Do". Over the next year the group gain international popularity, and they toured extensively until 1966. After the...

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Pink Floyd

Pink FloydKnown by the their psychedelic and progressive rock music style, by the use philosophical lyrics, and outstanding live concerts the Pink Floyd became one of the Greatest Bands Ever to exist with more then 200 million albums sold worldwide. Created in 1965, the band originally was formed by Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and later on Syd Barrett. They first became popular playing in London's underground music scene in the late 1960s.The first band leader was Syd Barrett, and the band released two singles, and a debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn in 1967. One year latter, Barret left the band due to mental problems, and months after David Guilmour joined the Pink Floyd as a guitarist and vocalist.With the departure...

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones On April 1962, in the fantastic city of London, The Rolling Stones were born with the original band members guitarist and harmonica player Brian Jone, pianist Ian Stewart, vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman and finally the drummer Charlie Watts.In the beginning Brian Jone was the leader of the band, but since Jagger and Richards were the songwriters later on, they assumed the leadership of the group. During the British Invasion, in the 60's, the Rolling Stone became famous, and its estimated that they have sold 200 million albums worldwide!They are considered the number 4 band, on the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in the Rolling Stone magazine.Long years have pass, and most of the original...

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Jimi Hendrix

JIMI HENDRIXFormed in september 1966 in Londo, Jimi Hendrix, the bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and the drummer Mitch Mitchell created The Jimi Hendrix Experience. This Experience influenced a lot on todays music, especially on the Hard Rock and the Heavy Metal scene.Jimi Hendrix is considered the greatest guitarist ever by various music publications, writers and me :P. All three of the band's studio albums are ranked on the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.Are You Experienced - Position 15Axis: Bold as Love - Position 82Electric Ladyland - Position 54As you can see this is my first post on my new blog, so i chose Jimi Hendrix, since his music inspired me a lot on certain steps of my life. You can excepte...

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