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The E Street Band
The E Street Band
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee

Music

The E Street Band is an American rock band, and has been musician Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee · Bruce Springsteen · Patti Scialfa · Clarence Clemons · Max Weinberg · Garry Tallent · Roy Bittan · Danny Federici · Steven Van Zandt · Columbia Records

The Elton John Band
The Elton John Band
Recording Group

Music

Nigel Olsson helped define The Elton John Band sound that took the Elton John's career to new heights in the 1970s and has been a fan favorite for decades. In his five-decade career, Elton John has sold more than 300 million records.

The Equals
The Equals
Recording Group

Music

The Equals are a British pop, R&B, and rock group formed in North London, England in 1965. They are best remembered for their million-selling chart-topper "Baby, Come Back", though they had several other chart hits in the United Kingdom and Europe.

The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Flaming Lips is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The group recorded several albums and EPs on an indie label, Restless, in the 1980s and early 1990s. The group has won three Grammy Awards.

The Four Tops
The Four Tops
Recording Group

Music

The Four Tops are a vocal quartet, who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. Lead singer Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades.

The Gap Band
The Gap Band
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson. After 43 years together, they retired in 2010.

The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's
Recording Group

Music

The Go-Go's rose to fame during the early 1980s, as an all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments, rising to the top of the Billboard album charts. The Go-Go's have sold over 7 million records worldwide.

The Guess Who
The Guess Who
Inductee, Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Music

The Guess Who was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2002, Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Donnie McDougall, and Bill Wallace received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

The Heights
The Heights
Recording Group

Music

"The Heights" is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to November 1992. "The Heights" centers on a fictional band (also called The Heights) made up of mostly middle-class young adults.

Tags: FOX · Television Show · How Do You Talk to an Angel · Capitol Records · Steve Tyrell · Stephanie Tyrell · Barry Coffing · Billboard Hot 100 · Jamie Walters · Pop Rock

The Impressions
The Impressions
Recording Group

Music

The Impressions were an American music group originally formed in 1958. Their repertoire includes doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B.

The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
Recording Group

Music

The Isley Brothers have had four Top 10 singles on the United States Billboard chart. Thirteen of those albums have been either certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum. The group was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

The Jacksons
The Jacksons
Recording Group and Inductee, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons) are composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1965 by Joe Jackson, as well as by brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine, with younger brothers Marlon and Michael joining soon after.

The Judds
The Judds
5-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. The Judds were one of the most successful acts in country music history, winning five Grammy Awards.

The Kentucky Headhunters
Recording Group

Music

The Kentucky Headhunters have released eight studio albums, three compilations, and twenty-three singles. In addition, the band has won three Country Music Association awards, an Academy of Country Music award and a Grammy Award.

The Killers
The Killers
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Killers are an American rock band formed in 2001. The Killers are considered one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, and the most successful act to ever emerge from Nevada, selling more than 28 million albums.

Tags: Rock

The Kinks
The Kinks
Recording Group

Music

The Kinks were an English rock band. Four of their albums have been certified gold by the RIAA and have gone on to sell over 50 million albums worldwide. In 1990, the original four members of The Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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The Laurence Juber Trio
Recording Group

Music

Laurence Juber is often considered most famous for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney & Wings from 1978 to 1981, with whom he won a Grammy, he has since had a distinguished career as a solo fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician.

The LeeVees
The LeeVees
Recording Group

Music

The LeeVees are a rock band featuring Adam Gardner of Guster and Dave Schneider of The Zambonis. Gardner and Schneider thought it would be fun to form another rock band, a Jewish one, that only wrote songs about Hanukkah.

The Lumineers
The Lumineers
Recording Group

Music

The Lumineers are a folk rock band. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion). Their self-titled first album, has been certified triple platinum in the United States and Canada.

The Magnificents
The Magnificents
Recording Group

Music

The Magnificents are an American doo-wop group from the 1950s. The group's first session in January 1956 yielded the group's only hit single, "Up on the Mountain". Past group members included L. C. Cooke, brother of Sam Cooke.

Tags: Up on the Mountain · Barbara Arrington · L. C. Cooke · Sam Cooke · Ray Ramsey · Doo-Wop · 1950s · Johnny Keyes · The Moonglows · The Rays

The Main Ingredient
The Main Ingredient
Recording Group

Music

The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group best known for their 1972 hit song "Everybody Plays the Fool".

Tags: R&B · Harlem, New York · Red Bird Records · RCA Records · Polydor Records · Everybody Plays the Fool · Cuba Gooding Sr. · Billboard Hot 100 · Coca-Cola · Legacy Recordings

The Manhattans
Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Manhattans are a R&B vocal group. Their work includes million-selling songs "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and "Shining Star". The Manhattans have recorded twelve top 10 R&B hits in the United States charting on the Billboard chart for the first time in 1965.

The Marty Paich Dek-Tette
The Marty Paich Dek-Tette
Recording Group

Music

Marty Paich was an American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director, and conductor. He came to prominence on the West Coast Jazz scene of the 1950s as both a pianist and a composer. His son David is a founding member of the band Toto.

The Marvelettes
The Marvelettes
Recording Group

Music

The Marvelettes was recording group that achieved popularity in the 1960s. The group has received several honors including induction into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, as well as receiving the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

The Masqueraders
Recording Group

Music

The Masqueraders is a recording group, who scored a minor hit in 1968 with "I Ain't Got to Love Nobody Else".

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