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The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds. It rose to international popularity fueled by unprecedented sales of LP records and ...
Haim (/ ˈhaɪɪm / HY-im; [1] meaning "life" in Hebrew, [a] stylized HAIM) is an American rock band, based in Los Angeles, composed of three sisters, Este (bass guitar and vocals), Danielle (lead vocals, guitar, and drums), and Alana Haim (guitars, keyboards, and vocals). In addition to their primary instruments, each is proficient in several ...
Wax Idols. Willard Grant Conspiracy. The Womenfolk. The Women's Philharmonic. Categories: Music of California. American musical groups by state. Musicians from California. Commons category link is on Wikidata.
The Young Americans is a non-profit organization and performing group based in Southern California. First founded in 1962 by Milton C. Anderson, the group was credited with being the first show choir in America, mixing choreography with choral singing. [1] While experiencing national television exposure early on, The Young Americans later ...
This is a list of bands from the San Francisco Bay Area, music groups founded in the San Francisco Bay Area or were closely associated with the region for a significant part of the group's active existence. Individual musicians who formed bands under their own name there are included, but not if they were primarily solo artists.
The Platters. The Platters in 1955. From left to right: Taylor, Williams, Lynch, Robi, Reed. The Platters are an American vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound bridges the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the new burgeoning genre.
Matt Fronke. Dave Blazer. Brian Wayy. James Debrose. Mark London Sims. Josh Harris. The Untouchables are a soul / mod revival band from the Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California area. Described by original lead singer Kevin Long as " mods who played ska music," The Untouchables are credited with being America's first ska band.
The Pointer Sisters are an American girl group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as R&B, pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country, and rock. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy Awards and received a star on ...