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The Amboy Dukes. Ambrose Slade. Amen Corner. The American Breed. The Ames Brothers. The Andrew Oldham Orchestra. Andromeda. Andy Kim. Andy Williams.
Major British soft rock artists of the 1970s included 10cc, Mungo Jerry, the Hollies, Rod Stewart, the Alan Parsons Project, and Paul McCartney and Wings. Some of the most successful singers and songwriters were Cat Stevens, Steve Winwood, Albert Hammond, Rupert Holmes, and Elton John.
The Mamas & the Papas were one of the most prominent American Folk-rock artists of the decade. By the 1960s, the scene that had developed out of the American folk music revival had grown to a major movement, utilizing traditional music and new compositions in a traditional style, usually on acoustic instruments. [27]
1970s Motown Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers 1960s Motown The Easybeats: 1970s Rare Earth Billy Eckstine: 1960s Motown Duane Eddy: 1970s Motown Dennis Edwards: 1970s Gordy The Elgins: 1960s V. I. P. The Fantastic Four: 1960s Ric-Tic and Soul Records Jose Feliciano: 1980s Motown Four Tops: 1960s Motown Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: 1970s ...
The Bee Geesscored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the BillboardHot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s. Rod Stewartremained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. Elton Johnamassed the second-most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (6 songs).
The band lent the mobile studio to other artists, [173] [174] including Led Zeppelin, who used it to record Led Zeppelin III (1970) [175] and Led Zeppelin IV (1971). [ 173 ] [ 175 ] Deep Purple immortalised the mobile studio itself in the song " Smoke on the Water " with the line "the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside, making our music ...
The following list of best-selling music artistsincludes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record salesworldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below. The tables are listed with each artist's claimed sales figure(s) and their total independently certified ...
The roots of progressive rock developed from pop groups in the 1960s, like the Beatles and the Yardbirds, who "progressed" rock and roll by exploiting new recording techniques, [1] and by merging electric blues with various other music styles such as Indian ragas, oriental melodies and Gregorian chants. [2] Hegarty and Halliwell identify the ...