Yardbirds　

The Yardbirds are mostly known to the casual rock fan as the starting point for three of the greatest British rock guitarists： Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Undoubtedly, t ..more

Lou Reed　

The career of Lou Reed defied capsule summarization. Like David Bowie (whom Reed directly inspired in many ways), he made over his image many times, mutating from theatrical glam rocker to st ..more

Doors　

The Doors, one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the 1960s, were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by UCLA film students Ray Manzarek, keyboards, and Jim Morrison, vocals; w ..more

Allman Brothers Band　

The story of the Allman Brothers Band is one of triumph, tragedy, redemption, dissolution, and more redemption. Since their beginning in the late ’60s, they went from being America’s single most in ..more

U2　

Through a combination of zealous righteousness and post-punk experimentalism, U2 became one of the most popular rock ＆ roll bands in the world -- equally known for their sweeping sound as for thei ..more

John Lennon / Paul McCartney　

Aerosmith　

Aerosmith were one of the most popular hard rock bands of the ’70s, setting the style and sound of hard rock and heavy metal for the next two decades with their raunchy, bluesy swagger. The Boston- ..more

Elvis Presley　

2002 saw a rush of releases to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. A remix of his 1968 single ’A Little Less Conversation’ by Dutch DJ Junkie XL gave Presley his eighteenth No.1 h ..more

Kylie Minogue　

On the one hand, in the pop music arena, worldbeaters such as Kylie Minogue are few and far between. Singers and performers of her stature and popularity rarely maintain their power for as long as ..more

Justin Timberlake　

Justin Timberlake may be the quintessential pop star of the new millennium, a star who jumped from platform to platform on his way to establishing himself as something bigger than a star： he was a ..more

Brian Eno　

Ambient pioneer, glam rocker, hit producer, multimedia artist, technological innovator, worldbeat proponent, and self-described non-musician -- over the course of his long, prolific, and immensely inf ..more

Billy Idol　

Along with Duran Duran, Billy Idol was one the first pop/rock artists to achieve massive success in the early ’80s due to a then brand-new U.S. television network, MTV. Mixing his bad-boy ..more

Carole King　

While the landmark Tapestry album earned her superstar status, singer/songwriter Carole King had already firmly established herself as one of pop music’s most gifted and successful composers, wi ..more

Camel　

Camel never achieved the mass popularity of fellow British progressive rock bands like the Alan Parsons Project, but they cultivated a dedicated cult following. Over the course of their caree ..more

Bad Company　

Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprising ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, and singer Paul ..more

Rick Wakeman　

Born in Perivale, Middlesex, England, Rick Wakeman’s interest in music manifested itself very early, and from the age of seven on he studied classical piano. At the age of 14, he joined a local ..more

James Taylor　

When people use the term singer/songwriter (often modified by the word sensitive) in praise or in criticism, they’re thinking of James Taylor. In the early ’70s, when he appeared with his intro ..more

The Doobie Brothers　

As one of the most popular California pop/rock bands of the ’70s, the Doobie Brothers evolved from a mellow, post-hippie boogie band to a slick, soul-inflected pop band by the end of the decade. Al ..more

Robin Trower　

Throughout his long and winding solo career, guitarist Robin Trower has had to endure countless comparisons to Jimi Hendrix due to his uncanny ability to channel Hendrix’s bluesy/psychedelic, ..more

Soft Machine　

Soft Machine were never a commercial enterprise and indeed still remain unknown even to many listeners who came of age during the late ’60s and early ’70s, when the group was at its peak. In their ..more