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Foo Fighters

May 15, 2014 by strictlyrock Leave a Comment

Click on the image to buy this print To understand the history of Foo Fighters, it is necessary to go back to the days when Nirvana was still in full swing. The tale about how a drummer for one rock legend became the singer, guitarist, and frontman of another legend is one worth telling. In the early 90's, while on the road as Nirvana's drummer, Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl would bring along … [Read more...]

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The Doobie Brothers

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Click on the image to buy this photo Drummer John Hartman met singer/guitarist Tom Johnston in 1969 in California. They started a band named Pud, which would include various members, and began to play in and around San Jose. The duo teamed up with bassist Dave Shogren and singer/guitarist Patrick Simmons in 1970 and soon changed their band’s name to The Doobie Brothers. The band played throughout … [Read more...]

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Jerry Lee Lewis

May 15, 2014 by strictlyrock 1 Comment

Click on the image to buy this photo Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29th, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana. Inspired by his cousins, Jerry learned the piano as a young boy. After developing his skills over the years, the barely-teenaged Jerry made his debut at 14, performing the song “Drinking Wine Spo-Dee- O-Dee,” at a local Ford dealership on November 19th, 1949. By the time Jerry was 15, … [Read more...]

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Click on the image to buy this canvas When friends Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington and Allen Collins came together to form a band in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964 they couldn’t have possibly known they were laying the foundation for what would become one of the most successful southern rock bands of all time. The next year Larry Junstrom and Bob Burns joined and the group played shows … [Read more...]

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Ramones

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Click on the image to buy this print The band Tangerine Puppets was started in Queens, New York City, by schoolmates John Cummings and Thomas Erdelyi in 1966. The guys soon met German transplant Douglas Colvin as well as Jeffery Hyman. Colvin and Cummings had started to play together and recruited Hyman in 1974. Colvin became the band’s bassist and started going by the name Dee Dee Ramone. … [Read more...]

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The Band

May 15, 2014 by strictlyrock 2 Comments

Click on the image to buy this photo Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson came together to form The Hawks, which was a backing band for Toronto-based singer Ronnie Hawkins. After refining their skills while playing with Hawkins, the guys decided they wanted more. They parted ways with Hawkins and started recording and touring on their own. Unfortunately, … [Read more...]

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Billy Joel

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Click on the image to buy this photo Born on May 9, 1949, William Martin (more commonly known as Billy) Joel has grown over the years to become famous not only for his rock music, but for his pop, jazz, and classical compositions as well. His father being a pianist himself, Joel learned to play piano at a young age and as a result, chose to pursue a career in music rather than finish high … [Read more...]

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Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Click on the image to buy this photo Stevie Ray Vaughan was born on October 3rd, 1954 in Dallas, Texas. In 1963 Stevie’s older brother, Jimmie, gave him his first electric guitar. He started his first band, The Chantones, in 1967, and performed around the Dallas area. In 1970 Stevie started Blackbird. A year later he dropped out of high school and relocated with the band to Austin, Texas, where … [Read more...]

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Talking Heads

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Click on the image to buy this print Singer/guitarist David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz became band mates when they started the group “The Artistics,” in 1974. Byrne, Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Frantz’s girlfriend, attended the Rohde Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, and eventually moved to New York City together. Weymouth learned the bass guitar and started playing with … [Read more...]

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Frank Zappa

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Click on the image to buy this print To categorize Frank Zappa's musical genre would prove to be a futile effort. With a musical career spanning roughly thirty years, and having produced a full sixty-two albums, the only way to truly describe Zappa would be to dub him an artistic wonder. Toying with genres including rock, jazz, fusion, classical, avant-garde, experimental and progressive rock, … [Read more...]

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  2. The Rolling Stones
  3. Led Zeppelin
  4. Jimi Hendrix
  5. Elvis Presley
  6. The Who
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  29. Fleetwood Mac
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  60. ZZ Top
  61. Megadeth
  62. Motley Crue
  63. Alice Cooper
  64. Def Leppard
  65. Iron Maiden
  66. Billy Idol
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  68. Anthrax
  69. Rage Against the Machine
  70. Blue Oyster Cult
  71. Alice in Chains
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  84. Billy Joel
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