British Musicians

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British Musicians

• Tracy Melberg
• April 13, 2004

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The Fab Four
George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, John
Lennon,
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The Beatles

• Met in Liverpool England in 1957.
• 1964 appearance on the Ed Sullivan show signaled
  British Music Invasion in US.
• Broke up in 1970 after Abbey Row was released
• 1988 inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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The Beatles

• Well known songs Let it Be, Hey Jude
  Please, Please, Please, I Want to Hold your
  Hand, Sgt Pepper and Lucy in the Sky

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Elton John
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Elton John

• Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner England in
  1947
• Received a scholarship to attend Londons Royal
  Academy of Music
• Singer/songwriter recorded his first record in
  1970
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
  1994.

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Elton John

• Known for flamboyance and energy
• Support of the World AIDS Foundation
• Well-known songs Your Song, Crocodile Rock,
  Candle in the Wind, Can You Feel the Love
  Tonight Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man, and
  Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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Eric Clapton
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Eric Clapton

• Born Eric Patrick Clapton in 1957 in Surrey
  England
• Illegitimate child of WWII veteran and raised by
  his grandparents
• New revolution in music to change the world, to
  upset people, and shock them

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Eric Clapton

• Personal struggles and career pressure led to
  heroin and alcohol addictions
• Abandoned guitar-heavy music for a more lighter
  vocal enriched music.
• Well know songs Tears in Heaven, Layla

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Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill
Wyman, Charlie Watts
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The Stones

• One of the most electric rock and roll bands of
  all time
• Bad Boy form of the Beatles
• Part of the British Invasion of the 1960s
• Well known songs Satisfaction, Honky Tonk
  Women, and Ruby Tuesday

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The Who
Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and
John Entwistle
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The Who

• Formed as a jazz band in 1959
• Known for high energy performances that included
  smashing guitars
• Well-known for rock operas
• Well-known songs Pinball Wizard Tommy

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Queen
Roger Taylor, Brian May, Freddy Mercury, and John
Deacon
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Queen

• Formed in 1971 in London
• Hard rock with heavy-metal guitar lines
• Well-known songs Bohemian Rhapsody, We will
  Rock You, and We are the Champions

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Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, John
Plant
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Led Zeppelin

• Formed in 1968 in England
• Heavy metal band
• Incorporated mythology, mysticism, and British
  folk music
• Known for their mystique and album oriented rock
  music
• Well-known songs Stairway to Heaven and Dazed
  and Confused

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