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Vocal and instrumental duo. Original members (1967); Marc Bolan, born England, September 30, 1947, died England, September 16, 1977); Steve Took, born England. Took replaced by Mickey Finn in 1969. In 1970s, band essentially became Bolan with various backing musicians.
Though the basic membership of T. Rex was two people (sometimes augmented by other musicians), the sound usually was the equivalent of a whole band.
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Vocal and instrumental group, songwriters, record-company executives, actors. All born Liverpool, England: John Lennon, born October 9, 1940, died New York, New York, December 8, 1980; Paul McCartney, born June 18, 1942; George Harrison, born February 25, 1943; Ringo Starr, born July 7, 1940. Group disbanded 1971.
How many superlatives in the English language have been used to describe
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Vocal and instrumental group from Los Angeles, California. Members (early 1980s): Danny Elfman, born near Amarillo, Texas, May 29, 1955; Kerry Katch; Rich Gibbs; Steve Bartek; Dale Turner, born Minnesota; Johnny Hernandez; Sam Phipps; Leon Schneiderman. Katch and Gibbs replaced in
1985 by John Avila and Mike Bacich. Bacich left in 1986.
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Vocal and instrumental group. Members, early 1970s: Phil Ehart, born Kansas, 1951; Kerry Livgren, born Kansas, 1950; Dave Hope, born Kansas, c. 1951; Robby Steinhardt, born Michigan, c. 1951; Steve Walsh, born St. Joseph, Missouri, c. 1951; Rich Williams, born Kansas, c. 1951. Walsh replaced in 1982 by John Elefante, born Levittown, New York, c. 1958. Reorganized group, 1986, comprised Ehart, Williams, Walsh, Billy Greer, Steve Morse.
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Vocal and instrumental group from Sweden. Members, Bjorn Ulvaeus, born Gothenburg, Sweden, April 15, 1945; Agnetha Faltskog, born Jankoping, Sweden, April 5, 1950; Anni-Frid Lyngstad, born Narvik, Norway, November 15, 1945; Benny Andersson, born Stockholm, Sweden, December 16, 1946.
During the 1970s, the Swedish group ABBA proved that a rock band could achieve
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Singer, songwriter, actor. Born Gary, Indiana, August 29, 1958.
When the five-member family group the Jacksons took its first steps toward stardom in 1963, five-year - old Michael was included mostly for the novelty effect of his youthful energy and dancing ability. As he outgrew the role of “baby” of the act (there were other Jacksons behind him who served in that capacity), he showed steady improvement in performing skills to the point that he became unofficial leader rather than a mere group member. In time, his achievements as a solo artist and songwriter overshadowed those of his brothers, even though the chemistry among them kept the Jacksons among the premier groups in rock and soul into the late-1980s.
