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With
so much great music having been recorded over the years,
some fine bands have gone largely unnoticed while others
have reached legendary status. Through the M-Files, we are
attempting to draw attention to the common thread that runs
between these great bands, presenting an accurate picture
of them and their history. |
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Phil
Lynott & Thin Lizzy
Legendary
Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 and
led throughout their recording career by the late multi-talented
bassist,
songwriter and singer Phil
Lynott. |
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Lynyrd
Skynyrd
One
of the most critically-acclaimed Southern Rock groups of the
1970's. The band reached prominence under the leadership of
vocalist and primary songwriter Ronnie Van Zant until he died,
along with several other members of the band, in a plane crash
in 1977. |
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Wishbone
Ash
Legendary
British hard rock band formed out of the ashes of the group
The Empty Vessels, later Tanglewood in Devon, 1969. |
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Golden
Earring
This
legendary Dutch rock/pop group was founded in 1961 and has
had international chart success plus over 40 hits and 30 gold
and platinum albums in their home country of the Netherlands. |
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Bryan
Lee & the Jump Street Five
Inspired
by the sounds of Elmore James, Albert King and Albert Collins,
this brilliant artist lost his eyesight by the age of eight,
but was playing rhythm guitar by his late-teens. Today he
has immersed himself in the blues and keeps the genre alive
and well through touring and recording. |
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