Introduction: Def Leppard was a wild band and had a unique style of music. Bad things may have happened, but they still became a successful band. Rick Allen was born in Derbyshire,England on November 1st 1963. Vivian Campbell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on August 25, 1962. Phil Collin was born on December 8, 1957 in London, England. Joe Elliot was born on August 1, 1959 in in Sheffield, England. Rick Savage was born on December 2, 1960 in Sheffield, England. Former band member Steve Clark was born on April 23, 1960 in Sheffield,England. Pete Willis was born on February 16, 1960. In Sheffield, England, Pete Willis and bassist Rick Savage made the band Atomic Mass in the year of 1977. Steve Clark (the guitarist) Joe Elliot (singer) sang in a variety of places. They also changed the spelling of Deaf Leopard to a better looking name to Def Leppard. The authentic Def Leppard bond is from Sheffield, England. They all met once this guy named Joe Cocker became sorta famous. In November 1977 they rented a room in the spoon factory where they can practice their song. They scraped up some money when they booked a gig. The drummer Rick Allen dropped out of high school at the age of 15 and became interested in drumming when he was a child. Def Leppards’ names they use on stage in order …show more content…
They made plans for the band and talked about Joe had fantasy about forming his own band one day. Willis and Savage said the plans sounded good so far and agreed to change the spelling of their name. Def Leppard toured with Sammy Hangar and AC/DC and gathered some of the best radio production. Then they finished their first album called On Through The Night. The other album Def Leppard made was Promises. First it starts off with a guitar riff that quickly continues with a second line. “ I Won’t Make Promises” is what the backup singers say and Joe Elliot finishes off their sentence by saying “ That I can't
The band was formed in 1965 in Sans Francisco with a mix of sounds from several different genres of music such as Folk, Bluegrass, Jazz, Country, Blues, and Physicadellic Rock. The original members were as follows: Jerry Garcia doing lead guitar and vocals, Bob Weir was the youngest member of the band playing rhythm guitar and vocals. Ron "Pigpin" McKernan played keyboards, Phill Lesh has always been the basist. Bill Kreutzmann played drums at first but was followed by Micky Heart in 1967 as a seccond drummer. When Pigpin died at the tender age of 27 of liver failure, Keith Godchaux joined on as the new keyboardist, with him he brought his wife Donna Jean to help with backup vocals. When the couple left the band in 1979 they were replaced by Brent Mayland. Mayland played with the band until
Eddie Van Halen was born in Holland in 1955 and immigrated to Pasadena California. At the age of seven, Eddie was training as a classical pianist, although his love for Rock and Roll was developing. He started working a paper route and used the money to buy a drum set. His brother Alex, also musically inclined, bought a guitar. After months of practicing, Alex and Eddie switched instruments. Alex would spend hours on Eddie's drums and loved to play them. Eddie, a little frustrated with the drums, picked up Alex's guitar and felt at home with the instrument. Eddie would sit in his room for hours memorizing Eric Clapton guitar rifts' from "Cream". In his teenage years, Eddie and Brother Alex Van Halen played in local clubs and local parties in California. They started become a big name in the local area of Pasadena California. A police officer once commented that the parties that the Van Halen brothers played at were so big, that the police were looking for where the party was in a four-block radius. There would be almost 2,000 people attending house parties when the Van Halen brothers played. Alex and Eddie initially called there band Genesis but learned there was a much bigger group in Europe with the same name, so they changed it to Mammoth. The band had humble beginnings and the brothers could not afford a PA system for their concerts. They rented a PA system from David Lee Roth when his band was not playing. During one performance, the rented PA system broke down. A member of the local band...
... around famous band. They were an icon to the U.S by trying to send a message in their music that says drugs aren't bad, to the people. Jerry Garcia was a main part in this band and they wouldn't have been this successful without him. The Grateful Dead made rock and roll history from all of these points.
The world had never seen a band like Black Sabbath. Ozzy Osbourne’s crazy behavior on stage shocked people. His behavior off stage wasn’t any better. While other members of the band weren’t as bad as Ozzy, they still got a lot of attention, which led to part of their frame. Black Sabbath played heavy metal music, won an Grammy award, and was one of the best bands of the 20th century.
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When you think your average baseball player, what do you think of? The player usually has all of his arms, legs, and no physical disabilities. Anyone who plays baseball would think it is hard to imagine that a person born without a right arm is able to play the game and let only be able to be a pitcher. Jim Abbott faces all the odds and has ten-year career in the major leagues. Abbott had to faces many obstacles throughout life and his playing career. Jim Abbott grew up being picked on since he didn’t have a right arm. When Abbott was younger he would use a steel hook as right hand and other children were afraid of him. Also, they called him names like Mr. Hook.
Later, Garcia, who had been playing guitar since he was 15, went on to be the band’s lead guitarist while Hunter helped write their lyrics. Jerry Garcia had played in many other bluegrass and folk bands, such as Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions. The band officially formed under the name of the Warlocks and consisted of Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir. After their debut in July of ’65, they played at Ken Kesey's Acid Tests. This was a public party that took place regularly where all the party-goers would be taking LSD.
The band consist of 8 members, Nathan East bassist/vocals, Andy Fairweather-Low, lead guitar/vocals, Steve Ferrone- drums, Chuck Leavell-key boardist, Ray Cooper- tambourines, Katie Kissoon and Tessa Niles- vocals, and Eric Clapton- composer, rock n roll guitarist, lead vocalist. The band members dressed in casual attire. The band members were professionals, they knew exactly how to orchestrate every chord, they collaborated with the lead singer and each other in ways that wasn’t so noticeable to the audience but they knew which chords to use for every song, the band was a top notch team. The tempo of the songs were a mixture of fast, slow, to a medium style beat. The texture of the songs was homophonic and well put together lyrics. The style of the music was from the 1960s-1970s which genres were rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, jazz and blues.
The members included Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Larry Van Kriedt, Dave Evans, and Colin Burgess. The people who wanted the most success out of them were Australia’s legendary roadie Ray Arnold and his partner Alan Kissack. The two men convinced “Chequers” entertainment manager Gene Pierson to let the band play at the popular Sydney nightclub in 1973. Colin Burgess was the first member fired, and several bassists and drummers passed through the band the next year. The Young brothers decided that Evans was not a suitable frontman for the group, because they felt he was more of a glam rocker. It was Gene Pierson who arranged for Bon Scott from “Fraternity” to join them as the lead singer. (Paul Sutcliffe, Pg. 34, P.2)
Jimmy Valentine was an extraordinary thief who changed his life around to become a thoughtful person. Jimmy Valentine was a former bank robber and professional thief. He could pick just about any lock there was with his set of tools however, it clearly can be seen that Jimmy Valentine changed much in one year to be a better man with a moral life because he started his very own shoe company, fell in love with Annabel Adams, and used his past skills for the greater good to help someone in need.
When they first came to the United States they supported Vanilla Fudge. They also played in clubs to start their American popularity. After they played in the clubs they got their first headlining tour and toured again that. They were playing their fifth tour by the March of 1970. Led Zeppelin the record was released by the Atlantic Records in 1969. Shortly after the record was released it was number eight and stayed in the top twenty for six weeks. When the Led Zeppelin II was released, it was Atlantic Records’ fastest selling album at 100,000 copies a week. They broke their own record in 1975 when “Physical Graffiti” that sold 500 copies an hour. All of their albums have gone platinum.
Linkin Park is a new metal band from Los Angeles, California. It has been an active band since 1996. Their labels are Warner Brothers Records and Machine Shop Recordings. The six members are Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Joseph Hahn, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, and Dave Farrell. Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson recorded the band's first material in 1996. The two had attended high school together, where they met the band's drummer, Rob Bourdon. Mike Shinoda hooked up with DJ Joseph Hahn while studying illustration at Art Center College in Pasadena. Meanwhile, attending UCLA, Brad Delson shared an apartment with bassist Dave Farrell, who left the band after college and returned a year later. At this point, they named themselves Xero and recorded several demo tracks. They never got signed. Then Mike Shinoda decided to hire a vocalist, and put out an ad. They got Chester Bennington, an Arizona native who started making records when he was 16. Once he joined the band, they changed their name to Hybrid Theory.
The band was officially formed in 1962, having six original members. Mick Jagger was lead vocals and also played the harmonica. Jagger’s signature look has always been his lips, but they were often criticized. Keith Richards played the guitar and also sang. Charlie Watts was on drums, and Brian Jones played the guitar, harmonica, sitar, and sang. Two less popular members were I...
The band Led Zeppelin consisted of four members, Jimmy Page (guitarist), Robert Plant (vocalist), John Paul Jones (bassist & keyboardist), and John Bonham (drummer). Before the English group formed, Page was looking for new members to join his band, the New Yardbirds, in which he came across Robert Plant in 1968 after Terry Reed (singer) recommended the blues singer, since he was unavailable and could not join. At the time, Plant was performing with the group Hobbs Tweedle, where Jimmy Page observed the vocalists unusual style. In turn, after inviting the singer to join the New Yardbirds, Robert recommended the drummer, John Bonham who was also a member of Hobbs Tweedle, to join the group. When Page was looking for new members, he had chosen