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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Top Rock Artists from London, England

A shout out to all the great musicians from England's capital.  The following is a list of some of the top artists of the Rock Era from London:

Adam & the Ants
Mike Addams of ELO
Ginger Baker of Cream




Jeff Beck, elite guitarist with the Yardbirds and a solo performer
Peter Banks of Yes
Marc Bolan of T. Rex
David Bowie
Chad and Jeremy




Dave Clark Five
Clash




Coldplay




Phil Collins
Elvis Costello
Cream
Culture Club




Roger Daltrey of the Who
Ray Davies of the Kinks
Des'ree ("You Gotta' Be")
David Essex ("Rock On" from 1973)
Fairport Convention




Fleetwood Mac
Lita Ford
Samantha Fox




Peter Frampton
Boy George of Culture Club
Honeycombs
Iron Maiden
Joe Jackson




Elton John
King Crimson




Kinks
Simon Kirke of Bad Company
KLF ("3 A.M. Eternal")




Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant was from West Bromwitch, 102 miles from London, John Bonham was from Redditch, 91 miles from London)
Leona Lewis
Madness ("Our House")
Manfred Mann




George Michael of Wham! and very successful solo artist
Motorhead
Gary Numan ("Cars" from 1980)





Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, in the top elite of all-time guitar players
Peter and Gordon




Pink Floyd




Police
Procol Harum
Psychedelic Furs




Queen
Razorlight
Tony Reeves
Julie Rogers ("The Wedding")




Rolling Stones
Roxy Music




Sade
Sex Pistols
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Small Faces
Spandau Ballet ("True" from 1984)





Spice Girls




Dusty Springfield
Squeeze ("Tempted")
Cat Stevens
Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics




Rod Stewart
T. Rex
Ultravox
Amy Winehouse




Who
Wire
Yardbirds




Yes

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