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Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by American guitarist Carlos Santana. [ 10] The band has undergone various recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Santana being the only consistent member. After signing with Columbia Records, the band's appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 increased their ...
Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California, [18] and raised Catholic in nearby Anaheim. [19] She was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel Airport, and her middle name, Renée, comes from the Four Tops' 1968 version of the Left Banke's 1966 song "Walk Away Renée". [20]
Strata is an American rock band from Campbell, California, formed in 2000, when guitarist Ryan Hernandez and singer Eric Victorino met and left their previous bands. Bassist Hrag Chanchanian and drummer Patrick Spain completed the lineup under the band's original name, Downside. The band released an EP entitled "For Testing Purposes" and an ...
shelmusic .com. SHEL is an American folk/pop band from Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. [1] The band is composed of the four Holbrook sisters, where SHEL is an acronym for their names, Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza. Eva is on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, cello, and mandolin; Hannah on vocals, accordion and keys; Sarah on vocals, bass and ...
Traffic were an English rock band formed in Birmingham [4] in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. [5] They began as a psychedelic rock group and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards (such as the Mellotron and harpsichord), sitar, and various reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their ...
The members of The Band gradually came together in the Hawks, the backing group for Toronto-based rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. Levon Helm began playing with the group in 1957, then became their fulltime drummer after graduating from high school in 1958.
Starland Vocal Band also included Jon Carroll ( keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Margot Chapman (vocals). [ 2] Carroll and Chapman also became a couple, marrying in 1978. [ 4] The group's debut album was the self-titled Starland Vocal Band and included "Afternoon Delight". The song was a US number one hit [ 4] and the album also charted.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", [2] a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.