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The Band　

For roughly half a decade, from 1968 through 1975, the Band was one of the most popular and influential rock groups in the world, their music embraced by critics (and, to a somewhat lesser degre ..more

Backstreet Boys　

The Backstreet Boys were, in many ways, a contradictory band. Comprised entirely of white middle-class Americans, the group sang a hybrid of new jack balladry, hip-hop, R＆B, and dance club ..more

Bad Company　

Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprised of ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, and singer { ..more

Bangles　

The Bangles combined the chiming riffs and catchy melodies of British Invasion guitar pop with a hint of the energy of new wave. In the process, they became one of the handful of all-female bands o ..more

Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso　

The long-lived and influential Italian progressive band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso was influenced by such British progressive giants as Yes and Gentle Giant while also drawing heavily on classi ..more

Barclay James Harvest　

Barclay James Harvest was, for many years, one of the most hard luck outfits in progressive rock. A quartet of solid rock musicians -- John Lees, guitar, vocals; Les Holroyd, bass, vocals; ..more

Byrds　

Although they only attained the huge success of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and the Beach Boys for a short time in the mid-’60s, time has judged the Byrds to be nearly as influential as t ..more

Bernie Marsden　

Blues rock guitarist Bernie Marsden’s hot licks helped launch the career of Whitesnake, as he played on the group’s first eight releases, and lent a major hand in composing some of the band’s mo ..more

Barbra Streisand　

Barbra Streisand’s status as one of the most successful singers of her generation was remarkable not only because her popularity was achieved in the face of a dominant musical trend -- {\rock ＆ rol ..more

Billy Joel　

Although Billy Joel never was a critic’s favorite, the pianist emerged as one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the latter half of the ’70s. Joel’s music consistently demonstrates an aff ..more

Bee Gees　

No popular music act of the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, or ’90s attracted a more varied audience than the Bee Gees. Beginning in the mid- to late ’60s as a Beatlesque ensemble, they quickly developed as s ..more

Beach Boys　

Beginning their career as the most popular surf band in the nation, the Beach Boys finally emerged by 1966 as America’s preeminent pop group, the only act able to challenge (for a brief time) ..more

Beatles　

So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it’s difficult to summarize their career without restating cliches that have already been di ..more

Bryan Adams　

Bryan Adams negotiated the shifting tides of the ’80s so well that it never seemed as if he were changing to fit the times. A veteran of the ’70s studio arena rock game, Adams struck out on his ..more

Bryan Ferry　

While his tenure as the frontman for the legendary Roxy Music remained his towering achievement, singer Bryan Ferry also carved out a successful solo career that continued in the lush, sophistic ..more

Brian Eno　

Ambient pioneer, glam rocker, hit producer, multimedia artist, technological innovator, worldbeat proponent, and self-described non-musician -- over the course of his long, prolific, and imme ..more

Black Keys　

It痴 too facile to call the Black Keys counterparts of the White Stripes： they share several surface similarities -- their names are color-coded, they hail from the Midwest, they池e guitar-and-d ..more

Blood Sweat & Tears