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Scorpions　

Known best for their 1984 anthem Rock You Like a Hurricane and the 1990 ballad Wind of Change, German rockers the Scorpions have sold over 22 million records, making them one of the mo ..more

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Scott Walker　

One of the most enigmatic figures in rock history, Scott Walker was known as Scotty Engel when he cut obscure flop records in the late ’50s and early ’60s in the teen idol vein. He then hooked u ..more

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Skid Row　

Skid Row were one of the very last hair metal bands to hit the mainstream before grunge took over in the early ’90s. While the band’s self-titled debut employed standard pop-metal riffs an ..more

Slayer　

Slayer were one of the most distinctive, influential, and extreme thrash metal bands of the 1980s. Their graphic lyrics dealt with everything from death and dismemberment to war and the horrors of ..more

Slipknot　

Slipknot’s mix of grinding, post-Korn alternative metal, Marilyn Manson-esque neo-shock rock, and rap-metal helped make them one of the most popular bands in the so-called {\nu-metal ..more

Slowdive　

Named after a word in one of Nick Chaplin’s dreams -- not from a Siouxsie and the Banshees single -- Slowdive formed in Reading, England, in late 1989. The group orginally consisted of Neil ..more

Small Faces　

Small Faces were the best English band never to hit it big in America. On this side of the Atlantic, all anybody remembers them for is their sole stateside hit, Itchycoo Park, which was hardly ..more

Smashing Pumpkins　

Of all the major alternative rock bands of the early ’90s, Smashing Pumpkins were the group least influenced by traditional underground rock. Lead guitarist/songwriter Billy Corgan fashion ..more

Smiths　

The Smiths were the definitive British indie rock band of the ’80s, marking the end of synth-driven new wave and the beginning of the guitar rock that dominated English rock into the ’9 ..more

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Snow Patrol　

After failing to secure an international audience for nearly ten years, Snow Patrol broke into the mainstream with 2003’s Final Straw, a mega-selling album that showcased the band’s fondness for ..more

Sparks　

Sparks is the vehicle for the skewed pop smarts and wise-guy wordplay of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, Los Angeles natives who spent their childhood modeling young men’s apparel for mail- ..more

Specials　

True innovators of the punk era, the Specials began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk’s energy and attitude, and taking ..more

Spiritual Beggars　

Guitarist Michael Amott is best known for his groove-heavy work in the death metal arena (late-period Carcass, Arch Enemy), but the Spiritual Beggars provided an outlet for his retro {\ ..more

Steel Panther　

Satirically pretending to be a hair metal band that missed its big break in the ’80s, singer Ralph Saenz (Michael Starr), drummer Darren Leader (Stix Zadinia), bassist Travis Haley (Lexx ..more

Steely Dan　

Most rock ＆ roll bands are a tightly wound unit that developed their music through years of playing in garages and clubs around their hometown. Steely Dan never subscribed to that aesthetic. As ..more

Stephen Stills　

Famed for his work in Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills ＆ Nash, two of pop music’s most successful and enduring groups, Stephen Stills was born in Dallas, TX, on January 3, 1945. He b ..more

Steppenwolf　

Led by John Kay (born Joachim Krauledat, April 12, 1944), Steppenwolf’s blazing biker anthem Born to Be Wild roared out of speakers everywhere in the fiery summer of 1968, John Kay’s ..more