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Rock music groups from London

  • Pink FloydIn 1965, four architecture students gathered in a tearoom basement at the London Polytechnic to play music under the name Sigma 6.
  • Queen (band)In 1963, Brian May built a guitar with his father that would become the signature sound of Queen. The group Smile formed shortly after with singer Tim…
  • Led ZeppelinIn August 1968, four musicians gathered in a room below a record store on Gerrard Street in London to play their first song together.
  • Sex PistolsLondon in 1975 was a place of decay and unemployment. John Lydon, then nineteen years old, wore a Pink Floyd T-shirt with the words 'I Hate' handwritten…
  • The PoliceOn the 25th of September 1976, American drummer Stewart Copeland met singer-bassist Gordon Sumner in Newcastle upon Tyne while touring with the band Curved…
  • Paul McCartney and WingsPaul McCartney formed Wings in 1971 following the breakup of the Beatles. He recruited his wife Linda on keyboards and Denny Laine from the Moody Blues to…
  • Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono met in 1966. By 1968, the two established a romantic relationship and began collaborating on musical projects.