Who is the greatest music band of all time?

The 10 best rock bands ever

• The Beatles. The Beatles are unquestionably the best and most important band in rock history, as well as the most compelling story.
• Beatlemania redux.
• The Rolling Stones.
• U2.
• The Grateful Dead.
• Velvet Underground.
• Led Zeppelin.
• Ramones.

What band was as the American counterpart to Led Zeppelin in the early 1970s?

By the early 1970s, bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath combined the loud, raw distortion of acid rock with occult lyrics, further forming a basis for the genre now known as “heavy metal”.

What percentage of bands are successful?

The truth is, only about 0.000002\% of musicians become “successful”. According to most people’s definition anyway. Yes you read that right, 0.000002\% and that is already being generous. This is the main reason why musicians who possess an insane amount of skill and talent don’t become “successful”.

What is a breakdown in bluegrass?

In bluegrass music, a break is a short instrumental solo played between sections of a song and is conventionally a variation on the song’s melody. A breakdown is an instrumental form that features a series of breaks, each played by a different instrument.

Which program became the most successful Barn Dance radio show?

Two years after the initial Barn Dance broadcast Hay would rename his show The Grand Ole Opry. To say the show was the most popular radio entertainment program of its day would be an understatement.

What was one of the most controversial and violent concerts of the 1960s?

Altamont, a new music festival in Northern California, was the brainchild of the Rolling Stones, who hoped to cap off their U.S. tour in late 1969 with a concert that would be the West Coast equivalent of Woodstock, in both scale and spirit.

Which of the following groups were not part of the British Invasion?

The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, Herman’s Hermits — they all sold millions here. But for whatever reason, a few great British bands from that era did not make the trip across the pond.