Rock music/Catalogs/Rock bands

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This is an incomplete list of articles on bands that perform rock music, in chronological order of their founding year. To view the list in alphabetical order, see #Alphabetical listing.

1950s

1957

• The Beatles (original name was The Quarrymen)

Origin: Liverpool, England

Status: defunct

1960s

1961

• The Beach Boys

Origin: Hawthorne, California, United States

Status: active

1962

• The Rolling Stones

Origin: London, England

Status: active

1963

• The Pretty Things

Origin: London, England

Status: active

• The Yardbirds

Origin: London, England

Status: active

1964

• The Who

Origin: London, England

Status: active

1965

• Jefferson Airplane

Origin: San Francisco, California, United States

Status: renamed to Jefferson Starship, occasionally active

• Pink Floyd

Origin: Cambridge, England

Status: on hiatus

• The Doors

Origin: Los Angeles, California

Status: defunct

1966

• The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

1968

• Led Zeppelin

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct, with occasional reunions in recent years

• Obs-Tweedle

Origin: Walsall, England

Status: defunct

• Yes (band)

Origin: London, England

Status: on hiatus

1970s

1970

• Lynyrd Skynyrd

Origin: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Status: active

• Queen

Origin: London, England

Status: active

1973

• Kaveret

Origin: Israel

Status: defunct

1975

• Sex Pistols

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct, with occasional reunions in recent years

• Iron Maiden

Origin: London, England

Status: Active

1976

• Joy Division

Origin: Salford, England

Status: defunct, remnants renamed to New Order

• U2

Origin: Republic of Ireland

Status: active

1980s

1981

• The Honeydrippers

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

1981

• XYZ

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

1984

• The Firm

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

1989

• Green Day

Origin: Oakland, California, United States

Status: active

1990s

1991

• Rage Against the Machine

Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States

Status: active

1998

• Relient K

Origin: Canton, Ohio, United States

Status: active

2000s

2001

• The Reputation

Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Status: defunct

Alphabetical listing

Use the appropriate alpha-link template here...I forget what it's called.

A

•  ABBA: A Scandinavian pop music group; one of the iconic rock bands of the 1970s. ^[e]
•  A-ha: A Norwegian pop music band formed in 1983. ^[e]

B

•  The Beatles: English rock band of the 1960's. ^[e]
•  Black Sabbath: English heavy metal group formed in 1968. ^[e]

F

•  The Firm (band): 1980s supergroup, comprising of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, Tony Franklin, and Chris Slade. ^[e]

G

•  Genesis (band): A British progressive rock band founded in 1967. ^[e]

H

•  The Honeydrippers: A 1980s rhythm and blues project by Robert Plant, featuring guest musicians Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Nile Rodgers. ^[e]

I

•  Iron Maiden: English heavy metal band from Leyton in East London, formed in 1975. ^[e]

J

•  Jefferson Airplane: An American rock band founded in 1965, in San Francisco. ^[e]
•  Joy Division: Rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, England, and viewed as one of the forerunners of gothic. ^[e]

K

•  Kaveret: Israeli rock band that existed in the years 1973-1976, and was known mainly in Israel. ^[e]

L

•  Led Zeppelin: English hard rock and blues group formed in 1968, known for their albums and stage shows. ^[e]

M

•  Metallica: Thrash metal and heavy rock band founded in 1981. ^[e]

O

•  Obs-Tweedle: A 1960s Walsall band notable for having Robert Plant as singer, before being discovered by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. ^[e]

P

•  Pink Floyd: A widely acclaimed psychedelic rock band which originated in England in the 1960s. ^[e]
•  The Pretty Things: Influential English rock and blues group formed in 1963, known for their raucous stage shows, wild antics, and rivalry with contemporaries the Rolling Stones. ^[e]

Q

•  Queen (rock band): A rock band formed in 1970 in London, United Kingdom. ^[e]

R

•  R.E.M.: A rock and roll band, a mainstay on college radio throughout the 1980s, and in virtue of its increasing popularity into the 90s, became credited as one of the major forces in bringing alternative rock into some mainstream acceptance. ^[e]
•  REO Speedwagon: American rock band from the Midwestern United States, formed in 1967. ^[e]
•  Relient K: A pop-punk and Christian Rock band which is known in both Christian and secular circles. ^[e]
• The Reputation: Add brief definition or description
•  Rush: Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in Toronto, Ontario, composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ^[e]

U

•  U2: One of the world's most popular rock groups, formed in Dublin in 1976. ^[e]

V

•  Van Halen: A popular American rock band of the 1970s and 1980s. ^[e]

X

•  XYZ (band): A projected 1980s supergroup, derived from eX-Yes-&-Zeppelin, comprising of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Yes members Chris Squire and Alan White. ^[e]

Y

•  The Yardbirds: Influential English R&B group formed in 1963, widely known for launching the careers of three guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. ^[e]
•  Yes (band): An English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ^[e]