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==&nbsp Highlighted Artists:== The British phenomena as I have mentioned earlier started classic rock. There are four members of the Band; John Lennon (Rhythm guitar/vocals), Paul McCartney (Bass Guitar/ Vocals), Ringo Starr (Drums), and George Harrison (Lead guitar/ Vocals). The Beatles are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of over one billion units. The Beatles were John Lennon's band, he put them together and was their leader. He made the big decisions and sang the bulk of the lead vocals. At one point the band was even called Johnny and the Moondogs, thankfully it was later changed to the Beatles. The Beatles, went on to record a whopping 24 albums. They toured all over the world, and their music is still played on the radio every single day. Unfortunately, the world took Lennon before his time. His murder in 1980 was a tragedy and a monumental loss to the music community, and one of the most legendary bands ever. Harrison had lung cancer and died in 2001. McCartney and Starr are the only surviving members.
 * 1) ===The Beatles===

Led Zeppelin
I picked Zeppelin, mostly because I am biased towards their work. They happen to be my favorite band ever. The four members are: Jimmy Page (Lead Guitar), Robert Plant (Lead Vocals), John Paul Jones (Bass Guitar), John Bonham (Drums). The band formed in 1968 and were originally called the “New Yardbirds”. The “Yardbirds” were a “supergroup” which was very popular throughout England. Some other famous members of the “Yardbirds” were none other than Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. Both Beck and Clapton went on to have fantastic musical careers. Page however, started Led Zeppelin. The band signed a favorable deal with Atlantic Records that allowedthem considerable artistic freedom. Led Zeppelin disliked the releasing of tracks as singles. They preferred their albums to be viewed as indivisible whole listening experiences. Their first two albums were heavily guitar-driven and had a blues rock sound. The dynamic guitar playing from Page made Zeppelin a household name. Their next two albums incorporated wider musical influences, particularly from folk music; the fourth, “Zeppelin IV” featured the track "Stairway to Heaven". Stairway is one of the most popular and influential works in rock music and cemented the status of the group as a “supergroup”. Overall the band recorded 8 albums, but disbanded following Bonham's sudden death in 1980.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Many consider Hendrix to be the greatest, and most innovative guitarists of all time. I like to think that it was a combination of his immense skill and knowledge of the guitar, but if truth be told, it was probably the drugs. Hendrix unlike “The Beatles” and “Led Zeppelin” who are difficult to categorize, is incredibly easy to place, he is one hundred percent psychedelic-rock. One of Jimi’s more memorable moments came during the epic music festival, Woodstock.