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Procol Harum

1,611,369 plays (265,821 listeners)

Procol Harum's claim to fame is 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', a huge hit in 1967. They differ from most of the progressive rock bands of the 70s in the relatively prominent blues component to their sound, which is largely due to the voice and piano of leader Gary Brooker. In the early years, Matthew Fisher's organ and Robin Trower's guitar combined for a unique sound.

Renaissance

593,132 plays (76,312 listeners)

There are 6 artists/bands under the name of Renaissance: 1) A British progressive rock band - The first incarnation of Renaissance came out of the ashes of The Yardbirds in early 1968 when drummer Jim McCarty and guitarist/vocalist Keith Relf formed an acoustic based band.

Barclay James Harvest

587,527 plays (79,435 listeners)

The Barclay James Harvest story begins in the early sixties in the Oldham area of North-West England. John Lees and Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme met at Oldham Art School, and formed a band called The Sorcerers, which evolved into The Keepers. Meanwhile Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard were playing in another local outfit rejoicing in the name of Heart And Soul And The Wickeds.

Traffic

1,365,039 plays (201,128 listeners)

There is more than one artist with this name: 1. Traffic started out with Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood after Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group.

The Alan Parsons Project

4,485,622 plays (310,986 listeners)

The Alan Parsons Project is a British rock group, founded by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson. The group is based on a number of regular group members such as Stuart Elliot and Ian Bairnson, complemented with varying lead vocals such as Colin Blunstone (the Zombies), Chris Rainbow and Gary Brooker (Procol Harum).

Justin Hayward & John Lodge

14,023 plays (2,324 listeners)

Justin Hayward and John Lodge were the guitarist and bassist, respectively, for UK-based band The Moody Blues. During the band's mid-'70s hiatus, Hayward and Lodge recorded one album together.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3,279,510 plays (291,371 listeners)

The band formed in 1970. On two occasions in 1969, The Nice (with Keith Emerson on keyboards) and King Crimson (with Greg Lake on vocals and bass) shared the same venue, first on August 10, 1969 at the 9th Jazz and Blues Pop Festival in Plumpton, England and on October 17, 1969 at Fairfield Hall in Croydon, England.

Electric Light Orchestra

9,240,992 plays (638,573 listeners)

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was a very successful rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s, formed in Birmingham, England.