There are 7 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. They added keyboardist
John Hawken, bassist
Louis Cennamo and vocalist
Jane Relf (Keith's sister). This band released two albums (Renaissance (1969) and Illusion (1971)) before breaking up. Some of the members reformed as
Illusion. McCarty then reformed the band with singer Binky Cullom, bassist
Jon Camp, key…
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