- Jack White
Jack White (occasionally Jack III White or Jack White III), born John Anthony Gillis on July 9, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan is an American musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer. He started as a part-time musician working with various underground bands in Detroit, while working by day as an upholsterer. He is best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo The White Stripes. - Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American hard rock bass guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Kiss. He is best known as "The Demon", his blood-spitting, fire-breathing, tongue-wagging act. - Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is a rock vocalist, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a successful musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of film, theatre and television roles and also producing films. Daltrey and his second wife, former model Heather Taylor, have two daughters, Rosie and Willow, and a son, … - Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury was a British musician and songwriter, best known as the frontman and pianist of the rock band Queen. He is remembered for his vocal abilities and charisma as a live performer. As a songwriter, he composed many international hits, including "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love", "We Are the Champions" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". In 1991, Mercury died of bronchial pneumonia brought on by AIDS, … - Brian May
Brian Harold May CBE (born July 19, 1947) is an English guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and backing (sometimes lead) vocalist for the English rock band Queen. As a guitarist, he is known for his memorable riffs and solos, distinctive tone, as well as for the fact that he built (with his father) his own guitar, called the "Red Special". He is also cited as a pioneer of the delay effect. He wrote many of Queen's most famous songs and biggest hits, … - Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen (born January 20, 1952, Queens, New York) known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American Hard rock guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of most of the band's highest-charting hits, including "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Hard Luck Woman," "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Crazy Crazy Nights" and "Forever." - John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946 in Sidcup, London), is an English multi-instrumentalist musician, and was known for being the bassist and the keyboardist for rock band Led Zeppelin from its inception until the band's breakup following the death of John Bonham in 1980. In recent years he has developed a successful solo career, and is widely respected as both a musician and a producer. - Dave Navarro
David Michael Navarro (born June 7, 1967) is a guitarist who has played in the rock bands Jane's Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Navarro is a member of The Panic Channel and the cover band Camp Freddy. - Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel Frehley, (known as Ace Frehley, born April 27, 1951) is an American guitarist best known as a founding member and lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of 'Space Man' when the band adopted costumes and theatrics. Frehley played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. After leaving Kiss, Frehley embarked on a moderately successful solo career, … - Jakob Dylan
Jakob Luke Dylan, born December 9, 1969 in New York City, is the lead singer and songwriter of the rock band The Wallflowers. He is the youngest of four children born to singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and ex-wife Sara Dylan. It has been reported that Jakob does not like his famous father to be mentioned during interviews. This is not because of animosity between the two, as is widely assumed, but because Jakob has stated that he wants to make his own name for himself, … - Steve Perry
Steve Perry (born Stephen Ray Perry, January 22, 1949 in Hanford, California) is a Portuguese-American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey. He is sometimes called "The Voice". - Mick Jones
Mick Jones (born Michael Leslie Jones, December 27, 1944 in Horsell, Surrey, England) is a guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of the rock band Foreigner. Jones began his music career in the early 1960s as a member of the band Nero and the Gladiators, who scored two minor British hit singles in 1961. After the demise of the band, Jones worked as a songwriter and session musician for such artists as Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Halliday, … - Phil Lesh
Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) is a musician and founding member of the rock band, Grateful Dead; he played bass guitar in that group throughout their entire 30-year career. Lesh started out as a trumpet player with a keen interest in avant-garde classical music and free jazz; he also studied under the Italian modernist Luciano Berio at Mills College (classmates included minimalist composer Steve Reich, … - Adam Clayton
Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England), is best known as the bass player of the rock band U2. He retains his British citizenship, but has resided in County Dublin from the time his family moved there when he was five years of age, when his family moved to Malahide. However, as with the other members of U2, he owns a house in Southern France. Often referred to by lead singer Bono as the "poshest" member of the band, … - Peter Criss
Peter Criss (born George Peter John Criscuola on December 20, 1945), is an American musician best known as co-founder, drummer, vocalist for the rock band KISS. Peter Criss established the "cat" character for his KISS persona. - Jim James
Jim James (born James Olliges) is American vocalist for the Kentucky-based rock band, My Morning Jacket. As the singer, frontman, producer, and lead songwriter for My Morning Jacket, James has been instrumental in defining the sound of the band, in particular on their critically acclaimed Z, which he co-produced with John Leckie. James cites the Muppet Show as one of his biggest musical influences. - Julian Casablancas
Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is the vocalist and songwriter of the band The Strokes. - John Lydon
John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten, is an English rock musician. He was the lead vocalist for Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. With his sarcastic and provocative public persona, he participated in laying down a new template for rebellious youth and band frontmen. His musical innovations have also been influential. He is currently working on a new album called "The Rabbit Song". - Brett Anderson
Brett Lewis Anderson (born September 29, 1967) is an English singer-songwriter, and former lead vocalist of rock band Suede. He then fronted The Tears, although they are currently on indefinite hiatus, and Anderson has now released a debut solo album. - Brett Anderson
Brett Anderson (born May 30, 1979 in Bloomington, Indiana) is the lead vocalist of rock band The Donnas. - Ian Paice
Ian Anderson Paice (born June 29, 1948; Nottingham, England) made his name as drummer with seminal heavy rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band still performing with the group, although Ian Gillan and Roger Glover have returned. Heavily influenced by Buddy Rich, Ian is one of the few hard rock drummers who uses swing and jazz inflections in his powerhouse style. - Mickey Hart
Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is best known as one of the two drummers from the rock band the Grateful Dead. He and fellow Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann earned the nickname "the rhythm devils". He joined the Grateful Dead in September 1967, and left in February 1971, after some bad business deals by his father Lenny Hart, who had briefly managed the Dead. During his sabbatical, in 1972, he recorded the album "Rolling Thunder". - Graham Coxon
Graham Coxon (born Graham Leslie Coxon on 12 March 1969, in Rinteln, West Germany) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter. He is best known as the guitarist in the rock band Blur. His artistic and musical contribution is prominently featured on the band's first six albums, from 1991's "Leisure" to 1999's "13". The latter's cover was also designed by Coxon. He is also a critically acclaimed solo artist with six solo albums, … - Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm (born Louis Grammatico on May 2 1950 in Rochester, New York) is an American rock music vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist for the rock band Foreigner. He also had a successful solo career. - Brad Delp
Bradley E. Delp (June 12 1951 - March 9 2007) was an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Boston. - Roger Glover
Roger David Glover (b. November 30, 1945 in Brecon, Wales) is a Welsh bassist, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the bassist and a songwriter for rock band Deep Purple. - Larry Mullen Jr.
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Mullen, Jr. (born 31 October 1961 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland) is the drummer for the Irish rock band U2. - Britt Daniel
Britt Daniel is the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist of the Austin, Texas rock band Spoon. - Mike McCready
Michael "Mike" McCready (born April 5 1966, in Pensacola, Florida, U.S.) is the lead guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, a founding member of the American rock band, Pearl Jam. - Mark Hoppus
Markus Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972 in Ridgecrest, California) is an American musician, producer, and was one of the three founding members of the pop-punk band Blink-182 and the pop-punk/alternative band +44. He plays bass guitar and sings vocals. - Mark McGrath
Mark Sayers McGrath (born March 15, 1968) is the lead singer of rock band Sugar Ray. He currently hosts the television tabloid "Extra". He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, but grew up in California. He graduated from Corona del Mar High School and then majored in Business Communication at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles. He worked as a truck driver before making his success in music. - Ted Turner
Ted Turner (born David Allen Turner, 2 August 1950, Yardley, Birmingham) was a guitarist and vocalist with the rock band, Wishbone Ash, in which he was famed for his twin lead guitar instrumental arrangements with Andy Powell. He also contributed stellar performances on lap steel guitar for instance "Rock and Roll Widow" from the "Wishbone Four" album and "In The Skin" from Nouveau Calls". Turner was previously with the Birmingham based band, King Biscuit, … - Daniel Johns
Daniel Paul Johns (born April 22, 1979) is an Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist and pianist, best known as frontman of the rock band Silverchair. - Robby Krieger
Robby Krieger (born Robert Alan Krieger, January 8 1946) is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. He was the guitarist in the rock band The Doors, and wrote some of the band's best known songs, including "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "Touch Me" and "Love Her Madly". He is number 91 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. - Eric Carr
Eric Carr (July 12 1950 - November 24 1991), born Paul Charles Caravello, was an American musician, best known as drummer for the rock band Kiss. Following two albums that alienated many fans with their departure in style (1979's "Dynasty" and 1980's "Unmasked)", and a falling-out with Peter Criss over his substance abuse problems and unreliability, Kiss held open auditions for a new drummer. - William Tell
William Tell (born February 7, 1980) is the former rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band Something Corporate. After leaving the band in 2004 for a solo career, William Tell was signed as a New Door Records solo artist. His first solo record, "You Can Hold Me Down" was released on March 13 2007. - Graham Bonnet
Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947, in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England) went on to sing for many different rock bands, including Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Impellitteri and Alcatrazz. - Klaus Meine
Klaus Meine (born May 25, 1948, Wedemark, Hanover, Germany) is the lead vocalist for German rock band Scorpions. Meine writes most of, but not all the lyrics to Scorpions' songs. He also shares the authorship of some lyrics with Herman Rarebell (former drummer of the Scorpions) on some songs like the major hit "Rock You Like a Hurricane", among others. He also composed some songs alone like "Wind of Change" and "When The Smoke Is Going Down". - Nick Zinner
Nick Zinner (born Nicholas Joseph Zinner on December 8, 1974) is the guitarist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He is known for his "unmistakable" wild hair, skinny physique, and pale appearance. - Brian Cox
Dr Brian Cox (B. E. Cox) is an experimental physicist and Royal Society University Research Fellow. He is a member of the High Energy Physics group at the University of Manchester and also works at CERN. <P> Cox played keyboard for the rock band D:Ream while studying for his honours degree and doctorate. He left the band in 1997. He has also played keyboard for Dare.
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