Many people today listen to popular creators like Tyler The Creator, Taylor Swift, or Billie Eilish. Even though those artists were very successful, people seem to have forgotten the old bands that influenced the new music. We as people should strive to inform kids of these talented bands.
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead started in 1965 and is known for being very popular, despite having no radio hits. The band’s most popular songs are Ripple, Bertha, Touch of Grey, and Friend of the Devil. Jerry Garcia, the lead guitarist, passed away along with other members, so the remaining members found replacements and are now known as “Dead and Company.”
Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters is a band that contains 8 men that started the band in 1994 in Seattle, Washington. They are a rock band that has a very large following. One of their most popular songs is Learn to fly with over 1.5 million streams. Recently Taylor Hawkins, the drummer, passed away so they have been doing Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts around the world.
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd is an English rock band that started in 1965 in London. They are known for their crazy experimentation, live shows, and their lyrics. The band gained an early following and eventually grew to get to 15.7 million monthly listeners. Their most popular song is Comfortably numb which has over 1 million listeners.
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin is a band that formed in 1968 in London. Led Zeppelin’s music is more Heavy metal. They have a mass following of 16.9 million monthly listeners. The band continues to grow as more and more people get introduced to it. Their most popular song is “Stairway to Heaven,” with 736,477,840 listeners.
