Rock of the 1970’s Folk, Disco, Guitar Rock and everything in between

Pink Floyd  English Band  Known for:  Psychedelic,  philosophical lyrics,  innovative album art,  elaborate live shows  As of 2010, have sold over 200 million albums worldwide

Pink Floyd  Had a number of different members over time, but the ones who were with the band when they hit it big were:  Roger Waters,  Nick Mason,  Richard Wright  David Gilmour  Known for a while as “The Pink Floyd Sound”

Pink Floyd  Name came from first names of two blues musicians: Pink Anderson and Floyd Council  Began recording in the late 1960’s  1973 – Released Dark Side of the Moon  - biggest success  - a hit in Europe and the U.S.

Pink Floyd  Known for bizarre and over-the-top live performances  One of the first bands to use a light show  Group split up in 1985  Briefly reunited for one performance in 2005

Pink Floyd  Songs to Know  Money  atch?v=JkhX5W7JoWI atch?v=JkhX5W7JoWI  (Another Brick in) The Wall  atch?v=M_bvT- DGcWw&feature=related atch?v=M_bvT- DGcWw&feature=related

Lynyrd Skynyrd  American Southern Rock Band  Formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964  Three friends, Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins and Gary Rossington had a band;  Later joined by Larry Junstrom and Bob Burns.  Had several different line-ups over the years.

Lynyrd Skynyrd  Originally named Leonard Skinnerd  – a mock tribute to their PE teacher at Robert E. Lee High School who was known for enforcing rules against long hair.  Changed the spelling before they released their first album  probably for fear of lawsuits

Lynyrd Skynyrd  Toured the bar band scene in the South for several years.  1972 – they were “discovered” by Al Kooper the producer for Blood, Sweat and Tears  Signed with MCA Records and recorded their first album  Toured with The Who in 1973

Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974 – Released Second Helping  Their most successful album  Featured Sweet Home Alabama  1977 – Three days after the release of their third studio album, the band’s plane ran out of fuel and crashed near Gillsburg, Mississippi.

Lynyrd Skynyrd  Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines and one of their managers as well as both pilots were killed.  The band stopped touring. Ultimately reformed in 1987 but with a very different lineup.

Lynyrd Skynyrd  Songs to Know  Free Bird  m/watch?v=np0solnL1 XY m/watch?v=np0solnL1 XY  Sweet Home Alabama  m/watch?v=RHsDa9_H SlA m/watch?v=RHsDa9_H SlA

Aerosmith  American hard rock band  Sometimes referred to as the “Bad Boys from Boston”  Formed in Boston in  Most well-known members are Steven Tyler (lead singer) and Joe Perry (lead guitar)

Aerosmith  Best selling American rock band of all time  Sold more than 150 million albums worldwide  Hold the record for the most gold and platinum albums by an American group.  Twenty-one top 40 hits; nine #1’s  Best selling album of the 70’s was Toys in the Attic

Aerosmith  Tyler and Perry were known as “the toxic twins” because of their drug abuse on and off stage.  1979 – Perry quit the band  Came back in 1984  Group continued to record and tour successfully through the early 2000’s.

Aerosmith  Songs to Know:  Walk This Way  atch?v=bKttENbsoyk atch?v=bKttENbsoyk  Sweet Emotion  atch?v=vf_3V0urAA8&featu re=related atch?v=vf_3V0urAA8&featu re=related