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1980 in music and 1980s in music

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Difference between 1980 in music and 1980s in music

1980 in music vs. 1980s in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980. This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1980s.

Similarities between 1980 in music and 1980s in music

1980 in music and 1980s in music have 133 things in common (in Unionpedia): AC/DC, Adam and the Ants, Aerosmith, Air Supply, Alice Cooper, Anne Murray, Barbra Streisand, Bauhaus (band), Billy Joel, Black Flag (band), Bob Dylan, Bon Scott, Bruce Springsteen, Chaka Khan, Charlie Daniels, Chet Atkins, D.O.A. (band), David Bowie, Dead Kennedys, Def Leppard, Diana Ross, Dire Straits, Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, Duran Duran, Eagles (band), Earth, Wind & Fire, Echo & the Bunnymen, Eddie Rabbitt, Electronic dance music, ..., Elton John, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Gary Numan, Genesis (band), George Jones, George Thorogood, Grateful Dead, Hall & Oates, Heart (band), Hip hop music, INXS, Irene Cara, Iron Maiden, Japan (band), Jermaine Jackson, Joan Jett, John Bonham, John Lennon, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Johnny Lee (singer), Journey (band), Joy Division, Judas Priest, Kate Bush, Kenny Rogers, Kiss (band), Kool & the Gang, Kurtis Blow, Led Zeppelin, Linda Ronstadt, Lookin' for Love, Los Angeles, Love the World Away, Lucinda Williams, Madness (band), Michael Jackson, Midnight Star, Minutemen (band), Motörhead, Neil Young, New Order (band), New wave music, Olivia Newton-John, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Ozzy Osbourne, Pat Benatar, Patti Smith, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Prince (musician), Queen (band), Ray Price (musician), Red Sovine, REO Speedwagon, Rick James, Robert Palmer (singer), Rock music, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music, Rush (band), Sammy Hagar, Saxon (band), Scorpions (band), Simple Minds, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Smokey Robinson, South Africa, Split Enz, Steely Dan, Stephanie Mills, Stevie Wonder, Synth-pop, Tangerine Dream, Teddy Pendergrass, The Beach Boys, The Cure, The Fall (band), The Feelies, The Human League, The Jackson 5, The Kinks, The Mekons, The Pointer Sisters, The Police, The Psychedelic Furs, The Rolling Stones, The S.O.S. Band, The Teardrop Explodes, True Colours (Split Enz album), U2, UB40, Ultravox, Upside Down (Diana Ross song), Urban Cowboy, Van Halen, Warren Zevon, Waylon Jennings, Whitesnake, Willie Nelson, 1981 in music. Expand index (103 more) »

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.

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Adam and the Ants

Adam and the Ants were an English rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band.

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Air Supply

Air Supply are an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock.

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over fifty years.

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Anne Murray

Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945), known professionally as Anne Murray, is a Canadian singer in pop, country, and adult contemporary music whose albums have sold over 55 million copies worldwide.

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Barbra Streisand

Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker.

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Bauhaus (band)

Bauhaus were an English post-punk band, formed in Northampton, England in 1978.

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Billy Joel

William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.

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Black Flag (band)

Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California.

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and painter who has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades.

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Bon Scott

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer and songwriter, best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980.

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, known for his work with the E Street Band.

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Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens, March 23, 1953) is an American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist and focal point of the funk band Rufus.

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Charlie Daniels

Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936) is an American multi-instrumentalist, lyricist, and singer, known for his contributions to Southern rock, country and bluegrass.

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Chet Atkins

Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr.

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D.O.A. (band)

D.O.A. is a Canadian punk rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia.

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David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer-songwriter and actor.

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Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978.

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Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement.

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Diana Ross

Diana Ernestine Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.

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Dire Straits

Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion).

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Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music.

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Donna Summer

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), widely known by her stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter.

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Duran Duran

Duran Duran are an English new wave and synthpop band formed in Birmingham in 1978.

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Eagles (band)

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971.

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Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin, and Afro pop.

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Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978.

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Eddie Rabbitt

Edward Thomas Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 – May 7, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter.

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Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music (also known as EDM, dance music, club music, or simply dance) is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves, and festivals.

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer.

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Elvis Costello

Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, author, television presenter, and occasional actor.

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Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician.

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Gary Numan

Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer.

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Genesis (band)

Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey in 1967.

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George Jones

George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.

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George Thorogood

George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware.

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Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California.

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Hall & Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates, often referred to as Hall & Oates, are an American musical duo.

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Heart (band)

Heart is an American rock band that first found success in Canada and later in the United States and worldwide.

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Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hopMerriam-Webster Dictionary entry on hip-hop, retrieved from: A subculture especially of inner-city black youths who are typically devotees of rap music; the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap; also rap together with this music.

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INXS

INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales.

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Irene Cara

Irene Cara Escalera (born March 18, 1959),Bob McCann, Encyclopedia of Hispanic American Actresses in Film and Television, McFarland & Company, 2010,, p. 67.

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Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.

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Japan (band)

Japan were an English band formed in 1974 in Catford, South London by David Sylvian (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steve Jansen (drums), Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Mick Karn (bass guitar).

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Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, and member of the Jackson family.

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Joan Jett

Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin, September 22, 1958) is an American rock singer, songwriter, composer, musician, record producer and occasional actress.

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John Bonham

John Henry Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer for the British rock band Led Zeppelin.

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John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, and peace activist who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music.

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John Mellencamp

John J Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor.

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Johnny Cash

John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author.

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Johnny Lee (singer)

John Lee Ham (born July 3, 1946), known professionally as Johnny Lee, is an American country music singer.

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Journey (band)

Journey is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1973, composed of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch.

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Joy Division

Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester.

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Judas Priest

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in West Bromwich in 1969.

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Kate Bush

Catherine "Kate" Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer.

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Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur.

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Kiss (band)

Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley.

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Kool & the Gang

Kool & the Gang are an American band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Robert Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West.

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Kurtis Blow

Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, Bboy, DJ, public speaker and minister.

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.

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Linda Ronstadt

Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American retired popular music singer known for singing in a wide range of genres including rock, country, jazz, light opera, and Latin.

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Lookin' for Love

"Lookin' for Love" is a song written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison and Patti Ryan, and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Lee.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Love the World Away

"Love the World Away" is a song written by Bob Morrison and Johnny Wilson, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers.

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Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953).

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Madness (band)

Madness are an English ska band from Camden Town, north London, who formed in 1976.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Midnight Star

Midnight Star is an American group that had a string of hits in the 1980s.

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Minutemen (band)

Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980.

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Motörhead

Motörhead were an English rock band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, who was the sole constant member, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox.

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Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, (born November 12, 1945), is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter.

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New Order (band)

New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by vocalist and guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.

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New wave music

New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock.

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Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John, (born 26 September 1948) is an English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist.

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music band formed in Wirral, Merseyside in 1978.

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Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (also known as The Prince of Darkness) (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter and actor.

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Pat Benatar

Patricia Mae Benatar (née Andrzejewski; January 10, 1953) is a U.S. singer, songwriter, actress, and four-time Grammy Award winner.

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Patti Smith

Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses.

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Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.

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Phil Collins

Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor.

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Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and filmmaker.

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Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970.

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Ray Price (musician)

Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

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Red Sovine

Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine (July 7, 1917 – April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives, but set to music.

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REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon (originally styled as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois.

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Rick James

Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. February 1, 1948August 6, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.

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Robert Palmer (singer)

Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.

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Rock music

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

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Rod Stewart

Sir Roderick David Stewart, (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock singer and songwriter.

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Roxy Music

Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry, who became the band's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson.

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Rush (band)

Rush was a Canadian rock band comprising Geddy Lee (bass, vocals, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitars) and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, lyrics).

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Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar (born October 13, 1947),Monterey County, Records Department at the Mingo County Courthouse, Birth certificate also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, musician, and entrepreneur.

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Saxon (band)

Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in 1977, in Barnsley.

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Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker.

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Simple Minds

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band.

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Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin.

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Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Split Enz

Split Enz was a rock band from New Zealand that was popular during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Steely Dan

Steely Dan is an American rock band founded by core members Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals) in 1972.

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Stephanie Mills

Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American Grammy award–winning singer, songwriter and Broadway stage actress.

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Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Synth-pop

Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument.

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Tangerine Dream

Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese.

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Teddy Pendergrass

Theodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American singer.

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The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961.

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The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1976.

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The Fall (band)

The Fall were an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.

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The Feelies

The Feelies are an American rock band from Haledon, New Jersey.

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The Human League

The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977.

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The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5, or Jackson Five, currently known as the Jacksons, are an American family music group.

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The Kinks

The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.

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The Mekons

The Mekons are a British-American rock band.

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The Pointer Sisters

The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B singing group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s.

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The Police

The Police were a British rock band formed in London in 1977.

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The Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in London in February 1977.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1962.

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The S.O.S. Band

The S.O.S. Band (sometimes written SOS Band; abbreviation for Sounds Of Success) is an American R&B and electro-funk group who gained fame in the 1980s.

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The Teardrop Explodes

The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978.

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True Colours (Split Enz album)

True Colours, the fifth album released by New Zealand band Split Enz, was their first major commercial success.

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U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976.

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UB40

UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England.

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Ultravox

Ultravox (earlier stylized as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in 1973 as Tiger Lily.

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Upside Down (Diana Ross song)

"Upside Down" is a song written and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.

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Urban Cowboy

Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic drama film about the love-hate relationship between Buford Uan "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger).

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Van Halen

Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972.

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Warren Zevon

Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.

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Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

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Whitesnake

Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in 1978 by David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple.

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Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist.

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1981 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.

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1980 in music and 1980s in music Comparison

1980 in music has 1634 relations, while 1980s in music has 775. As they have in common 133, the Jaccard index is 5.52% = 133 / (1634 + 775).

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