1970s music groups: Wikis

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The 1970s are generally remembered as a time of transition for pop and rock music. This was the decade in which music went from 1960s type of pop at the start to Disco music towards the end, which in turn was the rhythm that led the music world into the 1980s. The music of the decade was dominated by the use real instruments and even full orchestras for disco. A backlash against disco, late in 1979, drove the majority of musicians to abandon real instruments in 1980 for the use of electronic ones, such as synthesizers.

During the '70s, bands and singers also benefited from the production of 8-track, which effectively became a new source of revenue for many singers and groups worldwide during the era.

Early 70s music is often lumped in with 1960s music.
The following includes a list of groups that started during the 1970s and/or became famous during that era:

10cc

ABBA

Ace

AC/DC

Aerosmith

The Allman Brothers Band

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Boomtown Rats/Bob Geldof

Derek and the Dominos

Earth, Wind, and Fire

Electric Light Orchestra

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

KC and the Sunshine Band

Paul McCartney & Wings

The Steve Miller Band

Parliament Funkadelic

Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Wings (fronted by former Beatle Paul McCartney)

There are several groups that are not generally considered 1970s bands:

The Bee Gees are a 1960s band that had multiple hits in Australia, England and the United States during the '60s before relaunching their career with the soundtrack of Saturday Night Fever in 1977.

The Miracles (fronted by Smokey Robinson) were most popular in the 1960s.

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