What was the first band ever?

The original Dixieland Jazz Band was the first ever music band which first recorded a song in 1916.
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When was the first band created?

Bands are said to have originated in Germany around the 15th century, using mainly bassoons and oboes. By the end of the 18th century, Janissary (Turkish) music became popular featuring instruments such as triangles, flutes, cymbals and large drums.
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Who was the 1st rock band?

The first rock'n'roll record was 'Rocket 88', recorded by Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats at Sam Phillips' Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Was Beatles the first rock band?

The Beatles definitely weren't the first band. The reason being that their whole band layout is inspired by Buddy Holly and the Crickets (who are also the reason for their name being after an insect).
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What is the longest band ever?

The Irish supergroup won the accolade of the longest active band in the world with no breaks or line-up changes. The four Dubliners, which formed their band in school in 1978, have been together for 36 years - seven years longer than their nearest rival Radiohead who have been together for 27 years.
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Who is the oldest active band?

The oldest band is Golden Senior Trio (Japan), consisting of three active members aged 82, 85, and 93 years old, with an average age of 87 years and 132 days as of 27 October 2019.
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Who is the oldest singer still performing?

The Oldest Living Musicians in 2021
  • Dolly Parton, 75.
  • Mick Jagger, 78.
  • Paul McCartney, 79.
  • Bob Dylan, 80.
  • Chubby Checker, 80.
  • Ringo Starr, 81.
  • Jerry Lee Lewis, 86.
  • Bobby Rush, 87.
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Who is the first metal band?

According to popular opinion, Black Sabbath were the first metal band to exist, releasing their debut album in 1970, but many rock acts set up the devil's favorite genre by recording some seriously heavy tracks in the 1960s and even the '50s.
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Who was the first punk band?

Traditionally, there are three records that are cited as the “first” punk rock releases: the first Ramones album (April 1976), the “New Rose” 45 by the Damned (October '76), and the Saints debut album, (I'm) Stranded (September '76).
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Who started rock music?

While many artists are rock pioneers, Chuck Berry is universally considered the first who put it all together: the country guitar licks, the rhythm and blues beat, and lyrics that spoke to a young generation. In just a few songs, he drew a musical blueprint for what the world would soon know as rock & roll.
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Who was the first singer?

An anonymous vocalist sings "Au Claire De La Lune" to Parisian inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville, who makes the first known and oldest surviving recording of the human voice.
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What was the first metal song?

The Who - I Can See For Miles (1967)

And while the chorus is quite cheerful, you can hear why some may call this song the first in the heavy metal genre.
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What was the first song ever made?

“Hurrian Hymn No. 6” is considered the world's earliest melody, but the oldest musical composition to have survived in its entirety is a first century A.D. Greek tune known as the “Seikilos Epitaph.” The song was found engraved on an ancient marble column used to mark a woman's gravesite in Turkey.
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What band has 7 members?

The Pogues: The Irish punk folk band from London are remembered mostly for their great Christmas song 'Fairytale Of New York' and legendary punk antics, but what often goes forgotten is that fact they are built of seven members.
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Can a band have 2 members?

In many cases, two-member bands omit a drummer, since guitars, bass guitars, and keyboards can all be used to provide a rhythmic pulse. Other examples of two-member bands are MGMT, WZRD, Pet Shop Boys, Hella, Flight of the Conchords, the Ting Tings, Hall & Oates, They Might Be Giants (from 1982 to 1992) and T.
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Why is band called band?

Because they were always "the band" to various frontmen and the locals in Woodstock, Helm said the name "the Band" worked well when the group came into its own. The group began performing as the Band in 1968 and went on to release ten studio albums.
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What was the first emo band?

Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace.
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What was the first Death metal band?

Scream Bloody Gore is widely regarded as the first death metal album. Music biographer Garry Sharpe-Young considered Death "a genre-breaking band centered upon frontman Chuck Schuldiner" and that the band "would become one of the prime instigators of the death metal movement".
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Who introduced metal music?

Many historians believe that Black Sabbath invented heavy metal music in the late 1960s. The band played loud, hard rock music based on blues music. Heavy metal music was mostly based on the sounds of the electric guitar.
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Who was the first heavy band?

The first heavy metal acts are considered to be Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, often referred to as the “unholy trinity”. Led Zeppelin released their self-titled debut in 1969, while Black Sabbath and Deep Purple put out influential records in 1970.
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Who was the first band to scream?

Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin were among the first bands to perform the metal scream, but the origin of screaming in music actually goes back to the Nordic Vikings.
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Who came first Metallica or Slayer?

In December 1983, four months after the release of Metallica's debut Kill 'Em All, Slayer released their debut album, Show No Mercy. To the north, Canada produced influential thrash and speed metal bands such as Annihilator, Anvil, Exciter, Razor, Sacrifice and Voivod.
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Who is the youngest singer alive?

C. Atithi Gautam K. C. (born 15 August 2006, Lalitpur district of Nepal) is known as the youngest singer in the world to release a professional solo album.
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Who's the oldest rock star alive?

Today's Oldest Living Rock N' Roll Stars- And They STILL Look...
  • Henry Gray – 91 years old. ...
  • Roy Haynes – 91 years old. ...
  • Chuck Berry – 90 years old. ...
  • Big Jay McNeely – 89 years old. ...
  • Johnny Thunder – 84 years old. ...
  • Yoko Ono – 83 years old. ...
  • Lloyd Price – 83 years old. ...
  • Willie Nelson – 83 years old.
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