

Tesla
Although Tesla emerged during the glory days of hair metal, the band's music was equally indebted to contemporary blues and '70s-sty


Thin Lizzy
Formed in the late '60s by Irish singer/songwriter/bassist Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy, though not the first band to do so, combined romanti


George Thorogood
A blues-rock guitarist who draws his inspiration from Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and Chuck Berry, George Thorogood never earned much re


Toto
The original members of Toto were L.A.-based session men who had played with everyone from George Benson to Boz Scaggs and wanted to create


Traffic
Traffic was a successful group that followed its own individual course through the rock music scene of the late '60s and early '70s.


Pat Travers Band
While most bluesy hard rock acts of the '70s and '80s hailed from the United States (the South, to be exact), there were several exc


Robin Trower
Throughout his long and winding solo career, guitarist Robin Trower has had to endure countless comparisons to Jimi Hendrix due to his uncan


Twisted Sister
A product of New York City's early-'70s glam rock scene, Twisted Sister were eager students of the New York Dolls, with the theatric


U2
Through a combination of zealous righteousness and post-punk experimentalism, U2 became one of the most popular rock & roll bands in the


Uriah Heep
Taking their name from the scheming, parasitic lawyer in Charles Dickens' 1850 novel David Copperfield, Uriah Heep is a progressive rock