In the early 1960s, a band was formed in the UK. While they struggled at first with several name changes and band members coming and going, in 1964, the Who took stage. The Who played several different genres because of the time in history this was.

The destruction of instruments on stage actually came about as an accident. Guitarist Townsend accidentally broke his guitar during a performance, and then got mad and slammed it down, breaking it further. After that, it became their trademark.

The Who have sold over 100 million records, with plenty of gold, silver, and multi-platinum records. The Who was seen at Woodstock, where they sang "Tommy," their full length opera hit. In 1970, The Who recorded the best live concert to ever be recorded, "Live At Leads." The Who was very popular throughout the 70s, but the 80s found the band changing and eventually breaking up. The Who has made several attempts to reunite, but other than for special occasions, it never really worked. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Throughout the 90s, the Who did quite a few special appearances. 2000 found the Who again doing concerts for special occasions. In 2002, the band was gearing up to do several shows, but with the death of Entwistle, there was a brief lull in the band's performances. Today, the Who still performs, like in 2010's Superbowl half time show. This famed band still knows how to rock and roll.

Remember the famous song "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters? Anyone who listened to them throughout the 70s knows that this song was one of their nominations for a Grammy. Although this song was a nomination, they also had 17 other nominations for Grammys throughout their musical career.

The Carpenters consisted of Richard and Karen, who were brother and sister. All through their childhood, both children practiced their musical talent at school. Later on, they began their own band and signed with A&C records later in their music career.

Within the 14 years of their musical career, they made over ten hits which gave them many Grammy nominations and some wins. The Carpenters also went on many tours and had some television appearances. By the mid-70s, all of the touring and very lengthy recording sessions began to stress out the duo, which also led Karen to a very dangerous disease.

Later in 1983, the siblings had a very rough time to go through. In February, the Carpenters went through a very hard loss. One of the most important people to this band died due to her disease. Doctors say that Karen did not die because of her anorexia, but because of the side effects that carried over with the disease. After Karen's death, Richard tried his best to keep the image of the Carpenters alive. He made new albums, along with trying to make Karen's albums famous as well. Today, the Carpenters are still famous when it comes to music.

Queen came together as a band in 1971 in London, England. This was the start of their exciting lives. In 1973, they had their first recording deal. The first album was called "Queen." Queen was listened to on both sides of the globe. They had introduced their own brand of music that many loved. It was comic, yet serious. Many songs known to most fans of the 70s and 80s music are "Killer Queen," "Bicycle Race," and of course "Bohemian Rhapsody." They had great potential and lived up to it. They came out with many songs that the world could not get enough of. Their band came apart in 1995 after almost 30 years of making music. They are another band out of England that will be known throughout the world.

Queen was well known for their parties as well. The drugs and women were a must at their parties. Many people who went to these parties will never forget them unless they got so messed up during the night that they just cannot recall what had happened.

The first huge negative to the band was what happened on November 24th, 1991 when Freddie Mercury died, when just the day before he announced to the world that he had AIDS. This was not a surprise that he had AIDS, but more that he actually died from it rather than something else such as an overdose. Sexually transmitted diseases were public knowledge in the late 80s early 90s. With most people in the 70s not using much protection and with Queen having the greatest parties, it was understood that it would happen at some time. Even though this was understood, it was still too early for the band.

AC/DC was an Australian rock band formed by two brothers. They were classified as hard rock and as the pioneers of heavy rock. AC/DC has been active since 1973 and is still active today.

Before AC/DC, the brothers were in another band that led up to them making up their own band with some other people that they recruited. They had their first gig on New Year's Eve in 1973. They later signed with Albert Label productions in New Zealand and Australia. After signing with this record label, they later fired one member of the band and signed with another person. By 1975, "High Voltage," an Australian-only album, was produced. Within the years of 1977 to 1980, AC/DC signed with another label, Atlantic Records, to go on international tours through Europe. During these tours, they opened up for famous bands like Aerosmith, Kiss, and Black Sabbath.

In 1980, AC/DC suffered the very tragic loss of their band member Bon Scott, who never lived to see his album finished. The band had really considered quitting forever, but decided to keep going with their music. Along with their decision to keep the band going, they also decided to bring in new people since some of the original band members decided to leave.

Although AC/DC may be a band from the 70s, they are still on tour today. They have even created a new single which was only sold in specific places. They will be touring again in England in June of 2010.

Richard and Karen Carpenter had a fourteen year career as singing favorites. The death of Karen in 1983, connected with anorexia, ended their recording career. The name the Carpenters is connected with famous hits such as "We've Only Just Begun," "Close to You," "Bless the Beasts and Children," "All You Get From Love Is a Love Song," and their very popular "Christmas Portrait." It was the combination of Karen's voice and Richard's talent in arranging and writing that brought this duo many awards and great popularity.

The Carpenters made five specials for ABC. The first special aired on December 8, 1976. Guests on this special were John Denver and Victor Borge. It was greeted with overwhelming enthusiasm. Curiously enough, Richard wasn't as enthusiastic about these specials as Karen was. Richard would have preferred less comedy sketches and more focus on their music. Their popularity led to tours in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Belgium. However, their career was hampered by Richard becoming addicted to Quaalude and Karen having an eating disorder. In January of 1979, Richard began a six week rehab program. At its completion, he wanted to take the rest of the year off, but Karen began work on a solo album. Richard knew that Karen was not physically fit to do this project. His perception proved true. After some fits and starts Karen decided to cancel the project. In 1980, the duo completed the album "Made In America," which was well received. The song "Touch Me When We're Dancing" from this album was their last song to make the American top 20 list.

The Carpenters continue to have a fan base. A website, "The Carpenters Online," was receiving 200 to 300 emails a week as of 2007.