List of glam rock artists

See also: List of glam metal bands and artists

This is a list of notable musical acts who pertain to the glam rock genre of music.

Classic era of glam (1971–1976)

• ABBA ^{[1] [2]}
• Angel ^[3]
• Arrows ^[4]
• Bay City Rollers ^[4]
• Blackfoot Sue ^[4]
• Marc Bolan ^[5]
• David Bowie ^[6]
• Chicory Tip ^[4]
• Alice Cooper ^[4]
• Jayne County ^[7]
• Donovan (briefly in the early 1970s) ^[8]
• Doctors of Madness ^[9]
• Brian Eno ^[10]
• David Essex ^[4]
• Bryan Ferry ^[11]
• Geordie ^[12]
• The Glitter Band ^[13]
• Gary Glitter ^[14]
• Alex Harvey ^[15]
• Heavy Metal Kids ^[16]
• Hello ^[17]
• The Hollywood Stars ^[18]
• John Howard ^[19]
• Hush
• Iron Virgin ^[20]
• Japan (early work) ^[21]
• Jet ^[22]
• Jobriath ^[23]
• Elton John ^[24]
• Kenny ^[25]
• Kiss ^[26]
• Magic Tramps ^[27]
• New York Dolls
• Ney Matogrosso ^{[28] [29]}
• Metro ^[30]
• Mott the Hoople ^[31]
• Mud ^[32]
• Paper Lace ^[33]
• Pilot ^[34]
• Iggy Pop ^[4]
• Suzi Quatro ^[35]
• Queen ^[36]
• Lou Reed ^[37]
• Alastair Riddell ^[38]
• Mick Ronson ^[39]
• Roxy Music ^[40]
• The Rubettes ^[41]
• Secos & Molhados ^{[42] [43]}
• Silverhead ^[44]
• Skyhooks
• Slade ^[45]
• Slik ^[4]
• The Tubes
• Brett Smiley ^[46]
• Space Waltz ^[38]
• Sparks ^[47]
• Alvin Stardust ^[48]
• Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel ^[49]
• Sweeney Todd ^[50]
• Sweet ^[51]
• T.Rex ^[52]
• Magnus Uggla ^[53]
• Vodka Collins ^[54]
• Wizzard ^[55]
• Roy Wood ^[56]
• Zolar X ^[57]

Post-1976 glam

• The Ark ^[58]
• The Darkness ^[59]
• Doctor and the Medics
• Girl ^[60]
• Hanoi Rocks ^[61]
• Hot Leg ^[62]
• King Adora ^[63]
• The Medullary Paralysis ^[64]
• Negative ^[65]
• Prima Donna ^[66]
• Pure Rubbish
• Robin Black and the I.R.S. ^[67]
• Spacehog ^[68]
• The Struts
• Suede ^[69]
• Supergroupies ^[70]
• White Hot Odyssey ^[71]

See also

• Glam metal
• List of glam metal bands and artists

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General sources

• Auslander, Philip (2006). Performing glam rock: gender and theatricality in popular music. University of Michigan Press. ISBN   0-472-06868-7.

External links

• Top 10 Glam Rocker Artists: Then and Now