{"id":905907,"date":"2026-11-04T18:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/905907\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T18:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:56:15","slug":"4-bands-formed-in-1965-that-shaped-rock-n-roll-as-we-know-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/905907\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Bands Formed in 1965 That Shaped Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll as We Know It"},"content":{"rendered":"

1965 marked more than the halfway point through the decade\u2014it also marked a turning point in rock \u2018n\u2019 roll as countless bands formed around the world. An unfathomable number of these groups remained in obscurity, never to be known by the greater public. But there were also the lucky ones who achieved worldwide success, going on to shape rock \u2018n\u2019 roll as we know it today, including these four bands, all of which were formed in some way in 1965.<\/p>\n

Jefferson Airplane<\/p>\n

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Jefferson Airplane<\/a> made their first appearance under that name in mid-August 1965. The lineup included Bob Harvey, Signe Toly Anderson, Jerry Peloquin, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, and Marty Balin. In the years that followed, particularly in the late 1960s, Jefferson Airplane became the gold standard for the burgeoning psychedelic rock movement. Hit songs like \u201cWhite Rabbit\u201d and \u201cSomebody To Love\u201d went on to define this particular musical era, an esteem that the iconic rock \u2018n\u2019 rollers still hold today, even if subsequent iterations, like Jefferson Starship, were more divisive.<\/p>\n

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Grateful Dead<\/p>\n

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Before they became the de facto institution of jam band rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, The Grateful Dead<\/a> was a ragtag group of musicians who previously played in a jug band together called Mother McCree\u2019s Uptown Jug Champions. The band performed their first show under their new name in early December 1965, and it seems like they\u2019ve been playing in some form or fashion ever since. Indeed, The Grateful Dead is a bona fide institution at this point, gaining such a massive following that their legacy has superseded their music tenfold.<\/p>\n

The Doors<\/p>\n

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The Doors<\/a> came to be in Santa Monica, California, in the summer of 1965. Jim Morrison told his former UCLA classmate Ray Manzarek he had been writing songs, and Manzarek had keyboard chops that he thought might suit Morrison\u2019s specific style of songwriting. From 1965 to Morrison\u2019s death in 1971, The Doors contributed some of the most iconic cuts in classic rock history, including \u201cHello, I Love You\u201d, \u201cTouch Me\u201d, \u201cRiders On The Storm\u201d, \u201cL.A. Woman\u201d, and \u201cPeace Frog\u201d. Morrison was a massive inspiration all by himself, too, helping spawn a new generation of controversial, rage-baiting, outlandish frontpeople.<\/p>\n

Pink Floyd<\/p>\n

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Finally, wrapping up this Top 4 list of bands formed in 1969 is Pink Floyd<\/a>. The pioneering psychedelic rockers came together as The Pink Floyd Sound in 1965, featuring Nick Mason on drums, Richard Wright on keys, Roger Waters on bass, and Syd Barrett on lead guitar and vocals. Barrett would eventually leave, and David Gilmour stepped in to fill his role. As this four-piece, Pink Floyd helped establish what industrial psychedelic rock could be, what concept albums should sound like, and how to blend visual and musical art into one cohesive work.<\/p>\n

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