Colosseum
Styles: Prog-Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Blues-Rock, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Rock & Roll/Roots
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One of the most influential of the early British progressive rock bands, Colosseum fused an adventurous approach to rock with strong jazz and blues influences and classical keyboard accents; they earned a loyal and lasting following though they never scored a major breakthrough hit. Colosseum was founded in 1968 by saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith, bassist Tony Reeves, and drummer Jon Hiseman; the three had previously worked with John Mayall, playing on his album Bare Wires, and Heckstall-Smith and Hiseman were formerly members of the Graham Bo...
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- Greenslade (11)
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- Cream (44)
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Influenced by
- Pink Floyd (261)
- Traffic (90)
- John Mayall (88)
- Cream (44)
- Jimmy Smith (36)
- Jack Bruce (31)
- Freddie King (10)
Followers
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Performed Songs By
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