Famous Rock Couples By Music Lover [62 more lists]

We all know about the modern-day famous rock couples like the brief marriage between singer Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale and of course Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed, but what about the famous rock couples that started a romantic relationship first, then added a band later? This list breaks down the famous married (or otherwise attached) couples that fell in love first then used that relationship to have a successful musical career.

Some of the featured rock star couples on this list make it well known in their name that they're together such as those named after the couple like Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, Sonny and Cher and The Mamas & the Papas. Others are not as obvious about it, such as Jack and Meg White from The White Stripes who were rumored to be either married or divorced or brother and sister.

Making sweet music is no difficult task for these famous rock star couples as many have experienced long and successful musical careers including winning Grammy Awards and selling millions of albums. As these rock star couples prove, love is a great first step to fame and fortune.

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Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

After each started their own musical careers and families individually, Johnny Cash and June Carter married in 1968. The couple continued to tour together and went on to win two Grammy Awards together.

Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash remained married for ever 35 years. June passed away in May 2003 and Johnny followed less than four months later.
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Sonic Youth

In the 1980s, Sonic Youth singer and guitarist Thurston Moore met guitarist Kim Gordon and they played together in a number of bands. About the same time, they started dating. Sonic Youth officially formed in 1981, the pair or Moore and Gordon married in 1984 and the band went on to become a pioneer in alternative music.
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Fleetwood Mac

Though they never married, the couple of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks is perhaps the most prominent in the blues-rock band Fleetwood Mac. The pair were part of Fleetwood Mac starting in the 1970s and continuing to present times, through they left for several years in the middle. The other pair, John McVie and Christine McVie, were the longest lasting and eventually married, however after their divorce, Christine left the group in 1999.
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The Mamas & the Papas

As the name suggests, the four-person group of The Mamas & The Papas included two men and two women, or two mamas and two papas. Normally this would mean two couples, however it turned out more like one married couple, Michelle and John Phillips, plus another man, Denny Doherty, who had an affair with Michelle, and another woman, Cass Elliot. However they worked it out, the combination proved to be successful, at least for a few years anyway.
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Sonny & Cher

As one of the most popular and successful musical couples ever, Sonny Bono and Cher Bono ruled the airwaves on both radio and television in the 1960s and 1970s. They released two hit songs in 1965, including the classic ""I Got You Babe,"" and starred in films and television shows together.

Sonny & Cher sold more than 80 million albums together before divorcing in 1975. Despite the split, each went on to have successful solo careers. Cher continued in music while Sonny became a Congressman for the state of California, a position he served until his death in 1998.
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The White Stripes

Letting their music tell the story, initially the members of The White Stripes, an alternative rock band from Detroit, Michigan, had very odd claims about their relationship. According to early interviews, Meg and Jack White claimed to be brother and sister. Even after proof surfaced that the pair in fact had married in 1996, they continued to insist that they were siblings with the hopes to put the focus on their music, not their personal life. In another unconventional turn of events, when the pair married, Jack took Meg's surname of White rather than her taking his surname of Gillis.

Sadly, the couple divorced in 2000 but remained friends and bandmates. Meg White went on to remarry in 2009 with her wedding to Jackson Smith taking place in Jack White's backyard.
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono

John Lennon and Yoko Ono are perhaps the most famous and most infamous rock band couples of all time as they are known for creating, and helping break up, one of the greatest rock bands ever, The Beatles.

The pair collaborated on several works, including Ono providing backing vocals for The Beatles before, during and after their marriage. They eventually had a son together and remained a family until Lennon was murdered in 1980.
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Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa

That pretty face in The E Street Band is not just accomplished singer-songwriter and guitarist Patti Scialfa, but also the longtime wife of Bruce Springsteen. Patti joined the band in 1984, gave birth to their first child in 1990 and married Bruce Springsteen in 1991. They've continued to share personal and professional lives in the time since.
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ABBA

In addition to having one of the most commercially successful musical acts in the history of pop music, ABBA also can claim one of the longest engagements ever between rock star couples. Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson met when the group formed in 1970, became engaged and stayed that way for nine years before marrying. The engagement lasted longer than the marriage as they divorced in 1981.

The other two members of ABBA, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog, were also married. The couple married in 1971, had two children and divorced in 1980. Despite the two marriages and two divorces, the band remained strong for years after the drama.
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Stereolab

The British alternative band Stereolab, like others on this list of the best rock couples, was formed by a couple, one that didn't survive the spotlight. Tim Gane, who played guitar and keyboards, had a romantic relationship with vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Lætitia Sadier during the course of the band's run in the 1990s. Their relationship lasted until 2002, but the band continued to play for years after the fact.
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Ike & Tina Turner

Known almost as much for their dramatic relationship as their entertainment careers, Ike and Tina Turner were wildly engaging if nothing else. After covering "Proud Mary" and winning a Grammy Award, the married couple went through a rough period in which they dealt with addiction and abuse, two factors that led to their divorce in 1978. Both went on to have solo careers and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a couple in 1991.
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The Stone Coyotes

popular in Texas and Massachusetts, The Stone Coyotes is a family band formed by Barbara Keith, her husband Doug Tibbles and their stepson John Tibbles. The pop-soft rock band made their debut in 1998 with Church of the Falling Rain and more recently, in 2010, released My Turn.
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Low

The indie rock band Low was founded in 1993 in Minnesota by a romantic pair, who joined a third member and went on to find commercial success with their vocal harmonies. Alan Sparhawk, the guitarist and vocalist of Low, founded the band with Mimi Parker, who played drums and sang, then added Steve Garrington to complete the group. The pair of Sparhawk and Parker are married and have two children together.
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Drive-By Truckers

Though the couple has since split, with one member of the pair leaving the band, the country-rock group the Drive-By Truckers at one time included a romantic duo. Joining founding members Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley were the married couple of Shonna Tucker and Jason Isbell. Tucker and Isbell later divorced and he left the band in what was called an "amicable" split.
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Sleater-Kinney

Before she settled down with filmmaker Lance Bangs, Sleater-Kinney founding member Corin Tucker had a romantic relationship with bandmate Carrie Brownstein in the 1990s. The band, which featured a handful of other girls, saw success in the "riot grrrl" and indie rock scenes before breaking up taking an indefinite hiatus in 2006.
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