Bands/Musicians List of Famous Bands from Salford

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List of Salford bands, listed by their level of fame. This Salford musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Salford bands are included, as well as many Salford musicians of underground status. This list of Salford musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Salford bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.

This is a list that features bands like New Order and Joy Division.

If you're wondering, "What bands are from Salford?" or "What is a list of Salford bands?" then this list will answer your questions. (9 items)

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New Order is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list List of Famous Bands from Salford
Synthpop, New Wave, Electronic music New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 and currently consisting of Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman. The band was formed in 1980 by ...more

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Joy Division is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list List of Famous Bands from Salford
Punk rock, Post-punk Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band consisted of singer Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, ...more

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The Ting Tings is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list List of Famous Bands from Salford
Synthpunk, Synthpop, New Wave The Ting Tings are a British musical duo, consisting of Katie White and Jules De Martino. They formed in December 2007 while based at Islington Mill Studios in Salford, Greater Manchester. White ...more

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The Whip is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list List of Famous Bands from Salford
Pop music, Dance-punk, Electro house The Whip are a band whose founding members, Bruce Carter and Danny Saville, hail from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. They were previously in the hotly tipped four-piece Nylon Pylon, who ...more

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Russell Watson is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list List of Famous Bands from Salford
Operatic pop, Classical music, Pop rock Russell Watson is an English tenor who has released singles and albums of both operatic-style and pop songs. The self-styled "People's Tenor" had been singing since he was a child, and ...more

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Dave Sharp is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list List of Famous Bands from Salford
New Wave, Rock music, Punk rock Dave Sharp is an English guitarist who co-founded, along with Mike Peters, the Welsh punk/new wave band The Alarm.

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Allan Clarke is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list List of Famous Bands from Salford
Allan Clarke Pop music Harold Allan Clarke is a retired English rock singer, who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He retired from performing in 1999.

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Jon Christos is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list List of Famous Bands from Salford
Jon Christos Classical music, Crossover Jon Christos is an English singer and local radio presenter. A classically trained tenor, he is best known for an album of operatically-styled crossover music.

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Rick Guard is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list List of Famous Bands from Salford
Rick Guard Jazz Rick Guard is an English contemporary jazz singer and songwriter. He performs as a solo vocalist or with other live musicians from two piece up to an 18-piece bigband. Guard made his debut with ...more