U.K. | |
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Background information | |
Origin | England |
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Years active | 1977–1980, 2011–2015 |
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Past members | Eddie Jobson John Wetton Allan Holdsworth Bill Bruford Terry Bozzio |
U.K. were a British progressive rock supergroup originally active from 1977 to 1980. The band was founded by bass guitarist John Wetton and drummer Bill Bruford, formerly the rhythm section of King Crimson. The band was rounded out by violinist/keyboardist Eddie Jobson, and guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Bruford and Holdsworth left in 1978, and Bruford was replaced by drummer Terry Bozzio. Jobson, Wetton and Bozzio reformed U.K. for a world tour in 2012.
...the appearance of the influential British art rock bands U.K. and Marillion in the late 1970s and early 1980s, respectively