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Status Quo (band)
Status Quo (formerly the Spectres, Traffic Jam) is a British boogie-rock band formed in London in 1965 by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster; 118+ million records sold, 33 studio albums, 50+ UK hit singles.
Stealers Wheel
Stealers Wheel was a Scottish folk rock band formed in 1972 around Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan, known for "Stuck in the Middle with You".
Steam (band)
Steam, the name attached to the 1969 American one-hit wonder "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer and Paul Leka; no such band existed when the Fontana single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1969.
Steam Powered Giraffe
Steam Powered Giraffe is a San Diego theatrical music project formed in 2008 by twins David and Bunny Bennett, performing as Victorian-era robots built in 1896 by fictional inventor Peter A. Walter, with albums from Album One (2009) to Music from SteamWorld Heist II (2024).
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span is an English folk rock band formed in 1969 by Ashley Hutchings, Maddy Prior, and Tim Hart, named after a character in the song 'Horkstow Grange'; with Fairport Convention it defined British folk rock, scoring hits with 'Gaudete' (1973) and 'All Around My Hat' (1975).
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band founded by songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, known for polished studio recordings blending rock, pop, and jazz harmony with ironic lyrics.
Stellastarr
Stellastarr was a New York indie rock band formed in 2000 by Pratt Institute classmates Shawn Christensen, Amanda Tannen, and Arthur Kremer with guitarist Michael Jurin. Three albums: stellastarr (2003, RCA, Metascore 78), Harmonies for the Haunted (2005), Civilized (2009); best known for "Jenny" and "My Coco"; on hiatus since 2009.
Steppenwolf (band)
Steppenwolf: Canadian American hard rock band formed 1967 in Los Angeles from The Sparrow, led by John Kay. Hits "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride"; first band to use "heavy metal" in a song; disbanded 1972, reformed, final show 2018.
Steps (pop group)
Steps is a British pop group formed in 1997, with three women and two men, known for 14 Top Five UK singles and 22 million records sold.
Stereolab
Stereolab are a London-formed avant-pop band founded in 1991 by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, fusing 1960s pop, Krautrock, and lounge music; albums include Peng! (1992), Dots and Loops (1997), and Instant Holograms on Metal Film (2025).
Stereophonics
Stereophonics, Welsh rock band formed 1992 in Cwmaman, Cynon Valley, by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable; formerly Tragic Love Company. Nine UK number-one albums, the single Dakota at number one, and the 2025 thirteenth album Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Wait.
Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966, led by Steve Miller. Known for The Joker, Fly Like an Eagle, and Abracadabra, and for Greatest Hits 1974-78, a 16x platinum, Diamond-certified compilation.
Steve Reich and Musicians
Steve Reich and Musicians is the ensemble Steve Reich founded in New York in 1966 to perform his own minimalist works, growing from three players to as many as 40, premiering Music for 18 Musicians in 1976 and recording landmark ECM albums.
Sticky Fingers (band)
Sticky Fingers, Australian indie-reggae-rock band formed 2008 in Newtown, Sydney; members Dylan Frost, Paddy Cornwall, Seamus Coyle, Beaker Best, Freddy Crabs; albums Caress Your Soul to Lekkerboy; ARIA number one with Westway; distinct from the Rolling Stones album.
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band formed in 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, whose debut album Inflammable Material (1979) was the first independently released album to chart in the UK.
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), the English songwriting and production trio of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman, dominated UK pop from 1984 to 1993 with over 100 Top 40 hits, 13 number ones, and stars Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, and Jason Donovan.
Stone Sour
Stone Sour, the Des Moines, Iowa alternative metal and post-grunge band formed in 1992 around Slipknot's Corey Taylor and Jim Root with Josh Rand; known for Come What(ever) May, Through Glass, House of Gold & Bones, and Hydrograd.
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots, San Diego rock band formed as Mighty Joe Young, fronted by Scott Weiland; Core (1992) and Purple (1994) multi-platinum; later singers Chester Bennington and Jeff Gutt.
Story of the Year
Story of the Year, formerly Big Blue Monkey, is an American rock band from St. Louis, Missouri, formed in 1995 and known for its 2003 platinum debut album Page Avenue.
Straight No Chaser (group)
Straight No Chaser (SNC) is an American a cappella group founded in 1996 at Indiana University's Singing Hoosiers; its 1998 "12 Days of Christmas" video went viral, leading to an Atlantic Records deal in 2008.
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock, successor to Thee Sixpence, is a Southern California psychedelic rock band whose 1967 single "Incense and Peppermints" topped the Billboard Hot 100; still active with five original members and the 2026 album Where's One?.
Strawbs
Strawbs, English rock band founded 1964 as the Strawberry Hill Boys, led by Dave Cousins; first UK act signed to A&M Records, folk rock to progressive rock, 1973 hit Part of the Union at UK No. 2; Cousins died 2025.
Stray Cats
Stray Cats, an American rockabilly revival trio (Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker, Slim Jim Phantom) formed 1979 in Massapequa, New York; known for the hits "Rock This Town," "Stray Cat Strut," and "(She's) Sexy + 17," and for moving to London in 1980 to spearhead the early-1980s rockabilly revival.
Streetlight Manifesto
Streetlight Manifesto: New Jersey ska punk band formed 2002 by ex-Catch 22 songwriter Tomas Kalnoky; albums Everything Goes Numb (2003) through The Hands That Thieve (2013), Victory Records lawsuit, 2026 tour.
String octet
String octet: chamber music for eight strings, four violins, two violas, two cellos. Founded by Spohr's 1823 Double Quartet and defined by Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 (1825), later Enescu, Bruch, and Respighi.
String quartet
String quartet: an ensemble of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work for it. Established by Haydn (68 quartets), modeled by Op. 33 and Mozart's 1785 Haydn quartets, expanded by Beethoven's 16 quartets and 20th-century works.
String quintet
String quintet: a five-player chamber ensemble, one to a part, no conductor. Standard scorings add a second viola (Mozart, Brahms), a second cello (Boccherini, Schubert's C major D. 956), or a double bass (Onslow) to the string quartet.
String trio
String trio: chamber ensemble of three strings, usually violin, viola, and cello or two violins and cello. Grew from the baroque trio sonata; landmark works include Mozart's Divertimento K. 563 and Beethoven's Op. 9 trios.
Studio Killers
Studio Killers are a virtual electropop band formed in 2011 with characters Cherry, Goldie Foxx, Dyna Mink, and Bipolar Bear; known for "Ode to the Bouncer", the viral "Jenny", and anonymous English-Danish-Finnish musicians behind Finnish-designed artwork.
Styx (band)
Styx, American rock band formed in Chicago in 1972, also called a pomp rock and arena rock pioneer. Known for The Grand Illusion, Paradise Theater, "Babe", and "Mr. Roboto"; still touring with Shaw, JY Young, and Gowan.