# 6 Bands Formed in 1967 That Shaped Rock ‘N’ Roll as We Know It Today

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/6-bands-formed-in-1967-that-shaped-rock-n-roll-as-we-know-it-today/
- Published: 2026-10-29T11:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T04:49:36+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/6-bands-formed-in-1967-that-shaped-rock-n-roll-as-we-know-it-today/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, UK, World

## Key points

- Six notable rock bands formed in 1967.
- They helped shape blues, prog and horn-led rock.
- Three Dog Night scored over 20 Top 40 hits.

## Summary

Six influential rock bands formed in 1967, a year the article argues deserves attention alongside the more prolific year of 1968. Their later music helped shape several strands of rock, from British blues and progressive rock to horn-led pop rock.

Fleetwood Mac began as a British blues group, while Blue Öyster Cult started as Soft White Underbelly after a critic offered to manage the band. Genesis helped bring progressive rock to a wider audience; Jethro Tull stood out for Ian Anderson’s flute; Chicago developed from the horn-and-keyboard-led Big Thing; and Three Dog Night recorded songs by other writers and had more than 20 US Top 40 hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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