Bay area born bands

[John]

Who else ya got?
(Well known/charted)

• Jefferson Airplane/Starship
• Fleetwood Mac
• Doobie Brothers
• Tower of Power
• Country Joe McDonald
• Steve Miller
• Boz Scaggs
• Pablo Cruz
• Journey
• Night Ranger
• Santana
• Huey Lewis & the News

 

[looper]

Many that go underground till they get found.
Or this one
Sly and the Family Stone changed the way music was played -- from the way Stevie Wonder sang to the funky rumblings behind Miles Davis. They pointed the future of jazz to Herbie Hancock and made the Temptations grow up. There would be no Prince if there hadn't been a Sly Stone. Michael Jackson is such a fan, he bought the publishing rights.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/The-Top-100-Bay-Area-Bands-1-50-3312125.php