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Kayak
Kayak
Dutch rock band
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Russ Ballard
Russ Ballard
British musician
2
Survivor
Survivor
American rock band
3
Tower of Power
Tower of Power
American soul and funk band
4
Raydio
Raydio
5
Foreigner
Foreigner
rock band from America and England
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Foxy
Foxy
American latin dance/disco group formed in 1976 in Miami, Florida
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The Gap Band
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
8
SR-71
SR-71
band
9
John Waite
John Waite
English musician, singer
10
Head East
Head East
band
11
Surface
Surface
American band
12
Claudja Barry
Claudja Barry
Singer, songwriter, actress
13
38 Special
38 Special
American rock band
14
Adrian Gurvitz
Adrian Gurvitz
English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
15
Fuel
Fuel
American rock band
16
Edward Reekers
Edward Reekers
Dutch actor
17
The Outfield
The Outfield
Banda de Rock en Inglés
18
10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs
United States-based alternative rock band
19
Alabama
Alabama
American country and rock music band
20
Yankee Grey
Yankee Grey
21
Van Stephenson
Van Stephenson
American musician
22
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
American rock band
23
David Gates
David Gates
American musician and singer-songwriter
24
Train
Train
American pop rock band
25
Journey
Journey
American rock band
26
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
American musical group; rock band from Champaign, Illinois
27
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
American singer and songwriter
28
Eruption
Eruption
band
29
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
30
Cracker
Cracker
band
31
Inner Circle
Inner Circle
Jamaican reggae group
32
Lifehouse
Lifehouse
American rock band
33
John Robinson
John Robinson
American drummer (*1954)
34
The Jets
The Jets
Polynesian-American family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota
35
Krokus
Krokus
Swiss heavy metal band
36
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011)
37
Bad English
Bad English
band
38
Next
Next
American R&B musical group
39
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band
American disco and funk band
40
The Knack
The Knack
band
41
Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise
American band
42
The Romantics
The Romantics
American New Wave band
43
Exile
Exile
American rock and country music group
44
Heatwave
Heatwave
funk/disco band
45
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
British rock group
46
La Bouche
La Bouche
band
47
Karen Young
Karen Young
American singer
48
Magic!
Magic!
Canadian reggae-pop band
49
Swae Lee
Swae Lee
American rapper, singer and songwriter
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Lonestar
Lonestar
American country music group
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Loverboy
Loverboy
Canadian rock band
52
Collective Soul
Collective Soul
American rock band
53
Donna Summer
Donna Summer
American singer and songwriter
Max Werner
Dutch singer and drummer

Max Werner

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Werner with Kayak in 1974

Max Werner (born 29 December 1953 in Hilversum) is a Dutch musician. He was the lead singer, drummer, and percussionist of rock band Kayak.

In 1972, Werner co-founded the band along with keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel, guitarist Johan Slager, and drummer Pim Koopman. He sang lead vocals (and played mellotron) on Kayak's first five albums. He later switched to drums until the band split up in 1982. In 1999, he returned as singer for the Kayak album Close to the Fire. After a short tour in 2000, he had to leave again due to health problems.

Werner also recorded four solo albums. In May 1981, he scored a hit single with "Rain in May", which peaked at No. 6 in the Netherlands. In June of the same year, it got as high as No. 74 on the American Billboard Hot 100 charts. In September 1981, the song peaked at No. 2 in Germany. In April 2005, Werner performed the song on the German TV show Die Hit-Giganten – die 30 größten Hits und Interpreten der coolen Achtziger.