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1) Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968 best known for their 1970 signature song All Right Now. The band was famed for its sensational live shows and nonstop touring. However, early studio albums did not sell very well – until the release of Fire and Water which featured All Right Now. The song helped secure them a place at the huge Isle of Wight Festival 1970 where they played to 600,000 people. By the early 1970s, Free was one of the biggest-selling British blues rock groups; by the time the band dissolved in 1973, they had sold more than 20 million albums around the world and had played more than 700 arena and festival concerts. All Right Now, remains a rock staple, and had been entered into ASCAP's One Million airplay singles club. Rolling Stone has referred to the band as British hard rock pioneers. The magazine ranked Rodgers No. 55 in its list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, while Kossoff was ranked No. 51 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Free were signed to Island Records in the UK and A&M Records in North America. Both labels became part of the PolyGram group in 1989, then Universal Music Group in 1998; UMG now controls the band's catalogue worldwide. Most remarkable about the birth of Free was the young age of the band members who came together to rehearse and play their first gig on the evening of 19 April 1968 at the Nag's Head pub, which was at the junction of York Road and Lavender Road in Battersea, Londo...

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