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15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

It's not easy, to keep a band alive, for more than half of a century without a single hiatus. Most bands which started 50 years ago or more, took at least one hiatus or more, during their lifespan. Or they disbanded once and for all. Only a few among them were active continuously, even though there were changes among their line-ups.



(From most recent to oldest)



1) Canned Heat


15 Lifelong Bands, Being Active For At Least 50 Years Continuously


Active for: 51 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 3 out of 6



2) Scorpions


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

Active for: 51 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 3 out of 5



3) The Dixie Cups


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row


Active for: 52 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 2 out of 3



4) The Troggs


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

Active for: 52 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 1 out of 4



5) Rolling Stones


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

Active for: 54 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 4 out of 4. (Well, Ronnie Wood joined in 1975, so he wasn't a part of the original line-up, but since Rolling Stones had multiple hits after 1975 as well, he could be considered a Classic member.)



6) Status Quo


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

Active for: 54 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 2 out of 4



Note: Believe it or not, Status Quo were originally called The Scorpions.



7) Beach Boys


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

Active for: 55 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 3 out of 5



8. Golden Earring


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

Active for: 55 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 4 out of 4



9) The Temptations


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row


Active for: 56 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 1 out of 5



10) The Searchers


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row


Active for: 57 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 2 out of 5 (Although most of their hits were sung by Tony Jackson, Frank Allen has been part of the band, for more than 5 decades.)



11) The Crickets


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

Active for: 59 years (disbanded in 2016)



Number of active members among the Classic line-up when they disbanded: 1 out of 3



12) The Diamonds


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row


Active for: 63 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 0 out of 4



13) The Drifters


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

Active for: 63 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 0 out of ? (It's really hard to define which's the classic line-up of The Drifters. More than 60 vocalists have performed as a Drifter, and they had successful hit from 50s till the 70s. But nobody from that era is a part of this group anymore)



14) Four Tops


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row


Active for: 63 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 1 out of 4



15) The Four Aces


15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row

Active for: 66 years



Number of active members among the Classic line-up: 0 out of 4

15 Lifelong Bands That Have Been Active For At Least 50 Years in a Row
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