# Bands with members from \> 1 country? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 20, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684 "2016-01-20T16:49:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/1 "2016-01-20T16:49:07Z")
I’m looking for bands with more than 1 member from more than 1 country. Most famous example is Fleetwood Mac - 2 Americans, 3 Brits. Must be more examples. (There are lots of bands who have one guy/girl from a different country than the rest of the band, not looking for those. Pretenders is 1 example) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/2 "2016-01-20T17:22:58Z")
Santana. Carlos was Mexican, and percussionist Jose “Chepito” Areas was Nicaraguan. The others in the group were American. ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/3 "2016-01-20T17:25:00Z")
Does it have to be two or more from each country, or does having three different countries represented by at least one member count? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/4 "2016-01-20T17:28:38Z")
2 or more from each country , that is what makes it pretty rare. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/5 "2016-01-20T17:29:12Z")
**Dragonforce** has had members from England, Scotland, South Africa, France, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Slovenia. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/6 "2016-01-20T17:32:04Z")
Foreigner’s line-up on their first two albums was three Americans (Lou Gramm, Al Greenwood, Ed Gagliardi) and three Britons (Mick Jones, Ian McDonald, Dennis Elliot). For their third album, bassist Gagliardi was replaced by Englishman Rick Wills. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/7 "2016-01-20T17:32:31Z")
The current version of King Crimson has four Brits (Robert Fripp, Mel Collins, Jakko Jakszyk, and Gavin Harrison) and three Americans (Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Bill Rieflin). ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/8 "2016-01-20T17:33:20Z")
Travelling Wilburys: Lynne, Harrison - UK Dylan, Orbison, Petty - USA ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/9 "2016-01-20T18:17:00Z")
CSNY . . . US, UK, and Canada. **ETA:** just re-read the OP and realized I missed the ‘at least two members each from at least two countries’ stipulation. I retract CSNY. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/10 "2016-01-20T18:27:04Z")
AC/DC has (or has had) members from the UK as well as from Australia, I think. CSNY: two Americans, a Brit, and a Canadian. Badfinger had two English and two Welsh members. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/11 "2016-01-20T18:28:17Z")
The Who in its latter-day incarnation counts for partial credit - four Englishmen (Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Simon Townshend, and Zak Starkey), one Welsh-Italian (Pino Palladino), and one American (John ‘Rabbit’ Bundrick). Dragonforce have already been mentioned - their current lineup consists of two Englishmen, a Hong Konger, an Italian, a Frenchman, and a Ukranian, and previous members have hailed from Scotland and South Africa. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/12 "2016-01-20T18:41:50Z")
U2 - two from Ireland (Bono, Mullen). two from England (Edge, Clayton) The Pogues - Shane, Spider and Jem from England, Cait was born in Nigeria, Terry and Chevron Irish Obviously in these examples, where people are from, and where they identify with, is a whole other question. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/13 "2016-01-20T18:54:16Z")
The Beatles with Billy Preston 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/14 "2016-01-20T18:59:56Z")
[Band-Aid](http://memphisvive.today/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/band-aid-51.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/15 "2016-01-20T19:09:17Z")
Van Halen - 2 Dutch and 2 Americans (in the original lineup at any rate) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/16 "2016-01-20T19:10:05Z")
Dethklok: three Americans, one Norwegian, one Swede. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/17 "2016-01-20T19:12:12Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Dethklok: three Americans, one Norwegian, one Swede. [The actual band that performs live is 100% American, though.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dethklok#Actual_band_members) ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/18 "2016-01-20T19:37:30Z")
The mid-1990s incarnation of Power Station had two Brits - Robert Palmer and Andy Taylor - and two Americans - Tony Thompson and Bernard Edwards - although Edwards died before he had a chance to tour with them. This lineup made one album though. ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/19 "2016-01-20T19:47:01Z")
Black Sabbath in 1980-81 had Americans Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice with Brits Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. This lineup returned in 1990-92. ---
**Author:** ![breezman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@breezman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breezman)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684/20 "2016-01-20T19:49:28Z")
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Jimi was American, Noel and Mitch British. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-members-from-1-country/743684.md?page=2)