# How many 1960-1970's bands are there whose original members are still alive

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**Created:** [July 4, 2004, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1960-1970s-bands-are-there-whose-original-members-are-still-alive/253476 "2004-07-04T11:29:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1960-1970s-bands-are-there-whose-original-members-are-still-alive/253476/21 "2004-07-06T02:59:14Z")

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Just for the record, neither the Stones nor the Beatles even made it out of the sixties without a dead original member.

See Stu Sutcliffe and Brian Jones.

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**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1960-1970s-bands-are-there-whose-original-members-are-still-alive/253476/22 "2004-07-06T03:05:50Z")

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> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> Yes (right?)

Yes, Yes! (knocking wood)

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**Author:** ![Denis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Denis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Denis)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1960-1970s-bands-are-there-whose-original-members-are-still-alive/253476/23 "2004-07-06T04:37:10Z")

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I can attest that Rush is indeed still around. I just saw them do two shows this weekend.

Last I heard, their original drummer, John Rutsey, is still alive and doing well in Toronto.

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