What rock group first used an orchestra in their music? The consensus on the web is Deep Purple, but I think this is wrong. Maybe it depends on what the meaning of 'rock group" is?
The Who? Beatles?
Considering that Deep Purple started in 1968 and knowing that The Beatles did tons of that stuff, including A Day in the Life in 1967, I would at least venture to say it wasn’t Deep Purple.
From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphonic_rock
As early as 1966, with The Mothers of Invention’s Freak Out! and The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, concept albums started appearing that tied all the songs on an album into a thematic whole. The Beatles followed with their album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) incorporating significant orchestral passages and studio editing. In the same year, The Moody Blues’ Days of Future Passed merged rock playing with orchestral accompaniment. Procol Harum’s 1968 album Shine On Brightly contained the epic length song “In Held Twas In I”. These works and experiments led to what would become progressive rock, specifically symphonic prog in the United Kingdom.
Eleanor Rigby '66
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Eleanor Rigby '66
That brings it back even earlier. Yesterday is another one I think and that’s from 1965. So ya I would say it’s very likely to have been the Beatles.
Buddy Holly 1958
Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjFRHIhSvwc
I actually knew it was Buddy Holly but did not know the date.
depends on what you mean by “rock group.” =)
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depends on what you mean by orchestra
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Beautiful and 1958? Wow.