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As you’ll\u00a0see in the following list of bands with no original members, not everybody can be U2<\/a>. That sturdy group never reshuffled bandmates, but others have experienced so much change over the years that they share no connection at all with their cofounding lineup.<\/p>\n For some, change has been the norm, rather than the exception. Blood, Sweat\u00a0& Tears<\/a> and Renaissance<\/a>, for example, seemed to be breaking up as soon as they formed. The Little River Band<\/a> has\u00a0been in flux<\/a> ever since the end of their hit-making heyday back in the early ’80s.<\/p>\n For others, the personnel shifts were dramatic. No one in Blackfoot, which was co-founded by Rickey Medlocke in 1969, has a tenure dating back further than a few years. Guitarist Scott Gorham hooked up with Thin Lizzy<\/a> just before they hit it big with “The Boys Are Back in Town<\/a>,” but ended up continuing with a group where\u00a0most of the members joined in 2010 or later.<\/p>\n Then there are bands like Quiet Riot<\/a>, GWAR<\/a> and Ratt<\/a>, which slowly whittled down to their final original member \u2013 Kevin DuBrow<\/a>, Dave Brockie and Stephen Pearcy<\/a>, respectively \u2013 before he left or passed on. Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra has been with Canned Heat since 1967, but he’s had to endure the deaths of Bob “The Bear” Hite and Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, the band’s co-founders.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Final Songs Performed Live by Rock’s Biggest Acts<\/a><\/p>\n Defections and deaths have also\u00a0altered career trajectories of groups like Heart<\/a> and Yes<\/a>, but they add a wrinkle to things since the current lineups still boast prominent members from their best-known eras \u2013 including Nancy and Ann Wilson<\/a> of Heart and Steve Howe<\/a> of Yes.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling to find out more about classic rock bands with no original members.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A Look Back at Rock’s Forgotten Supergroups<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nHow Do Bands End Up With No Original Members?<\/h3>\n
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