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Soft Machine (Musical group)

LC control no.n 93037442
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Corporate name headingSoft Machine (Musical group)
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See alsoMember: Allen, Daevid
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Member: Ayers, Kevin
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Member: Ratledge, Mike
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Member: Wyatt, Robert
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Beginning date1966
Ending date1984
LocatedCanterbury (England)
Field of activityPsychedelic rock music Jazz-rock (Music)
Found inSoft Machine six [SR] p1973.
Oxford music online, November 1, 2013: Enc. of popular music, 4th ed. (Soft Machine; founded 1966; original members: Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen, Mike Ratledge; various other members listed)
Wikipedia, November 1, 2013 (Soft Machine; English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The soft machine by William S. Burroughs; active 1966-1968, 1969-1984)
All music guide WWW site, November 1, 2013 (Soft Machine; Canterbury psychedelic group that initially featured Robert Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, later developing into an experimental jazz-rock unit)