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Only two founding members remain (vocalist/guitarist George Kooymans and bassist/keyboardist Rinus Gerritsen) but their line-up hasn't changed since 1970. When they released their first album in 1965, they idolised The Kinks and The Beatles, but eventually became a psychedelic act before finally settling on a hard rock sound. Incidentally, Beard is the one without the beard.Golden Earring - unchanged since '70DUTCH rock band Golden Earring have evolved markedly since they formed in 1961 as a bunch of teenagers. The band's glory days are behind them - their biggest hits came out in the '80s and they haven't had a top 10 album since 1990 - but ZZ Top continue to tour and record, with original line-up Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard still going strong. The band formed in 1969, played their first gig the following year and haven't changed a whisker since. We decided to take the harder route and find five long-running line-ups.ZZ Top - unchanged since '69TEXAN good ol' boys ZZ Top truly are the elder statesmen of rock.
Then there are groups like folk act The Brothers Four (formed in 1957) and Aussie doo-wop band The Delltones (formed in '58), both of which have only one founding member left.But what's even harder is finding a band that still has all its original members or even a line-up that's been unchanged for a long period. Vocal group The Drifters began in 1953 but now there are about four or five different Drifters touring at any time, depending on court cases. THE question was floated around the office recently as to what is the longest continually running band in the world.It's a tough one.