Formed in late 1981 by former Depeche Mode songwriter Vince Clarke ( synthesizer ) and Alison Moyet ( vocals ), Yazoo was signed to Mute Records in the United Kingdom and ( as " Yaz ") to Sire Records in the United States.

Formed in 1981, the band's original line up consisted of: Colin Jerwood ( vocals ), Francisco ' Paco ' Carreno ( drums ), Big John ( bass guitar ), Steve ( guitars ), Pauline ( vocals ), Paul aka ' Nihilistic Nobody ' ( visuals ).

Formed in Edinburgh by ex-soldier Wattie Buchan, they signed to Secret Records in March 1981 and released their debut EP Army Life.

Formed by songwriter / guitarist Al Barile ( then a machinist at the General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts and a student at Northeastern University ), SSD started performing at smaller venues throughout the Greater Boston metropolitan area, like Gallery East, in the summer of 1981.

Formed in 1925 by Miguel Matamoros ( Santiago de Cuba, 8 May 1894 – 15 April 1971 ; guitar ), Rafael Cueto ( Santiago de Cuba, 14 March 1900 – 7 August 1991 ; guitar ) and Siro Rodriguez ( Santiago de Cuba, 9 December 1899 – Regla, 29 March 1981 ; maracas and claves ).

* Brook Bright – guitar, vocals ( Formed band as City Kidd in early 1980s ) ( 1981 – 1983 )

Formed in 1981 by Graeme Downes, Craig Easton, Anita Pillai, Phillip Higham and Greg Kerr, the band went through multiple line-ups before going on an extended hiatus after their 1997 album Over The Moon.

Formed in 1981, Cybotron first singles were " Alleys of Your Mind " and " Cosmic Cars ," released as 7-inch disks on Atkins ' own label Deep Space Records.

Formed in 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, it was originally led by songwriting duo Cazuza ( singer ) and Roberto Frejat ( guitarist ), which assumed the vocals after Cazuza's departure in 1986.

Formed in 1981, Jakarta released their debut album Maske za dvoje in 1984, featuring several hits.

Formed in 1981, the regiment is one of three Regional Force Surveillance Units ( RFSUs ) employed in surveillance and reconnaissance of the remote areas of Northern Australia.

Formed in 1981 by former employees of Superior Coach Company in Lima, Ohio, it grew from a dozen employees working in a small facility in Lima to become one of the country's largest manufacturers of smaller school buses, moving to a much larger facility a few miles north of Lima in 1995.

Formed in 1981 by Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer, their sound and music can be described as classic guitar-laden heavy rock with a strong emphasis on melodic elements like vocals and keyboards.

Formed in 1981, the trio took a demo tape of a track called " Body Talk " to producers Jolley & Swain.

Formed in November 1981, Black ' n Blue played gigs in Portland area for over a year before making a move to Southern California in early 1983.

Formed in 1981, the original line-up was: Jonsson-Bass, Nillen-Vocals, Charlie-Drums, Jocke-Guitar.

Formed in Toronto in 1979, they released an independent single, " Rubber Girl ", in 1981.

Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries.

Formed in Long Island, New York, in 1982, Public Enemy is known for their politically charged lyrics and criticism of the American media, with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community.

Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 ( with the current line up solidifying in 1985 ), the band's four members — Trey Anastasio ( guitars, lead vocals ), Mike Gordon ( bass, vocals ), Jon Fishman ( drums, percussion, vocals ), and Page McConnell ( keyboards, vocals )— performed together for over 20 years before breaking up in August 2004.

Formed by seven sporting societies with approximately 800 members, by 1892 the association had expanded to 62 societies with 7, 000 members.

Formed in imitative style of the Motown girl group The Supremes, the group members had gradually honed their talents with White for two years previously until they signed contracts with Uni Records.

* 1998 – Formed joint venture Equilon with Shell Oil Company, combining their Western and Midwestern U. S. refining and marketing.

* 1998 – Formed joint venture Motiva with Shell Oil Company and Saudi Aramco in which the Star Enterprise operations were merged with the Eastern and Gulf Coast U. S. refining and marketing operations of Shell.

Formed from land along the Potomac River that the states of Maryland and Virginia ceded to the federal government of the United States in accordance with the Residence Act, the territory that became the original District of Columbia was a square measuring on each side, totaling.

Formed in 1996, the Berlin based In Extremo has also found chart success with their " medieval style stage garb and unashamed usage of such bizarre, sometimes hand made, instruments as the Scottish bagpipes.

Formed in 1990 by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, BSkyB is the largest pay-TV broadcaster in the United Kingdom and Ireland with over 11 million subscribers.

Formed in 1989 by brothers Javier, Oscar, and Edgar Galvan, and friend Eddie Gonzalez, the band gained prominence in the mid-1990s with a string of hit albums.

Formed in 1892, the club traditionally represented the inner-Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, and was based at Victoria Park in Abbotsford ; the club is now based in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, playing its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and with its training and administrative base in Gosch's Paddock and the Westpac Centre.

Formed from Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe ( in present-day West Virginia ) Counties in 1851, it was enlarged with several subsequent additions from neighboring counties.

Formed in 1974 with an initial fleet of two aircraft, serving Singapore, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, Royal Brunei Airlines now operates a fleet of 9 aircraft to 14 destinations in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia.

Formed in 1993, the band blends traditional Irish folk with 1990s heavy metal.

Formed in 1993, Waylander released their debut demo, Once Upon an Era, in early 1995, mixing Irish folk music with extreme metal.

* Formed the Men and Women's Club, with some others, to discuss equality between the sexes

Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 ( with the current line up solidifying in 1985 ), the band includes – bassist and vocalist Mike Gordon, percussionist, vacuum player, and vocalist Jon Fishman, and keyboardist and vocalist Page McConnell.

Formed in February 1972, with ex Brinsley Schwarz roadie Martin Belmont on guitar, former Help Yourself collaborator Sean Tyla, also on guitar, ex Help Yourself bassist Ken Whaley, and Magic Michael ( Michael Cousins ) on percussion.

Formed on May 31, 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov, the group signed a deal with independent label Neoformat, then later signed with Universal Music Russia, and finally with Interscope Records in 2001.

Formed in April 1966, Buffalo Springfield was plagued by infighting, drug-related arrests, and line-up changes that led to the group's disbanding after just two years.

Formed by John Parish in 1983, the band consisted of a rotating line-up that at various times included Rob Ellis and Ian Olliver, two later members of the PJ Harvey Trio.

Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan.

Formed in 1994, the band's original line-up consisted of vocalist David Gabbard, guitarist Tom Maxwell, bassist Bill Gaal and drummer Chris Houck.

Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks ( vocals, guitar ), Daniel Kessler ( guitar, vocals ), Carlos Dengler ( bass guitar, keyboards ) and Greg Drudy ( drums, percussion ).

Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which three members left the band to form their own project, Dreamaker.

Formed in 1986, their original line-up comprised Amelia Fletcher ( vocals, guitar, principal songwriter ), her younger brother Mathew Fletcher ( drums ), Peter Momtchiloff ( lead guitar ), Rob Pursey ( bass ) and Elizabeth Price ( vocals ).

Formed by singer Steve Perry and bassist Dan Schmid, the band has experienced many membership changes over the years, with only Perry, Schmid and trumpeter Dana Heitman currently remaining from the original line-up.

Formed in Brighton in 1985, by Rob Sekula and Nick Emery the band featured a shifting line-up of musicians across their seven-year existence, centred around songwriter and vocalist Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham.

Formed in 1987, the line-up was Andrew Roachford ( vocals, keyboards, percussion ), Chris Taylor ( drums ), Hawi Gondwe ( guitars ) and Derrick Taylor ( bass guitar ).