Top Ten Best Bands Named After a Band Member

The Top Ten
1 Van Halen (Eddie and Alex Van Halen) Van Halen was an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. From 1974 until 1985, the band consisted of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, vocalist David Lee Roth, drummer Alex Van Halen, and bassist Michael Anthony.

All of them are great bands.

By far the winner

2 Alice Cooper (Alice Cooper) Alice Cooper was an American rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1964. The band consisted of lead singer Vince Furnier, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith.

Best shock rock artist for me.

Alice is simply amazing!

3 Bon Jovi (Jon Bon Jovi)

Wow. How did I forget to put this on the list? Whoever wrote it in, Thank You. Because they should be a lot higher

4 Dio (Ronnie James Dio) Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice.
5 Marilyn Manson (Marilyn Manson) Marilyn Manson is an American rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by frontman Marilyn Manson and Daisy Berkowitz, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early 1990s.

The name of the band comes from famous sex symbol Marilyn Monroe and famous criminal Charles Manson. Manson... read more

This guy is amazing, her style so cool...

6 Danzig (Glenn Danzig) Danzig is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey, United States. The band is the musical outlet for singer and songwriter Glenn Danzig, preceded by the horror punk bands the Misfits and Samhain.
7 Dokken (Don Dokken) Dokken are an American metal band formed in 1979. They split up in 1989 and reformed four years later.
8 Slaughter (Mark Slaughter) Slaughter is an American rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum.
9 Santana (Carlos Santana) Santana is an American Latin rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1967 by Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana.
10 Jimi Hendrix Experience (Jimi Hendrix) The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an English-American rock band that formed in Westminster, London, in September 1966. Composed of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding, and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until June 1969. During this time they released three successful studio albums.
The Contenders
11 Fleetwood Mac (Mick Fleetwood and John McVie) Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in July 1967, in London. The band have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time.

Or Christine Mcvie. But yeah, John was first in the band.

Good Catch! Many don't know this

12 Ozzy Osbourne (Ozzy Osbourne)
13 Ween (Gene and Dean Ween) Ween is an American experimental rock band formed in 1984, in New Hope, PA. It's members are Dean and Gene Ween.
14 The Ramones (All of Them) The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first band to define the punk rock sound.
15 Steve Miller Band (Steve Miller) The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals.
16 Dave Matthews Band (Dave Matthews) Dave Matthews Band is an American rock band that was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore.
17 King Diamond - King Diamond
18 Michael Schenker Group (Michael Schenker)

Greatst melodic, and influential guitarist among the best top 10 ever, heavy metal, rock and roll

19 U.D.O. (Udo Dirkschneider)
20 Daughtry (Chris Daughtry) Daughtry is an American rock band formed and fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry, who was a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. Their self-titled debut album was released in November 2006.
21 Breaking Benjamin (Benjamin Burnley) Breaking Benjamin is a American post-grunge/alternative metal/rock band formed in 1998. The bands members all changed in the time between 2010 to 2014, with the exception of Ben Burnley (Vocals). The Ex-Members included Chad Szeliga (Drums), Aaron Fink (Guitar) and Mark Klepaspi (Bass).

The band is one of the most well-known bands of its genre and is associated with its electronic sounds in... read more
22 Lizzy Borden (Lizzy Borden)
23 Halestorm (Lzzy and Arejay Hale) Halestorm is an American hard rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her brother drummer and percussionist Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger, and bassist Josh Smith.
24 The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman, as well as Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson.
25 Otep (Otep Shamaya) Otep is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1995. They have released two EPs, eight studio albums, and one live album.
8Load More
PSearch List