Top Ten Bands with Married or Formerly Married Musicians Who Played Together

The Top Ten
1 The Cramps

Guitarist Poison Ivy and vocalist Lux Interior were married from 1974 till Lux's death in 2009.

2 X

Vocalist Exene Cervenka and bassist/vocalist John Doe were married from 1980 - 1985. Cervenka was also married to actor Viggo Mortensen from 1987 - 1997.

3 Sonic Youth Sonic Youth was an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon and Lee Ranaldo remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, and rounded out the core line-up.

Vocalist/Bassist/Guitarist Kim Gordon was married to Vocalist/Guitarist Thurtson Moore from 1984 - 2013.

4 Fleetwood Mac 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.

Vocalist/Keyboardist Christie McVie and Bassist John McVie were married from 1968 - 1977.

5 Siouxsie & The Banshees Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. They have been widely influential, both over their contemporaries and with later acts.

Vocalist Siouxsie Sioux married drummer/keyboardist Budgie (Peter Edward Clarke) in 1991. She announced their divorce in 2007.

6 New Order New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980, currently comprising Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman.

Keyboardist/Guitarist Gillian Gilberts and drummer/keyboardist Stephen Morris married in 1993. They are still married.

7 Die' Hunns
8 The White Stripes The White Stripes were an American rock duo, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The duo consists of only a couple married at the time, Jack White, whose real name was Jack Gillis (songwriter, lead vocalist, guitarist, bassist and keyboardist) and Meg White (drummer and backing vocalist). After they got married, Jack Gillis borrowed his wife's surname and became Jack White. ...read more.

Guitarist/Vocalist Jack White (John Anthony Gillis) and drummer Meg White were married from 1996 - 2000.

9 The Mamas & The Papas The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group formed in Los Angeles, California which recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. The group was composed of Americans John Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Michelle Phillips and Canadian Denny Doherty. Their sound was based on vocal harmonies arranged by John Phillips, the songwriter, musician, and leader of the group, who adapted folk to the new beat style of the early 1960s. ...read more.

Michelle Phillips and John Phillips were married from 1962 - 1969. After their divorce, Michelle was briefly married to actor Dennis Hopper in 1970.

10 ABBA ABBA are a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

The band consisted of 2 married couples

The Contenders
11 Tom Tom Club

Core members Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz have been married since 1977. They are also founding members of The Talking Heads.

12 Tedeschi Trucks Band

Slide guitarist Derek Trucks and blues singer Susan Tedeschi got married in 2001 and have been married ever since. In 2010, both of them split their solo bands and formed a new group - The Tedeschi Trucks Band. It's been a tremendous success for both of them.

13 Within Temptation Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt.

Sharon den Adel (singer) and Robert Westerholt (guitarist) are partners with 3 children (still together as of 2019 in the band and the family)

14 Wir sind Helden Wir sind Helden is a German alternative pop band consisting of married couple Judith Holofernes (vocals, guitar) and Pola Roy (drums), as well as Jean-Michel Tourette (keyboard, guitar) and Mark Tavassol (bass, guitar), that formed in 2000. ...read more.
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