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U.K.: 1. a British prog rock band, 2. a Latvian folk rock band. 1) U.K. were a short-lived British
progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 through 1980. In September 1976, singer/bassist
John Wetton formerly of the British Psychedelic band
Family (with
Roger Chapman and
Rick Grech) and drummer
Bill Bruford, both alumni of
King Crimson, worked on forming a band with
Yes keyboardist
Rick Wakeman. The project was stopped by Wakeman's label. According to Bruford, "A&M Records were unwilling to let their 's…
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