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===Argent=== After the band broke up, Argent went on to form the band [[Argent (band)|Argent]], which had a hit album in 1972 with ''[[All Together Now (Argent album)|All Together Now]]'', which contained the single "[[Hold Your Head Up]]". His [[Hammond organ|Hammond B3]] solo on that track was cited by [[Rick Wakeman]] as the "greatest organ solo ever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-galloway/interview-with-the-zombie_b_2893545.html |title=Ron Galloway: Interview With the Zombie β Rod Argent On Gershwin, Bill Evans, Miles Davis & The Penny Lane Piano |work=The Huffington Post |date=18 March 2013 |access-date=2014-07-24}}</ref> The band also [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] the original version of the rock anthem "[[God Gave Rock and Roll to You]]", written by lead singer [[Russ Ballard]], which was later covered by other artists including [[Petra (band)|Petra]] and [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]. Argent's first album included the song "[[Liar (Russ Ballard song)|Liar]]" (also composed by Ballard), which became a hit for [[Three Dog Night]]. In 1976, the band broke up.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/argent-mn0000593930/biography|title=Argent|author=Huey, Steve|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=5 December 2015}}</ref>
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