Well, fellow chordian, I will be 52 years YOUNG on December 7th, and the very same question popped up, not know, but already years.
I hope to be right that reunions are excluded.
I think that we should be able to find a lot more bands, "lost glories", but still on the road to live the life they always had.
- PINK FLOYD SHOULD BE IN THAT LIST TOO, they lost Syd Barrett, and later on Roger Waters left the group, but if you mail me: bad answer: see the Stones= 3 left from the original line up.
There is almost no group in the original line up EXCEPT 1, yes ONE group: ZZ TOP. They started with 3, and they still play with 3 SINCE 1969!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love those guys, especially, GIBBONS & HILL, who have Santa Claus faces, but when I hear the drummer's name, I still have to laugh, already for years. His name is beard, but he hasn't one and Gibbons & Hill, well.. I am wondering if the length of their beards is not affecting their play, that the touch a hear in stead of a string.
The longest running band should be STATUS QUO, they started in 1962!! and except for some changes, you can tell that the HOT SHOTS, are still playing. RICK PARFITT & FRANCIS ROSSI.
THEY ARE 45 years active, amazing, almost unbelievable.
FACT: the AC/DC brothers YOUNG started forming a Group ( Angus and Malcolm Young ), but Have you heard about the "EASYBEATS"with their smash hit: "Friday on my mind", and "hello, I love you, was found by George YOUNG, yes the older brother, with a guy named VANDA (originally from the Netherlands, real name VANDENBERGH).
Before they became very popular, they even had the second place, in albums sold in the USA, and I think they sold now about 200.000.000 records. They had different line ups, one of the better was with Bon Scott (+1980) In some cultures, "AC/DC" is a slang term for bisexuality;
Also some religious figures have suggested that the name stands for "Anti-Christ/Devil's Child(ren)", "Anti-Christ/Devil Christ", and "After Christ/Devil Comes".
You can probably add THE WHO, again a group having PETE TOWNSHEND and ROGER DALTREY, starting in 1964.
If you DON'T COUNT the periods of NON-ACTIVITY, they are playing about 43 years.
I hope this was helpful, and I like always to add, mostly "not knowed facts".
I LOVE THIS QUESTION
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Our whole thing was to see who actually had the chemistry to stick together without egos, drugs, fame, etc. getting in the way. It was pretty interesting going through them all. Thanks for your input on this everyone!