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Posted on 05/19/2006 5:03:57 PM PDT by Supernatural
I was rather lucky to have grown up in one of the most amazing periods in the history of modern music, what has become known as the “British Invasion”. It wasn’t really an invasion of the U.S. by an armed force from another country; rather it was an invasion of our music charts by British recording artists. I was in the eighth grade when I first heard “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” by the Beatles. Prior to 1964 the British had only two hit records that topped the U.S. charts. Those were “Stranger on the Shore” by Acker Bilk and “Telstar” by the Tornadoes, both in 1962.
In 1964 Ed Sullivan, the host of the hugely popular “Ed Sullivan Show” was at a New York airport when the Beatles landed from England to go on their first U.S. tour. Crowds of screaming young girls greeted the Beatles and Ed was curious as to what the commotion was all about. He met with the Beatles on the spot and offered them $50,000 to appear on his show. The Beatles agreed and the British Invasion was officially underway. On February 9, 1964, the largest audience in the history of American television watched the Beatles perform live on the Ed Sullivan show. I was one of them.
For some years prior to 1964 young British musicians had idolized American music stars and many of the Americans were more popular in Britain than they were at home. The young Brits listened to Buddy Holly, Leadbelly, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, the Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and many others. The U.S. musicians became like Gods to the young British musicians and they worked hard to emulate them.
The Animals (Eric Burdon), The Beatles, Chad and Jeremy, The Dave Clark Five, Freddy and the Dreamers, Herman’s Hermits, The Kinks (Ray Davies), Donovan, The Hollies (Graham Nash), The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards), Billy J. Kramer and the Dakota’s, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Dusty Springfield, The Troggs, The Searchers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Peter and Gordon, The Honeycombs, Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds (Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton), The Zombies, The Moody Blues, The Walker Brothers, Petula Clark, The Move, The Small Faces (Rod Stewart), The Who (Pete Townshend, Roger Daltry), Argent, John Mayall’s Blues breakers (Eric Clapton, Peter Green), Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green), Cream (Eric Clapton), Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson), Procol Harum (Robin Trower), Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant), Traffic (Dave Mason, Stevie Winwood), Deep Purple and The Spencer Davis Group (Stevie Winwood).
Time Is On My Side…The Rolling Stones
Don‘t Bring Me Down…The Animals
Have I the Right…The Honeycombs
I Want To Hold Your Hand…The Beatles
Ferry Cross the Mersey…Gerry and the Pacemakers
I‘m Telling You Now…Freddy & the Dreamers
Little Children…Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
It's really distressing lately to see so many people on FR attacking each other--I thought we were all on the same team?
The only safe practice on a "hot button" discussion forum is to stay on the side of the vast majority on the thread. Or don't post on that thread.
Been working for me. I get in much fewer disputes now with idiots.
Why, I was just listening to that disc on the road yesterday....
Thanks again!
What were you listening to? Rattlesnake Guitar?
The more you listen to it, the better it gets.
Evening, RWI!
I just became numb to his ad hominems--now dealing with him has been part of the assumed risk on tech...:|
Great tune.
Hi, RR!
Yeah, it's taking up 2 of the 6 slots in the CD player in the truck.
That album is addictive.
I knew you would love it. Who wouldn't?
The neighbors hate it.
Heh......
I guess you crank it up pretty loud.
Good, it sounds a lot better that way.
Uh-oh. What's going on?
When I'm doing the yard work thing, the truck becomes the outdoor sound system. Got to be able to hear it where ever I am.
I like it
I am recovering from a fundraising party. Yesterday was a full day and I earned every dime of my pay yesterday. Phew!
I got viciously attacked for saying I didn't think Bush was doing a good job. Then some guy made some crazy awful personal attacks on my character for no good reason, so I played my 'military spouse' card. Then some other active-duty military spouse made more attacks on me and me and her have been going back and forth ever since. I stopped responding a couple hours ago, it was becoming a vicious cycle.
What's new?
Good work!!
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