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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 wasnt 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, Hermans Hermits, The Kinks (Ray Davies), Donovan, The Hollies (Graham Nash), The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards), Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, 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 Mayalls 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
Dont 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
Im Telling You Now
Freddy & the Dreamers
Little Children
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
I have this 10 DVD set- The Beatles - Anthology- Directors Cut-
Its 10 dvds, not 5 , the "official release", yeah,right....
It has the complete documentary--
http://shop.vendio.com/RareDVDs/item/810600369/?s=1148032801
Who was rallying?
Not too shabby, chief...
Good, I had prime rib and stuffed myself silly...;)
No, sadly, this is a black neighborhood that has seen more than it's share of gang and drug related violence. They're doing their level best to reclaim their neighborhood from the criminals, but tonight's events show how out of control the situation is.
Wow, looks like a great history to have.
It same some of it is not so good and some of the pics are excellent. Warts and all, the whole story.
Would there have been a British Invasion without the Beatles?
See post 165.
LOL, the chief isn't doing bad either.
Nope. No invasion without the Fab Four.
Sounds like fun...
LOL.
I suppose that makes me the Vice-chief--the second banana...8^)
I still have a section of prime rib left. Translation: lunch tomorrow ;)
What has happened to the Twin Cities? I've lived out West for 30 years and moved back here in 2001. MN has really changed. ;0(
That's always good. I had Chinese food the other day and would've had plenty of leftovers but my little brother guilted me into sharing. 12-year-olds are good at that...
I agree.
The music eventually would have gotten over here anyway, but as a trickle rather than as a flood.
You're in Minnesota? I'll be there this summer...
I'm fully aware of it. I have a 12 year old brother as well...;)
Expanding liberalism, coddling of criminals by the courts, PC'ness, Chicago, E. St Louis, Gary Indiana, Milwaukee...
http://kstp.com/article/stories/S16404.html?cat=1
I've only known the Cities only recently.
Used to go to school an hour east...
...and a half hour west of Eau Claire.
Precisely.
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