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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
English longbows laid many a man low.
I guess you were there. I would have liked to have seen it myself.
Yes I was it was great, Bodiam Castle is a wonderful setting for the whole event.
I will post some more photos of the morris dancing etc next weekend.
Lots of history in England.
My favorite subject. Its great that you get to go to all of those places and events.
Neat! Thanks, snugs :)
Just got in.. will watch game at home. Was thinking of going with friend to "q" The arena.. free admission & game on the big screens.. but am just too tired.
will watch it on TV here hopefully - I say hopefully as I haven't had TV on since Olympics & Murphy has a way of "being present" here all the time!!!
Hope all is well with everyone. Snugs.. thanks for the history info!
Sounds like you need a good nap. Now is the time to catch one.
Good to see you here...;)
And I'm glad to see you, cutie ;)
Thanks babe!! ;)
We lived in Reading for a couple years, I was in the eight and ninth grades and we would go to the "Firehall" dances where they would have people like Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, and other's making appearances and "lip-syncing their songs. Guess you could say they were my first concerts, except for the time that we cut classes and went to Philly for BandStand.
So true!
Fabian lives near me now, about 20 miles away right by Uniontown, PA.
Lou Christie is a Pittsburgh guy and put on shows in the area for years.
Bandstand? With Dick Clark, World's Oldest Teenager.
That show ran for many years, until Dick grew out of his teens.
He grew out of his teens? Gosh, I thought he was still in them!
All of the girls had a crush on Fabian but I adored Frankie Avalon, in fact, my heart still goes pitter-patter when I think of him.
I wanted to be Annette Funicello so bad when I was in the fifth grade and then years later I wanted to be even more like her when she and Frankie were in the "Beach Party" movies.
Pingaroo, Victoria.
Hope we don't miss you tonight.
Hi, Super. I see you got my favorite Yardbirds song--Heart Full of Soul.
There were soooo many teen idols back in the old days.
Some got started on the show "The Mickey Mouse Club".
I made sure I tightened up my partner with some Yardbirds tonight.
Glad to see you.
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