British Invasion
cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States
The British Invasion was an event where many rock and roll, beat, and pop bands from the United Kingdom became very popular in the United States, Australia, and Canada. The term was created by the news media.
List of Bands change
- The Animals[3]
- The Beatles[4]
- Bee Gees[5]
- Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
- Chad and Jeremy
- Petula Clark[3]
- The Dave Clark Five[3]
- Donovan[6]
- Freddie and the Dreamers
- Gerry and the Pacemakers[3]
- Herman’s Hermits
- The Hollies
- The Honeycombs
- The Kinks[3]
- Manfred Mann
- Moody Blues[5]
- Peter and Gordon
- Rolling Stones[7]
- The Searchers
- Spencer Davis Group
- The Tremeloes
- The Troggs
- Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
- The Who[5]
- The Yardbirds[3]
- The Zombies
References change
- ↑ "The Bands". British Invasion Bands. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ↑ "Profiles of the Greatest Groups of the Sixties". British Invasion Bands. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Gilliland 1969, show 29.
- ↑ Gilliland 1969, shows 27-28.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Gilliland 1969, show 49.
- ↑ Gilliland 1969, show 48.
- ↑ Gilliland 1969, show 30.
Sources change
- Gilliland, John (1969). "The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!: The U.S.A. is invaded by a wave of long-haired English rockers" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu.
