Originally posted by lord xyz
Meh.British Invasion Late 70s Early 80s! w00t
wikipedia is so cool. 🙂
This all changed in 1964 with the success of The Beatles, especially after their record breaking debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. In their wake came the Rolling Stones as the number two member of the invasion, and then numerous acts went on to have success in the United States including Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Animals, Them, The Yardbirds with Eric Clapton, The Dave Clark 5, The Spencer Davis Group with Stevie Winwood, and Dusty Springfield who were already popular in the United Kingdom. A very early version of The Moody Blues were already recording by the mid-60's. In addition some acts such as Herman's Hermits and Chad and Jeremy far exceeded the success they had in their home country. Such was the Anglomania at the time that it provided a boost for other cultural exports such as films, art and television. Noted Disc Jockey John Peel recalls in his memoirs how he was able to break into American radio purely on the basis of his Liverpudlian accent.
The success of British acts of the time led to a major cultural realignment with acts such as The Byrds and numerous Anglophone garage bands subsequently changing their sound and style. The influence continued on subsequent Anglophile groups such as Big Star, Sparks and Todd Rundgren amongst others.
Some commentators have noted that the success of British acts in 1964 and 1965 led to a major sidelining of Black soul and r'n'b acts who were just starting to break through, prior to the British invasion.
After 1966 British acts continued to have substantial success in America, especially album orientated acts such as Cream, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd, though American acts would largely re-establish their dominance of the charts.
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Originally posted by Morning_Glory
Queen was more 70s & 80s..so was Rolling Stones..so
according to wikipedia
[QUOTE=7339214]Originally posted by Blanka
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Originally posted by Morning_Glory
Queen was more 70s & 80s..so was Rolling Stones..so
according to wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%28band%29
Originally posted by Morning_Glory
[QUOTE=7339214]Originally posted by Blanka
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Originally posted by Morning_Glory
Queen was more 70s & 80s..so was Rolling Stones..soaccording to wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/retarded