During the 1960s, American music was taken over by artists from the U.K. This era became known as the British Invasion, with U.K. pop and rock artists dominating the American charts. Many of these ...
This song, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, is about the need for love. Written by Paul McCartney when he was 16 and credited to Lennon-McCartney, this song was given to Peter and Gordon ...
Jeremy Clyde, of the British duo of the 1960s Chard & Jeremy, plays a song to the crowd gathered at Happy Pizza’s Shawnee Room Saturday night in Plymouth. Photo courtesy of Edd ‘Beatledd’ Raineri ...
This British Rock Band Topped the Hot 100 with a Space-Age Instrumental Two Years Before The Beatles
The British Invasion began in the early 1960s when acts from the United Kingdom started finding success in the United States. Most music lovers would assert that the Beatles were the first British act ...
The British are coming. This time, it will be with open arms, ears eager to listen and dancing feet. Much like the teens of the mid-1960s embraced the fresh sounds of anything from the British Isles, ...
OGUNQUIT, Maine — When the Yardbirds return to Jonathan’s Ogunquit for their second appearance there this Friday night, the band members will have more than their decades of rock 'n' roll hits to ...
Popular music from the likes of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones will be weaved in among more traditional classical pieces when the Royal Oak Concert Band performs early next month. The concert is ...
When informed that Turner Classic Movies was a day away from airing “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” the third of three 1960s pop-centric films he made during the commercial heyday of ...
BLUR posing for the cover for the album “Leisure.” “Leisure” released on Aug. 26, 1991. Photo courtesy of @blurofficial on Instagram Welcome to the inaugural column of “British Invasion.” In this ...
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