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British InvasionMusical movement. In the mid 1960s the popularity of a number of British rock-and-roll (“beat”) groups spread rapidly to the U.S., beginning with the triumphant arrival of Liverpool's Beatles in New York in 1964 and continuing with the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and others. Building on 1950s U.S. models, these groups incorporated such local musical traditions as skiffle (acoustic drummerless ensembles), dancehall, and Celtic folk. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| When the group first took flight in Los Angeles in 1964, the British Invasion in the form of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Kinks held sway. You don't have to exaggerate when your music has survived rock and roll, Motown, the British Invasion, hard rock, Memphis Soul, the Sound of Philadelphia, disco, punk, new jack, new wave, and neosoul. Each work is dedicated to a pop act--the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Talking Heads, Robert Palmer, the Cure, among others--forming an iconic teen bedroom that originates with the British Invasion, leads through psychedelia to punk, and finally ends in New Wave and postpunk. |
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