Now this is an era I will never forget. It's not like I was alive during that era, no way, but still, the British Invasion is the best thing since pumpkin pie. Yeah that's right, I said it. I put the British Invasion at the same level of pumpkin pie.
In the beginning, the greatest band on the earth started it: The Beatles. . .
The year is 1964, and it is January, and also the beginning of a new era. The Beatles had recently been going strong in the UK, but had never hit anything in America until they let out a new single "I want to hold your hand". It was the band's first number one hit on the Billboard 100, and it certainly wouldn't be the last.
They were invited onto the Ed Sullivan show on February 4, and after that, the rest is history.
They weren't the only band to have huge commercial success. After they paved the way, several new bands for the UK began making new hits that would get onto the Billboard 100 easy. Included in these bands are The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and Manfred Mann.
The British Invasion was exactly that: an Invasion. Every single musician began to aspire to be a british rocker, even if they weren't british. This also spelled the end of Surf rock, and even made Elvis lose his way and step, temporary derailing him from the top.
-Mr. Nick
In the beginning, the greatest band on the earth started it: The Beatles. . .
The year is 1964, and it is January, and also the beginning of a new era. The Beatles had recently been going strong in the UK, but had never hit anything in America until they let out a new single "I want to hold your hand". It was the band's first number one hit on the Billboard 100, and it certainly wouldn't be the last.
They were invited onto the Ed Sullivan show on February 4, and after that, the rest is history.
They weren't the only band to have huge commercial success. After they paved the way, several new bands for the UK began making new hits that would get onto the Billboard 100 easy. Included in these bands are The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and Manfred Mann.
The British Invasion was exactly that: an Invasion. Every single musician began to aspire to be a british rocker, even if they weren't british. This also spelled the end of Surf rock, and even made Elvis lose his way and step, temporary derailing him from the top.
-Mr. Nick
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