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Description of British Invasion

This is a blanket term for the Beatles and every English band that followed them onto the American pop charts from 1964-1966. Less a specific style than a broad geographic designation, British Invasion lumps together the Beatles' pop, the blues-based sounds of the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the Yardbirds, as well as the riff-rock of the early Kinks, the bombastic pop of the Who, and the moody pop of the Zombies. Today, the term British Invasion is loosely applied to bands that follow in the tradition of those early innovaters.

British Invasion Key Tracks

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Play/Add	Track	Artist
	1. Bus Stop	The Hollies
	2. I Can't Explain	The Who
	3. Get Up	The Kinks
	4. Sunshine Superman	Donovan
	5. I've Gotta Get A Message To You	Bee Gees
	6. Sorry She's Mine	Small Faces
	7. Tossing And Turning	The Ivy League
	8. Gimme Some Lovin'	The Spencer Davis Group
	9. That's What I Said	The Dave Clark Five
	10. Reflections Of My Life	Marmalade
	11. You Can Cry If You Want To	The Troggs
	12. Carrie Anne	The Hollies

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British Invasion Key Artists

Chad and Jeremy

This folky duo focused on
pop standards and
Broadway tunes rather than
the blues and R&B that
influenced their English p...

Herman's Hermits

With songs such as "Mrs.
Brown," Herman's Hermits
represented the smart yet
effervescent pop side of
the British Invasion. Herm...

Manfred Mann

Before striking out on a solo
career, Mann led a
sophisticated jazz and
R&B-influenced band named
after himself. Manfred Ma...

The Animals

Before he "spilled the
wine," Eric Burdon led one
of the most powerful live
British R&B acts around.
"House of the Rising Sun"...

The Beatles

The Beatles gained
enormous popularity with
genius songwriting,
beautiful harmonies and
non-stop experimentation...

The Dave Clark Five

Largely forgotten by time,
the Dave Clark Five were
the first group of rocking
Brits after the Beatles to
make it in America. The D...

The Hollies

With sophisticated
three-part harmonies and
irresistable melodies, the
Hollies were one of England
sharpest pop bands. Guita...

The Kinks

Though distorted
power-chord rockers made
them famous, their true
strength was wry (yet
proudly British) social obs...

The Pretty Things

Wilder than the untamable
Stones, the Pretty Things
played frantic beat rock,
before moving to
Psychedelic rock operas....

The Spencer Davis Group

Fronted by the charismatic
powerhouse Steve
Winwood, this raucous
band gave the world the
party gem "Gimme Some L...

The Who

In the annals of rock history
the Who (like their
contemporaries the Beatles
and the Rolling Stones)
stand alone. Though tech...

The Yardbirds

Best known today as the
starting point for three of
rock's greatest guitar
players: Jeff Beck, Jimmy
Page, and Eric Clapton. Th...

The Zombies

Known for their
unmatchable, gorgeous
melodies, this British
Invasion group had their
biggest hit with "Time of t...

British Invasion

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