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The Beatles: John, Paul, George and Ringo arrived
in New York City on their first American tour February
7th, 1964. Two days later, over 73 million people would
see their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. This was
the beginning of the “British Invasion,” thus paving the
way for future British artists to come overseas, capture
American hearts and make rock ’n’ roll history.
Catalog ID: 312449, 312435 |
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The Fab Four Win Awards: The Beatles’ popularity
and celebrity led them to be presented with countless
honors and awards. One example was an invitation to
Buckingham Palace, where Queen Elizabeth II made these
musical ambassadors Members of the Order of the British
Empire.
Catalog ID: 312425, 126818 |
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Herman’s Hermits: Herman’s Hermits started out
calling themselves “The Heartbeats.” By 1964 their song
“I’m Into Something Good” landed them at the top of the
charts in the United Kingdom. Their popularity spread to
the United States, where they even were asked to guest
host NBC’s variety show “Hullabaloo.”
Catalog ID: 373215 |
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Dave Clark Five: Rumor has it that The Dave Clark
Five started out playing for a fundraiser for their
football club. Their song “Glad All Over” moved The
Beatles’ song “I Want to Hold Your Hand” out of the
number 1 slot in the UK. Like other British Invasion
bands, the DC5 attracted their share of attention from
fans and the press.
Catalog ID: 501527, 37915 |
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Chad & Jeremy: Chad & Jeremy (Chad Stuart and
Jeremy Clyde) were known for such U.S. hits as “A Summer
Song” and “Yesterday’s Gone.” They had a flare for
humor, and they made multiple guest performances on
television shows. Here is a sampling of their humor,
when they hosted an episode of “Hullabaloo.”
Catalog ID: 437454 |
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The Rolling Stones: The Rolling Stones have been
playing rock music for over 40 years. The group was
formed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, schoolmates
who had a mutual love for the blues. Take a look back at
“The World’s Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Band” during the
1960s.
Catalog ID: 162966, 91247 |
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Beatlemania: Beatles fans became a phenomenon of
their own. Crowds of screaming fans (mostly girls)
followed The Beatles wherever they went. Newsreel
cameras caught fainting episodes, hysteria and crying
spells at the smallest glimpse of the Fab Four.
Catalog ID: 30597, 172913 (no audio) |
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The Beatles and Pop Culture: Millions of young
musicians wanted to be like The Beatles. Leave it to a
marketing guru to come up with wigs so everyone could
look just like them too! And speaking of look-alikes,
The Monkees – a group created to appear on a TV show –
had fans meeting them at the airports and tuning in each
week.
Catalog ID: 111664, 176677 |
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1960s Swinging Britain: The British Invasion
sparked a fashion movement that reversed the clean-cut
youthful image of the 1950s. London became the groovy
place to be, with Carnaby Street the capital of clothing
trends. Look back at some of these smashing 1960s
styles.
Catalog ID: 92088 |
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Music Performances: WPA represents several
collections that feature great 1960s performances,
including the variety shows “Hullabaloo” and “Music
Scene.” Here are three more Invasion bands: The Animals,
Procol Harum, and The Kinks. (Music performance footage
including the soundtrack can be ordered from WPA;
contact info is at the bottom of this page).
Catalog ID: 373207, 444840, 373204 (no audio) |
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