Billy J. Kramer preserves his own British Invasion while commenting on Beatles-connected past
Being part of manager Brian Epstein’s star stable certainly didn’t hurt either. He also had the services of Beatles producer George Martin. To be sure, it was Lennon who suggested that Kramer, born ...
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American Songwriter Throwback: Legendary Performers of the British Invasion
For those who weren’t around in ’64, we're sharing an update on some additional British Invasion favorites. (Reprinted from ...
The Rolling Stones and Beatles comparison that drove John Lennon mad: “I always objected”
Many things annoyed John Lennon, including a comparison between The Beatles and Rolling Stones that he thought was majorly misguided.
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Beatlemania Took the United States by Storm on This Day in 1963, Launching the British Invasion
“Warning: ‘Beatles’ Are Coming,” the headline ... In retrospect, Johnson’s warning back on December 26 was apt. The British Invasion was underway. Get the latest stories in your inbox ...
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Second British Invasion: When U.K. Music Acts Dominated America 40 Years Ago
In the mid-1960s, America experienced the British Invasion, an explosion of new music coming from the U.K. led in large part due to the success of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who and the ...