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THE BRITISH THE BRITISH INVASIONSINVASIONS
BY:EMILEE AND RACHELLE
Pre-InvasionPre-Invasion
British youth were influenced by American music brought overseas to Liverpool, the birthplace of the “beat boom”
British teens developed a new sound that blended American music with their own English influence
Beatles on the Ed Sullivan ShowBeatles on the Ed Sullivan Show
February 9, 1964 truly opened America’s doors to a wave of British American music talent
The arrival of the Beatles on the show was a huge success, and other bands were quick to follow suit
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Popular Bands The Beatles The Dave Clark Five The Kinks The Rolling Stones The Who The Animals Peter and Gordon
British rock and roll spread rapidly to the U.S. and Canada
The UK produced many hits that topped American charts, and helped influence the American music style and the minds of teenagers
•The creation of MTV helped launch a new wave of British punk music in AmericaIn July, 1983, 18 of the Top 40 Hits were from British bands
Bands:•Billy Idol•The Clash•The Cure•Depeche Mode•Duran Duran•Iron Maiden•The Police•Queen
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Duran Duran
British Influence in Film and Television
•British actors also claimed the attention of the American people• in 1964, Sean Connery appeared as James Bond• Julie Andrews won Best Actress for her role as a magical British nanny in Mary Poppins• The Beatles starred in their own comedy, A Hard Day’s Night
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1st British Invasion Billboard/sales
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Data according to Billboard’s Top 5 Singles of the given years
Remaining InfluenceRemaining Influence
The Beatles have continued to influence new bands, movies and plays
◦Ex: The Fab Four, Across the Universe, and the Vegas show Love
• British acts such as James Blunt, Muse, Keane, and Amy Winehouse have topped American billboard charts
Work Cited
Pictures from slides 2,3,5, and 6 taken from Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Picture from slide four: http://www.brookstone.com/sl/product/4381-fab-the-best-of-the-british-invasion-2-cd-set.html
Information taken from:"British Invasion." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 19 May 2008, 02:07 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 23 May 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Invasion&oldid=213381872>.
"The Beatles." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 22 May 2008, 22:44 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 23 May 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Beatles&oldid=214297401>.
"British Invasion." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 23 May. 2008 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/80244/British-Invasion>.