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British Invasion Music British Invasion Music What is British Invasion? Which British Bands In the mid 1960’s pop were part of the What happened with The Beatles? artists from the UK British Invasion? The Beatles were a British pop band originally from Liverpool. became popular in the The Beatles There were 5 members of the band at the start of their career USA and this was known The Rolling Stones but the bass player, Stuart Sutcliffe had left by 1961 and the as the British Invasion. The Hollies original drummer was replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962. The The British bands brought The Animals four members of the Beatles by 1963 were John Lennon, Paul a fresh new sound to The Zombies McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. America which made it In 1963 The Beatles released their first single in America instantly popular. which was called ‘Please Me’. In January 1964 they released another single in America called ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand’ What impact did British Invasion Music have? which entered the Billboard Top 40 immediately. The success British Invasion music had a more edgy sound than of this single led them to arrive in America in February 1964 American pop music at the time and therefore for their first US tour. This then led to what was known as influenced the rock music that would emerge from Beatlemania. the USA during the 1970’s. What was Beatlemania? Young American fans had not been manic about a pop artist since Elvis first appeared in the 1950’s. The Beatles were young and fresh and young American fans, particularly girls, followed The Beatles round and screamed whenever they saw them. What did The Beatles’ Music sound like? What happened in 1965? The Beatles took influence from different The Beatles went on their second American tour in 1965. They played a genres of music such as Rock n Roll, mixture of outdoor venues and indoor arenas. The opening show at the Classical, RnB and Rock. This can be seen Shea Stadium in New York broke records at the time for the number of in their many different songs, some of people attending. Over 55,000 people watched The Beatles perform. Over which are more Rock n Roll, some more 2000 security staff were needed. Beatlemania was at one of its highest RnB and some a heavier Rock style of points at the time of this concert. Film footage of the audience shows fans music. The music they became famous for crying, screaming and even fainting. The Beatles received $160,000 for this in America was a more RnB style which performance which equaled $100 per second they performed. stands for Rhythm and Blues. They were one of the first bands to use two guitars in their line up. The band consisted of vocals, What about the other British Invasion Bands? lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass and drums. The Rolling Stones formed in 1962 and are a 5 piece band. Mick Jagger is the Lennon and McCartney wrote the majority lead vocalist. Their early music was influenced by Blues music and Rock n Roll. of the songs for The Beatles and were a They were young and rebellious and this helped young fans identify with them great songwriting partnership. They were both in the UK and in America. They found success with their songs ‘(I Can’t famous for their vocal harmonies. The Get No) Satisfaction’ and ‘Paint It Black’. songs were mostly 4 beats per bar often The Hollies are a British Band best known for their 3 part vocal harmonies. They with the emphasis on beats 2 and 4. The originated in Salford in 1962 and there were 5 members of the band. Their band were influenced by The Skiffle music major hits in both the UK and America were ‘Just One Look’ and ‘Bus Stop’. that was popular in Liverpool in the Their music is described as pop rock, soft rock or rock n roll and the band wrote 1950’s. Skiffle music was derived from the majority of their songs themselves. Blues in America. British Invasion Music Questions 1. What is British Invasion Music? 2. Why do you think it was called British Invasion? 3. Which bands were part of the British Invasion? 4. What styles of music did British Invasion influence in the 1970’s? 5. Where did The Beatles come from? 6. Who were the four members of The Beatles from 1963? 7. What was their first US single called? 8. When did they do their first American tour? 9. What was Beatlemania? 10. What styles of music did The Beatles perform? 11. What does RnB stand for? 12. Who wrote the majority of The Beatles’ songs? 13. What instruments did the band use? 14. When did The Beatles complete their second American tour? 15. How many people watched The Shea Stadium gig? 16. How much did The Beatles earn from this gig? 17. Name two other songs by British Invasion Bands.
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