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The British Invasion: Back Beat

craigr244 wrote 6 months ago: The Beatles – 1964 – The Singles Here is the entire lineup from the Billboard Charts … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, Beatle US Record Labels, the beatles, The Beatles 1964 Singles, Beatles on Billboard 1964

The British Invasion: December 4th, 19651 comment

craigr244 wrote 10 months ago: Only the Dave Clark 5… … resided in the Hot 100 – Top 10 on December 4th, 1965, wi … more →

Tags: Invasion 1965, british invasion, UK Beat Groups, The Rolling Stones, John D. Loudermilk, jonathan king, Hedgehoppers Anonymous, London Records, Bachelors

The British Invasion: A Look Back - Trade Press 1964

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: Pick Your Battles Carefully Ronnie Beatle Booster Buttons Early on the nation’s press got behi … more →

Tags: UK Beat Groups, Ronnie Dove, Beatle Booster Button, Leslie Gore, goremania, Beatlemania, Billboard Magazine advertisements, The British Invasion

The British Invasion: 1964 - A Year Like No Other!

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: The Beatles The flood gate was opened in January of the year with the entry of ”I Want to Hold … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, The Fab Four, Beatle US Record Labels, the beatles

The British Invasion: December 26th, 19641 comment

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: The Beatles – Go Out with a Bang! And so the first full year of the British Invasion comes to … more →

Tags: dusty springfield, the beatles, Lulu & the Luvvers, the kinks, I Feel Fine, She's A Woman, Scotland's Poets, kathy kirby, Jet Harris

The British Invasion: December 19th, 1964

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: The Beatles slid into the number 2 slot – held off by the Supreme’s second number one si … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, The Spotnicks from Sweden, Swedish Beat Groups

The British Invasion: December 12th, 1964

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: The Beatles are on the rise once again as the first year of the Invasion nears an end.  The Nashvill … more →

Tags: Skiffle Groups, british invasion, UK Beat Groups, John D. Loudermilk, nashville teens, google eye, Joe Brown & the Bruvvers

The British Invasion: Back Beat Number 24

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: Sounds Incorporated Sounds Incorporated formed around 1961 out of the London area.  They were an ins … more →

Tags: Pre Invasion, british invasion, UK Beat Groups, Sounds Incorporated, merseybeats, The Merseys, The Shadows

The British Invasion: Back Beat Number 23

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: Curious Meanderings among the Invaders Christmas - Halloween & Proby 1964 saw the release of man … more →

Tags: Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, P J Proby, honeycombs, Boston Pops, Beatles Christmas Sleeve, London & the Bridges, swinging blue jeans, Gene Moss

The British Invasion: November 28th, 1964

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: Adam Faith A long-time British rocker, Adam Faith would find his way onto the U.S. charts for the fi … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, adam faith, The Hullaballoos

The British Invasion: November 21st, 1964

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: Sandie Shaw & Marianne Faithfull Two female Brits entered the U.S. charts for the first time on … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, the searchers, Sandie Shaw, marianne faithfull

The British Invasion: November 14th, 19641 comment

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: Who Knows - the “You Know Who”? British Invasion Debuts - November 14th, 1964 November 1 … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, The Dave Clark Five, chad and jeremy, Manfred Mann, The You Know Who Group, The Undertakers, willow weep for me, Anyway You Want It

The British Invasion: November 7th, 1964

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: Several of the Invaders continued to move up into the upper reaches of the Billboard Charts.  David … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, Beatle US Record Labels, Joel Whitburn's Record Research, All My Loving, cilla black, the fourmost, you're my world, The Chipmunks

The British Invasion: October 31st, 1964

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: The Beatles Slow Down! Beatless Week! October 31st was the first week that the Billboard Charts was … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, Beatle US Record Labels, the beatles, Joel Whitburn's Record Research, Peter and Gordon, the kinks

The British Invasion: October 24th, 1964

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: Terry Black – Canadian Invader! Terry Black scarcely made a dent on the U.S. Billboard Charts … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, Millie Small, Terry Black, Unless You Care, My Boy Lollipop

The British Invasion: October 17th, 1964

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: The Rolling Stones 4th US chart hit – and the Searcher’s Jackie DeShannon Composition Br … more →

Tags: british invasion, The Beatles on VJ, Beatle US Record Labels, the searchers, The Rolling Stones, When You Walk in the Room, Time is On My Side, The British Invasion Oct 17 1964, The Beatles vs. the Four Seasons

The British Invasion: October 3rd, 19642 comments

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: The Zombies Enter the Zombies! (See the Comment from a contributor below updating/correcting my mist … more →

Tags: The Dave Clark Five, Peter and Gordon, Casey Kasem, George Martin, The Zombies, She's not there

The British Invasion: September 26th, 19641 comment

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: Kinda Kinks This was a great debut week for the Invasion – in need of a boost – and it g … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, Joel Whitburn's Record Research, the kinks, Dave and Ray Davies, you really got me now

The British Invasion: Backbeat #18

craigr244 wrote 1 year ago: The First Beatle Chart Hit Ever! I walked through a local nearby antique mall last night as I do abo … more →

Tags: british invasion, UK Beat Groups, The Beatles on Vee Jay, adam faith, John Barry, John Barry Seven, VJ 522, thank you girl, From Me to You


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