What are the major bands of the British Invasion of the 1960's?

Question

You'll get extra credit if you can differentiate between the waves in certain years.

Answer 1

Ok I think I can do this

Dusty Springfield, The Beatles,Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Cream, THe Who, THe kinks, The Pretty Things, Dave Clark Five, Manfred Mann, Peter and Gordon, Chad and Jeremy, (Yes they do count but they sucked), The Hollies, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Freddie and the Dreamers, Herman's Hermits, The Animals, Elton John, THe Birminghams, Black Sabbath, The Spencer Davis Group, Them, Van Morrison, The Zombies, The Small Faces, The Move, The Troggs, Donovan, Led Zeppelin, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Graham Nash, T. Rex, Thin Lizzy, Jimi Hendrix (he was found over the pond!!)

Then
Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Police, Queen, Def Leppard,

Duran Duran, Flock of Seagulls, The Fixx, The Thompson Twins, Eurythimcs, Naked Eyes, Culture Club, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, OMD, THe Cure, Tears for Fears,

Then you add, now which you have Coldplay, James Blount, and many more...

Answer 2

Well the Invasion into Britain was primarly Electric Blues of Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin Wolf, etc. Chuck Berry and Elvis had influence there as well and maybe some Little Richard but most 50's American Rock n Roll didn't do as well in Britain as the great Blues masters. The Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, John Mayall and The Blues Breakers, Cream, The Animals, The Who, Led Zeppelin, etc. were all influenced by the Blues - Not Rock n Roll. The Beatles and others did take the Rock n Roll path instead of the Blues path but most of the big name British bands were based in the Blues. 2 - I am at work and don't have my books to look up stat's but the best way to determine it is to see which bands were succesful in which Country and count thme up. 3 - Music is universal, Russia, Japan, Australia as well as Germany and the Scandanavian Countries all were "Invaded" by Rock. 4 - America is a bigger audience - Bands come to the USA to make it big because of the sheer number of people buying records here. 5 - No as I mentioned before - The Blues invaded Britain long before Rock n Roll was ever heard of.

Answer 3

The first wave: The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Who, The Kinks, The Pretty Things, Dusty Springfield, The Dave Clark Five, Peter and Gordon, Chad and Jeremy, and Manfred Mann. Manchester had The Hollies, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Freddie and the Dreamers, Davy Jones of The Monkees, and Herman's Hermits; Newcastle had The Animals; and Birmingham had The Spencer Davis Group (featuring Steve Winwood) and The Moody Blues. Bands sprang up from Belfast, Them, with Van Morrison to St Albans, The Zombies, with more inventive artists arriving to keep the syles moving forward, including The Small Faces, The Move, The Creation, The Troggs, Donovan, and John's Children.

The second wave (late 70s): Sex Pistols, The Clash, and Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Answer 4

Well, you've got the Beatles, naturally...the so-called British Invasion started with them in 1963, when they became the first artists to secure all top 5 positions on the Billboard music chart at the same time. Shortyl after them came the Rolling Stones, who differed from the Beatles' charming personalities and feel-good pop music. With their edgy, bluesy sounds and looks that can kindly be described as "rough," the Stones were perceived as scarier than the Beatles by many parents at the time. Other "Mersey Beat" acts such as Gerry and the Pacemakers, Phillip and Gordon, Herman's Hermits, and Petula Clark came over to the U.S. once the Beatles and Stones hit it big. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, was also the manager for Gerry and the Pacemakers, and few people know that Philip and Gordon's big hit, "Summer Song" was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, because Peter was the brother of Paul's girlfriend at the time, Jane Asher. Lennon/McCartney were also responsible for writing the Stones' first big US hit, "I wanna Be Your Man," which the Beatles also recorded.

Answer 5

How can one list the Brit' Invasion bands & NOT mention the one band that started it all?:

The BEATLES!