MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Grand Funk Railroad, Rufus Thomas, Steve Winwood
10 Apr 2018
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C h a p t e r 4. I. british pop between 1964 and 1966: american business taken by storm in early 1964 by the beatles, an american fad for british music ensued, two important strains of the story, chronicle of british pop. British pop in the late 1950s and early 1960s. trad jazz: skiffle, early british rock, teen-idols, cliff richard. The beatles as students of american pop, 1960 1963. Early years: formed out of the skiffle-based quarrymen, among the first generation of musicians who listened to rock as youth, began performing live actively in 1960, 1960 62, hamburg, played six- and seven-hour evenings, refined performing skills and repertoire. Beatles learned from cover songs performed in early period. Led wave of british-based hits in england: success in america in 1964. Performed on ed sullivan"s tv show in february. Thirty top ten pop hits between 1964 and 1966. All studio albums went to #1 in both the uk and the united states.
