American Songwriter

3 British Invasion Bands From the 1960s Who Inspire Us To Sing

In the 1960s, music was a cultural export. It actually all started the decade before. Blues music from the United States made it across the Atlantic Ocean and British kids started to mimic the songs.

The American band that Britain hated in the 1960s: “Pissed off a lot of people”

While the UK was having its moment in the spotlight during the 1960s, a rival act from the US were struggling to do the same ...
American Songwriter

3 Acoustic Songs From the British Invasion That Will Melt Your Heart

In the 1960s, the British Invasion gave music fans a plethora of bands to meet, get to know and fall in love with. Many of those groups produced buzzy, electric guitar-based tune with big rhythms and ...
The Oakland Press

Royal Oak Concert Band offers ‘British Invasion!’ music from classical to 1960s

Popular music from the likes of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones will be weaved in among more traditional classical pieces when the Royal Oak Concert Band performs early next month. The concert is ...
The Daily Campus

British Invasion: Still bringing it

Today, we’re bringing the boom. Welcome back to another edition of British Invasion, the column that dives into British music history. Today’s programming will be on the blues boom of the 1960’s (and ...