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PopMusicHistory:The1960s“Bri8shInvasion”

Everyonelovesthesongsoftheearly1960s.Doyou

knowhowthosesongsandbandsbecamepopular?

Hereiswhathappened.DuringWorldWarII,manymenwentawaytofight.Thewarendedin1945.Soontheywerebackhomeandworkingagain.Theybegantoget

married.Theybegantohavefamilies.

Allofasudden,itseemed,manypeoplewerehavingbabies.TherewereaLOTofbabies.Theycallthis8meinthe40sand50sthe“Baby

Boom.”

Theninthe1960s,allthosebabiesweregrowingup.Nowtheywereteenagers.

70million!

Itwasamodernage.TheycalledittheJetAge.KennedywasPresident.Young

peoplelikednewthings,andnewmusic.Theyliked“mod.”

TeenagersoYenliketobedifferentfromtheirparents,astheygrowup.

The1960steenshadtheirownculture.Someboysgrewtheirhairlonger.Theylovedpopmusic.

EveryoneforgotaboutElviswhentheBeatlesappearedonTVontheEdSullivanshowintheU.S.in1964.

TheBeatlesbecamesopopularsoquickly,thepresscalledtheirarrivalintheU.S.

the“Bri8shInvasion.”

Teenslovedtheblues‐based,guitar‐ledsoundoftheBeatlesandotherBri8shgroups.Theyboughtalltheirrecords.Theyrequestedthesongson

theradio.Theywenttotheirconcerts.

Otherperformerswerepopular,too.DustySpringfieldhadbighits,

including“IOnlyWanttoBeWithYou”in1963.

TheHollieshadlotsofhits,including“BusStop”in1966.

ThesesongswerehitsfortheZombiesin1964and

1965.

TherearelotsofothergoodBri8sh1960sbands.It’sfuntoknow

thehistorybehindthemusic.

ModHits:’60sBri8shInvasion

She’sNotThere(TheZombies)BusStop(TheHollies)SunshineSuperman(Donovan)IOnlyWanttoBeWithYou(DustySpringfield)I’mTellingYouNow(FreddieandtheDreamers)ToSirWithLove(Lulu)LoveIsAllAround(TheTroggs)IGoToPieces(Peter&Gordon)LovePo8onNo.9(TheSearchers)DoWahDiddyDiddy(ManfredMann)GimmeSomeLovin’(TheSpencerDavisGroup)HippyHippyShake(TheSwingingBlueJeans)TellHerNo(TheZombies)AlwaysSomethingTheretoRemindMe(SandieShaw)ASummerSong(Chad&Jeremy)FerryCrosstheMersey(GerryandthePacemakers)CarrieAnne(TheHollies)