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The '''British Invasion''' was a musical movement in the mid-1960s made up of British [[rock and roll]] bands spreading rapidly across the United States. Inspired by 50s rock and roll, and the bluesmen before them, the British rockers of this era changed rock music forever.  
The '''British Invasion''' was the name given in the 1960s to the success in the United States, beginning with the [[Beatles]], of British [[rock and roll]] bands, that changed rock music forever.  


==Essential Works==  
The British bands had themselves been inspired by American music – 50s rock and roll and [[rhythm and blues]], and the [[blues|bluesmen]] before them.
The following is a list of the major recordings of the era:  
 
==Essential works==  
Some British Invasion [[singles]] include:  


* [[The Animals]], “House of the Rising Sun” (1964)
* [[The Animals]], “House of the Rising Sun” (1964)
* [[The Beatles]], Meet the Beatles (1964)
* [[The Beatles]], ''Meet the Beatles'' (1964)
* [[Petula Clark]], “Downtown” (1964)
* [[Petula Clark]], “Downtown” (1964)
* [[Donovan]], "Sunshine Superman" (1966)  
* [[Donovan]], "Sunshine Superman" (1966)  
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* [[Peter and Gordon]], “A World Without Love” (1964)
* [[Peter and Gordon]], “A World Without Love” (1964)
* [[The Searchers]], “Needles and Pins” (1964)
* [[The Searchers]], “Needles and Pins” (1964)
* [[The Singing Blue Jeans]], “Hippy Hippy Shake” (1964)
* [[The Swinging Blue Jeans]], “Hippy Hippy Shake” (1964)
* [[The Zombies]], “She’s Not There” (1964)
* [[The Zombies]], “She’s Not There” (1964)
* [[Herman’s Hermits]], “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” (1965)
* [[Herman’s Hermits]], “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” (1965)
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* [[The Who]], "My Generation" (1965)  
* [[The Who]], "My Generation" (1965)  
* [[Lulu]], “To Sir with Love” (1967)
* [[Lulu]], “To Sir with Love” (1967)
* [[The Small Faces]], “Itchycoo Park” (1967)
* [[The Small Faces]], “Itchycoo Park” (1967)[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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The British Invasion was the name given in the 1960s to the success in the United States, beginning with the Beatles, of British rock and roll bands, that changed rock music forever.

The British bands had themselves been inspired by American music – 50s rock and roll and rhythm and blues, and the bluesmen before them.

Essential works

Some British Invasion singles include: