year American popular culture experienced a watershed development as British groups gained popularity in the US and became significant to the transatlantic counterculture. This paper‚ while focusing on the forerunner of the British Invasion – the Beatles – provides an overview of the British Invasion and examines its impact on American popular music. In doing so‚ it investigates the success and historical significance of the invasion in the evolution of popular music. Until the British invasion‚ the
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An indie influence in fashion Does today’s popular apparel abate the underground spirit of the music that inspired it? It was just another Monday night at the Silver Lake club Spaceland‚ and local indie rock band Army Navy was performing onstage. The bassist‚ Ben Gaffin‚ played an almost-hypnotizing riff as the band’s catchy music filled the room. After the show‚ the patio was flooded with people who had anxiously rushed outside for a post-show cigarette. Now that the band and the fans were
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The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool‚ in 1960. With John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison and Ringo Starr‚ they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.[1] Rooted in skiffle‚ beat and 1950s rock and roll‚ the Beatles later experimented with several genres‚ ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and hard rock‚ often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s‚ their enormous popularity first emerged
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Studies Fashion in the 80s: Why the 1980s Was the Most Influential Fashion Era No one will forget the times of padded shoulders‚ Members Only jackets‚ Doc Martens‚ and neon. That’s why the 1980s were the most influential of all eras in regards to fashion. The great importance of the 80s‚ in regards to fashion‚ is shown by the fashion icons on the day‚ the era of fashion shows‚ and specific trends still reflected today. Fashion icons in the 80s made a huge impact on the fashion industry
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The primary influence in fashion in the 1940s was war‚ which actually set out to mark the new standard. The United States had remained safe and out of the war overseas‚ between Germany‚ Japan‚ England‚ Poland‚ and France‚ but after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th‚ 1941‚ the United States declared war on Japan‚ Germany‚ and Italy‚ officially entering World War II. Before Paris fell to Germany‚ the majority of fashion designers based their designs on French apparel. The United
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The Beatles are by far one of the most influential bands in history. They put so much creativity into their music and overall had limitless imagination. Their limitless imagination and creativity caused them to have a large impact on rock n roll. The Beatles allowed rock music to branch into using different instruments‚ and overall a different sound. They revolutionized FM radio and the album market and opened up England. The Beatles were so popular partially because of their use of so many different
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The Beatles: to Fame and Back In the article entitled The Beatles written by Kurt Loder it expresses the ordeals the members went through to get to fame‚ and how fame slowly wilted each man away. “the Beatles were then‚ and remain to this day‚ the world’s most astonishing rock-‘n’-roll band” (Loder). When the Beatles fame grew to the American soil their first single was I want to Hold Your Hand‚ and She loves you followed in its footsteps. Within months the Beatles had five singles that were the
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need.” These words from The Beatles’ song‚ “All You Need Is Love‚” may be some of their most well known lyrics‚ but they are also some of their most influential and idealized. They seem to have encompassed The Beatles’ lifelong message of peace and love for everyone without any conflicts at all. From a start in humble beginnings to a time of widespread fandom‚ The Beatles have no doubt been some of the most influential musicians to ever live. The early years of the Beatles may possibly have been the
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MUS 354: The Beatles After the Beatles (Fall B 2013) You are signed in as: Zhengxing Yang Top of Form Sign Out Bottom of Form Home Classroom Exams/Assignments Grades Help Exam #2 Time Limit 50 minutes Starting Time 4:04 pm Arizona time Top of Form 1 _________ sings lead on his version of a 1955 hit. Paul McCartney George Harrison John Lennon Phil Spector Ringo Starr 2 Written by Paul‚ with help from Denny Laine‚ during the summer of 1976‚ Paul creates the atmosphere of a traditional
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1978 Jan. Julian returns to England‚ and J begins fifteen months of being a househusband spending most of his time caring for Sean. Jan 1st. After a year off from song writing G composes “Blow Away” and “If You Believe “ while in Hawaii. 2nd week of Jan. Over 1.5 million copies of “mull of Kintyre” have now sold in the UK‚ making it the biggest single in that nation’s history until 1984. End of Jan. G continues to compose new songs while on vacation with Olivia in Hawaii. Early Feb. Yoko turns
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