MUAR 392 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Royal Variety Performance, London Palladium, Brian Epstein
17 Apr 2016
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A period of unprecedented prominence of uk artists in the us charts in the mid-1960s, prompted by the success of the beatles in 1964. Term is stylistically diverse, refers to uk groups that played guitar and had long hair (speaks as much to fashion as it does music) Purported dichotomy between beatles-type bands (vocal groups, pop) and. Previously artists from the uk were not very prevalent in the us. Beatles one of the first bands to break through. American listeners viewed britain as a secondary force in popular music. Uk listeners consumed a lot of american pop. Huge enthusiasm for american culture in the uk after ww2. teenager seen as an american invention; rnr portrayed teen life as full of cars, dancing, fun, etc. Unlike the usa, britain had no independent radio stations prior to 1964, and few independent labels. Bbc gave very little coverage to rnr.
