The Thursday Ten: British Invasion artists

John Holton the Thursday Ten, Uncategorized February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 1 Minute

This is not just a Thursday Ten; this is a preview of coming attractions.

I was almost 8 when The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and it seemed that overnight everyone became a little Beatle-crazy. Little did we know that the Fab Four were just the start of something bigger and more all-encompassing, the takeover of radio station surveys all across the US by acts from England, all but pushing the American acts off the charts.

I was brainstorming ideas for future Two for Tuesdays, and realized that, while I’ve featured The Beatles and The Who on 2fT, there was a veritable plethora of bands and artists that made up the British Invasion, and I had barely scratched the surface. I found a list of them on Wikipedia, and, well, I decided that would be my next series on 2fT, starting next week.

So, here’s a sample of what you’ll be hearing:

Herman’s Hermits
Peter & Gordon
Dusty Springfield
Chad & Jeremy
Gerry and the Pacemakers
Dave Clark Five
The Honeycombs
The Vogues
Lulu
Freddie and the Dreamers

So that’s your Thursday Ten for this week, a preview of Two for Tuesdays for the next few weeks. Hope to see you there!

Published by John Holton

Internet disc jockey, lover of old TV (especially the commercials), inveterate wise guy. View all posts by John Holton

Published February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

7 thoughts on “The Thursday Ten: British Invasion artists”

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Louise Behiel says:

February 5, 2015 at 10:33

Some of these were my favorite bands of an earlier time. sighhhhhh

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1. John Holton says:
  
  February 5, 2015 at 12:16
  
  Mine, too. The first record I got after my dad died was “There’s A Kind Of Hush” by Herman’s Hermits.
  
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Arlee Bird says:

February 5, 2015 at 10:06

All wonderful artists. One of my best friends in Tennessee was a guitar player who looked a bit like Freddie of the Dreamers and we began calling him that. He liked it a lot better than his given name of Gale that most people had called him prior to that. The name Fred stuck with him until he passed away in 1995. For a good many of his friends that’s the only name they ever knew him by.

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1. John Holton says:
  
  February 5, 2015 at 22:31
  
  It’s not that uncommon that people go by names other than their given name. I knew a lot of guys that went by their middle name; I’d see something about them in an alumni newsletter, and it would take a minute to associate the actual name with the guy we always called something else.
  
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Lauralynn Elliott says:

February 5, 2015 at 09:56

I love Herman’s Hermits, and this song is one of my favorites. I’ve always felt like Dave Clark Five sounded a lot like the Beatles.

I like some of these songs, and others I don’t. Some are a little too “sappy”. LOL. I’ve never liked “Ferry Cross the Mersey”. But my very favorite on this list is “To Sir With Love”. I’ve always loved that song so much. I’m going back for a second listen right now.

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1. John Holton says:
  
  February 5, 2015 at 22:34
  
  There are some songs like that; they stay with you, and when you hear them you just want to hear them again. I’m looking to dredge up some really obscure ones when I do these. And not every song is a winner….
  
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