British Invasion [The 60's]

Entertainment: Music Genre

Wikipedia defines the British Invasion as Following the successful export of Elvis Presley and other rock 'n' roll acts in the late 1950s, kids formed bands all over Britain to emulate their American heroes. While some, like Cliff Richard and The Shadows, saw great success in the UK, very few British acts had hits on the USA record charts until Capitol Records released The Beatles' 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' late in 1963 with a huge public relations campaign. 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' zoomed to the top of the USA charts just as The Beatles came to America for the first time; their historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show the night of February 9, 1964, watched by what was then the largest television audience in history, is seen by most as marking the start of the British Invasion.