Michael Bryan "Doc Rock" Kelly

The Beatle Myth

The British Invasion of American Popular Music, 1956-1969

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Produktbeschreibung

Did the Beatles originate the Beatle haircut? boots? collarless jackets? No. Did they start the trend of self-contained rock groups (three guitarists and a drummer) composing their own hits? No. Did the British musical invasion end American performers' careers? Dominate American music charts? No and no. Surprised? Relying on music industry data (Top 40 and 100 lists, U.S. and U.K. hits by British groups, British groups' hits on the 1964 U.S. charts, 1980s television commercials employing "oldies" music, and other comparisons), The Beatle Myth rebuts the revisionist rock historians who greatly exaggerated the impact of the Beatles and other British groups upon the U.S. pop music scene beginning in 1964. Widely held (and cherished!) myths that have grown over the years are debunked in the process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9780786493586
• ISBN-10: 0786493585
• Artikelnr.: 39563489

Autorenporträt

Michael Bryan "Doc Rock" Kelly lives in Killeen, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Beatles British Invasion Story
2. The American Roots of the Beatles British Invasion
3. 144 "Yeah Yeah Yeah's" Can't Be Wrong!
4. The Beatles vs. The Teen Idols
5. Who Won the Battle of the Beatles British Invasion?
6. Summary
Afterword with Bobby Vee
Appendix A: Chronologies
Appendix B: Roots of the Beatles British Invasion
Appendix C: A Chronological "Yeah Yeah Yeah" Discograghy
Bibliography
Index