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Beat groups were British beat bands from the early 1960s, or bands from other countries that adapted the style originating in Liverpool (called Merseybeat or Mersey sound). The best known beat group is the Beatles up to the mid-1960s.
Beat music, British beat, or Merseybeat is a British popular music genre that developed, particularly in and around Liverpool, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The genre melded influences from British and American rock and roll , rhythm and blues , skiffle , traditional pop and music hall .
After Geoff Nugent and Jackie Lomax passed away, The Undertakers are now run by Brian Jones. The current line up consists of: Brian Jones - (alto/tenor sax, vocals) Tony Schofield - (rhythm guitar, lead vocals) Les Jones - (lead guitar) Linda Campbell - (bass guitar, vocals) Colin Gort - (keyboards, vocals) Mike Bennett - (drums)
From a classicalpoint of view, the 1960s were also an important decade as they saw the development of electronic, experimental, jazzand contemporary classical music, notably minimalismand free improvisation. [9] In Asia, various trends marked the popular music of the 1960s. In Japan, the decade saw the rise in popularity of several Western ...
Music of the United Kingdom developed in the 1960s into one of the leading forms of popular music in the modern world. By the early 1960s the British had developed a viable national music industry and began to produce adapted forms of American music in Beat music and British blues which would be re-exported to America by bands such as the Beatles, the Animals and the Rolling Stones.
The Amboy Dukes. Ambrose Slade. Amen Corner. The American Breed. The Ames Brothers. The Andrew Oldham Orchestra. Andromeda. Andy Kim. Andy Williams.
The Trashmen were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1962 [ 1 ] and are best known for their biggest hit, 1963's " Surfin' Bird ", [ 1 ] which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The original line-up of the group featured guitarists Tony Andreason and Dal Winslow, bassist Bob Reed, and drummer Steve Wahrer.
Garage Hangover – garage bands of the 1960s by state, province and country; GS – covers the group sounds ("G.S.") garage/beat boom in Japan; It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine – articles, interviews, and reviews of 60s psychedelic and garage acts; Start – Website devoted to covering as many as 1400 Dutch Nederbeat bands of the 60s (in both ...