The British Are Charting Edition Part 1
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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The First Principle of the British Invasion
Bob Greene: Skiffle was a major influence on the Beatles, as well as other Liverpool, London, and Manchester groups that would later conquer America. He says covers like Rock Island Line exemplify a key principle of British invasion music - it took American musical idioms and made them new again. Greene: The second tier bands were what made it an invasion. If you want to ride, you got to ride it like you find it by your ticket at the station on the rock and roll.
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