What is British Invasion?
The '''British Invasion''' was an event where many [[rock and roll]], [[beat music|beat]], and [[pop music|pop]] bands from the [[United Kingdom]] became very popular in the [[United States]], [[Australia]], and [[Canada]]. The term was created by the [[news media]]. == List of Bands == (In Alphabetical Order)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://britishinvasionbands.com/the-bands/ |title=The Bands |publisher=British Invasion Bands |accessdate=2014-06-09 |archive-date=2014-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715123204/http://britishinvasionbands.com/the-bands/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://britishinvasionbands.com/ |title=Profiles of the Greatest Groups of the Sixties |publisher=British Invasion Bands |accessdate=2014-06-09 |archive-date=2014-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516220553/http://britishinvasionbands.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[The Animals]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 29}} * [[The Beatles]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=shows 27-28}} * [[Bee Gees]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 49}} * [[Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas]] * [[Chad and Jeremy]] * [[Petula Clark]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 29}} * [[The Dave Clark Five]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 29}} * [[Donovan]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 48}} * [[Freddie and the Dreamers]] * [[Gerry and the Pacemakers]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 29}} * [[Herman's Hermits|Herman’s Hermits]] * [[The Hollies]] * [[The Honeycombs]] * [[The Kinks]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 29}} * [[Manfred Mann]] * [[Moody Blues]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 49}} * [[Peter and Gordon]] * [[Rolling Stones]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 30}} * [[The Searchers]] * [[Spencer Davis Group]] * [[The Tremeloes]] * [[The Troggs]] * [[Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders]] * [[The Who]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 49}} * [[The Yardbirds]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 29}} * [[The Zombies]] ==References== {{Reflist|25em}} ===Sources=== *{{Gilliland |show=27 |title=The British Are Coming! The British A