In fact, they were so unprepared that it took them over a year to replicate their own versions. “Meantime, having been in the thrall of the Beatles for several years, the whole of Merry Olde England singing shipped over here to exploit the drought.” HuffPost 2. Then you had the Animals, the Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, etc. More importantly in the future, the scene in England would become as vital to the growth of rock music as any local activities in Detroit, Philadelphia, Memphis, LA, New York City, or San Francisco ever was. After 1964, and for the next 40 years, an English artist or group was responsible for at least one Number one Top 40 single here, and often many
In fact, they were so unprepared that it took them over a year to replicate their own versions. “Meantime, having been in the thrall of the Beatles for several years, the whole of Merry Olde England singing shipped over here to exploit the drought.” HuffPost 2. Then you had the Animals, the Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, etc. More importantly in the future, the scene in England would become as vital to the growth of rock music as any local activities in Detroit, Philadelphia, Memphis, LA, New York City, or San Francisco ever was. After 1964, and for the next 40 years, an English artist or group was responsible for at least one Number one Top 40 single here, and often many