Tag: British Invasion
Peter & Gordon
Peter Asher (brother of English actress Jane Asher) and Gordon Waller met in 1959 when they were pupils at London's famous Westminster School.
As a singing...
Dave Clark Five, The
Originally a backing group for north London singer Stan Saxon, the Five originally comprised Dave Clark on drums and vocals, backed by various musicians,...
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann (born Manfred Lubowitz in South Africa in 1940) formed a group in Britain in 1963 called The Manne-Hugg Blues Brothers.
Shortening their name...
Animals, The
Alan Price started out as a northern British bluesman, playing with a combo of Hilton Valentine, Bryan 'Chas' Chandler and John Steel on the...
Beatles, The
So it goes like this . . . 15-year-old Paul McCartney hears a Skiffle group called The Quarrymen play on Saturday 6 July 1957.
Along with a police dog...
Herman’s Hermits
Herman's Hermits were one of the most interesting of the original wave of British Invasion groups.
Unlike The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, The Hermits didn't threaten authority figures with...
