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British Invasion: Poll
EXCLUDING the Beatles and Rolling Stones, who are your top 3 British Invasion artists (groups or individuals)? Also, add an "unsung" performer, an artist/group that may not have had much chart success but was still one of your favorites. What is your criteria for placement on the list: for example, chart success, group sound, live performance).
MY TOP THREE
THE HOLLIES
chart success/great harmonies/strong lead vocals
PETULA CLARK
chart success/classy performer
HERMAN'S HERMITS
chart success/happy pop music
MY UNSUNG PERFORMER
Sandy Shaw
great voice/quirky on-stage performance
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DC 5
Animals
Gerry & the Pacemakers
honorable mention Herman's Hermits for sure
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Favorite Band (besides The Beatles)
The Zombies. Spectacular album Oddesey & Oracle! They are touring with Brian Wilson this summer, go see them if you can, they are fantastic,
Dave Clark Five
Infectious songs! Great records,
Guilty pleasure:
Freddie and the Dreamers
Fun, soft music that I liked when I was a kid.
- Jim Southern
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I'll list....
Searchers ( "Sugar And Spice" is why)
Kinks
Petula Clark
Guilty Pleasure....
Cliff Richard (I knew he was big in England, reading about him in the trade publications and wondering why he hadn't shown up in the USA yet). He had 1 Top 40 hit ("It's All In The Game") during the Invasion era but 15 years later put some great hits on the radio.
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I hated the British Invasion passionately. Loved Frank Ifield, Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black and some others. Just the same as my taste here on our side of the pond. Liked the solo singers, Hated all the rest.
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The Zombies
The Kinks
The Who
- jthyme
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The Yardbirds
The DC5
The Hollies
Guilty pleasure
Cilla Black
- It's me Karen
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The Zombies
Kinks
Donovan (if he's considered part of the British Invasion)
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Good thread. I'm going to choose some artists that I don't think have been mentioned so far.
The Moody Blues
Chad & Jeremy
Manfred Mann
And honourable mention to The Honeycombs
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Zombies
Hollies
Dave Clark Five
HM/Cliff Richard