British Invasion
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The British Invasion was a mid-1960s cultural phenomenon in which rock and pop bands from the United Kingdom, led by groups like The Beatles, achieved massive popularity and reshaped popular music in the United States and worldwide.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cultural phenomenon
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historical event in popular music → musical movement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
UK Invasion
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| associatedWithCity |
Liverpool
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London → |
| associatedWithRecordLabel |
Decca Records
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EMI → Parlophone → |
| characteristic |
adaptation of American rhythm and blues
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distinctive British accents in vocals → emphasis on guitar-based bands → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| followedBy |
psychedelic era in rock music
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second British Invasion of the 1980s → |
| genre |
beat music
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pop music → rhythm and blues → rock music → |
| hasDate |
1964-02-09
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| hasEndTime |
late 1960s
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| hasKeyEvent |
The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
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| hasPeakPeriod |
mid-1960s
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| hasStartTime |
early 1960s
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| impact |
boosted sales of electric guitars and amplifiers
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expanded global market for British music exports → increased importance of bands over solo singers → reshaped the American music charts → |
| influenced |
American popular music
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fashion in the 1960s → film and media depictions of rock bands → global youth culture → television programming in the 1960s → |
| influencedGenre |
folk rock
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garage rock → hard rock → mod revival → power pop → psychedelic rock → punk rock → |
| ledBy |
The Beatles
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| mainRegionOfImpact |
United States
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| market |
American teen audience
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| mediaCoverage |
American television
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music magazines → radio Top 40 formats → |
| notableBand |
Gerry and the Pacemakers
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Herman's Hermits → Manfred Mann → The Animals → The Beatles → The Dave Clark Five → The Hollies → The Kinks → The Moody Blues → The Rolling Stones → The Searchers → The Who → The Yardbirds → The Zombies → |
| precededBy |
early rock and roll era
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| triggeredBy |
commercial success of The Beatles in the United States
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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British Invasion
("UK Invasion")
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alsoKnownAs |
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The Cavern Club
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associatedMovement |
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Merseybeat
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associatedWith |
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Merseybeat
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derivative |
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The Beatles
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hasCulturalImpact |
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Paul McCartney
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movement |