Americanisation of British Music
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- The Americanisation of British Music.
- 1950s
- American Jazz and swing replaced traditional British folk and brass bands.
- American dance crazes hit Uk
- Jitterbug
- Lindy Hop
- Swing Jive
- The impact of American Rock n Roll
- British artists e.g Clif Richard modelled themselves on their American counterparts.
- Elvis, Bill Hayley and the Comets.
- 1960s
- British Rock n Roll exported to America
- The Beatles
- Rolling Stones (American Blues)
- British invasion acts influenced fashion and manners of the 60s which became known as the counter culture.
- British Rock n Roll exported to America
- 1970s
- American punk rock movement, developed between 1974-1976
- The Ramones
- Style soon taken up by British bands which gave British punk music a new twist.
- The Clash
- American punk rock movement, developed between 1974-1976
- The Ramones
- The Sex Pistols
- American punk rock movement, developed between 1974-1976
- 1980s
- Indie (UK)
- Stone Roses
- The Smiths
- New Romanticism (UK). Developed glam rock fashion.
- Adam and the Ants
- David Bowie
- Duran Duran- lead the second 'British Invasion'
- Indie (UK)
- 1950s
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