@yourmusiceducationThe 1960s were a decade of tremendous political and cultural change in the United States. The first of the baby boomers who were rock ‘n’ roll teenagers in the 1950s began to assume leadership roles throughout American society and they continue to impact society (our most recent two presidents were from this group born in the early 40s). Over in England, skiffle groups were all the rage and teens had sporadic access to American music. When post-war embargoes were lifted in 1959, British youth raced to buy guitars and start their own skiffle bands, copying the styles of their favorite British and American artists. But no British act had ever topped the US charts until Mr. Acker Bill’s unlikely clarinet solo “Stranger on the Shore” became the top-selling pop album of the year in 1962. The Tornados had a hit with Telstar that year, and then The Beatles had three straight #1 songs in 1964. From the on, the door was wide open. The second-most successful act of the 60s was The Supremes, who first topped the chart in 1964, and had back-and-forth hits along with The Beatles into the next decade. #musichistory #learnontiktok #music #oldschool #yourmusiceducation #60smusic #1960 #1961 #1962 #1963 #1964 #1965 #1966 #1967 #1968 #1969 #elvis #thebeatles #thesupremes #therollingstones #britishinvasion #ukmusic #usmusic
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