1n 1964 and ’65 British music would virtually own the American charts. ibid.
Rolling Stones – their career in America didn’t really take off until 1965. ibid.
The ultimate American Beatles hit TV screens in 1966: The Monkees. ibid.
By 1966 young America had its own Bohemian king: Bob Dylan. ibid.
Monterey Pop in 1967 was the epiphany of a new counter-culture. ibid.
America would be the land of opportunity for British rock. ibid.
For British rock music in the seventies America truly was the land of opportunity. Between 1967 and 1976 British rock groups became lords and masters of a new stadium-based touring empire. How the Brits Rocked America: Go West: Stairway to Heaven II
In August 1965 The Beatles played at Shea Stadium in their second tour of America. ibid.
Stadium rock would become the golden ticket for British acts in America. ibid.
Cream would become the first British rock band to conquer America. ibid.
On 2nd January 1969 Led Zeppelin arrived in California. ibid.
Stereo FM would build a new audience for the new music. ibid.
Pink Floyd would come to own the airwaves. ibid.
[Jethro] Tull were out there and they took America by storm. ibid.
In ’73 Led Zeppelin were on top of the world. ibid.
Not all of our exports went down so well, notably glam rock. ibid.
The California Jam was Woodstock without the mud or hippies. ibid.
1975 would herald the arrival of Rick Wakeman. ibid.
British Prog triumphed in the home of razzmatazz. It just kept getting bigger. ibid.
Nobody could have predicted the stellar rise of sixties’ R n B act Fleetwood Mac. ibid.
Paul McCartney returned to the US with his new band Wings. ibid.
In the seventies a new generation of British rock fans came, saw and conquered. ibid.
In the post-Punk era a new wave of Brits would wage war on a country still enthralled to long-haired rock guys. How the Brits Rocked America III: We’re the Kids in America
The [Sex] Pistols did not begin to have the same impact in America as in England. ibid.
The next to wage war was Elvis [Costello] and his comrades in 1978. ibid.
The [Boomtown] Rats went home with their tails firmly between their legs. ibid.
Only a handful would enjoy later success. ibid.
The Police became the first new wave act to break through in America. ibid.
MTV was America’s first truly nationwide music network. ibid.
Duran Duran led a second British invasion in 1982. ibid.
Culture Club – the best charting singles band since The Beatles. ibid.
Emerging from the underground was the nascent sound of Hip-Hop. ibid.
The Cure would become prime exporters of a British melancholia. ibid.
None would endure the enduring success of The Cure and Depeche Mode. ibid.
One band would trump them all ... U2 created a new stadium sound. ibid.
Coldplay and Adele are our current ambassadors. ibid.
I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make. Steven Patrick Morrissey
The Conrads achieved little success. Discovering: Bowie, Sky Arts 2013
Bowie made drastic changes to his image after his short-lived group known as The Hype ... Bowie played with Mick Ronson. ibid.
The connection between the pair [Bowie and Bolan] remained very much alive. ibid.
Bowie and his friend Iggy Pop chose to relocate to Berlin to overcome their addictions. ibid.
I feel there is a curse on rock stars. Marc Bolan
It was clear that rock-n-roll was a young person’s game. Forever Young: How Rock n Roll Grew Up, BBC 2014
‘We have carried on being the oldest swingers in town.’ ibid. Rosie Boycott
What happened started in the fifties ... Rock-n-Roll. ibid.
It was only the soundtrack to growing pains. ibid.
Paul Weller born Woking, Surrey, England 1958. The Story of the Jam, Paul with placard
The Who: I had this vision from God saying, You shall be a Mod from this day onwards. ibid.
Southern rock took America by storm. Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of the South II: Alabama and Georgia, BBC 2015
He’s been Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke and the King of Glam. Over the past five decades David Bowie has pushed the boundaries of what it means to be an artist, a rock-star, a celebrity and a performer. David Bowie, History 2016
The collapse of communism: maybe it really was blue jeans and rock-n-roll. Niall Ferguson, Civilisation: Is the West History? V: Consumerism, Channel 4 2011
It’s 40 years since this LP called Cold Effects from Rodriguez was released. Searching for Sugarman ***** 2012
He had committed suicide – he set himself alight on stage and burnt to death in front of the audience … the most grotesque suicide in rock history. ibid.
Why didn’t he make it? ibid.
He’s alive and kicking and living in Detroit. ibid.
In South Africa you are bigger than Elvis Presley. ibid. investigator
Emerson, I gotta go on tour. ibid. Rodriguez
South Africa made me feel like more than a prince. ibid.
‘We want to be the biggest band in our street.’ The Stone Roses: Made of Stone ***** band member, 2013
‘The Roses became embroiled in a dispute with their record company.’ ibid. news
‘Our plans are to shake up the world.’ ibid. Ian Brown
1986: After a disagreement with manager Gareth Evans guitarist Andy Couzens walks out of the band. ibid.
June 1987: bassist Peter Garner also leaves the band. ibid.
After years building up a loyal Manchester following suddenly they’re darlings of the music press and number one in the independent charts. ibid.
Parr Hall, Warrington, capacity 1,100. ibid.
Stone Roses Amsterdam Bust-Up. ibid. headline
It just never was the same. ibid. second album
We found out a lot of money had gone missing. ibid. band
‘It was the first festival [Monterey] of its kind, the first pop festival.’ The Jimi Hendrix Experience: American Landing, Sky Arts 2017
1966 London: ‘Chas came in with this guy … we were just totally enamoured.’ ibid. Chris Stamp
‘What were they doing when they had time off? They were tracking Jimi Hendrix.’ ibid. Andrew Oldham
‘I was shocked. I had never seen anything like this in my life.’ ibid. witness
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