100 Greatest British Invasion Artists

pauldrach · Post by **pauldrach** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 12:57 pm

100 Greatest British Invasion Artists

Background: The term "British Invasion" describes a musical period in the mid-1960s, during which British rock artists dominated the American music charts. The British Invasion began in late 1963, and ended with the beginning of 1967, when psychedelic rock became mainstream.

Criteria: These British artists are rated only for their actions and recordings from 1963 to 1966. Chart success in the US and UK, lasting popularity of their recorded work, influence of their recordings and live shows, and musical impact were taken into consideration. Although the term British Invasion is only used for British bands and musicians that were present in the American charts, this list also includes artists that didn't enjoy any success in the U.S. but were active at the time.

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The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks
The Who
The Yardbirds
The Animals
The Dave Clark Five
The Hollies
Dusty Springfield
Herman's Hermits
Gerry & the Pacemakers
The Searchers
Peter & Gordon
Manfred Mann
Petula Clark
The Troggs
Donovan
The Zombies
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas
Chad & Jeremy
Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
Tom Jones
The Moody Blues
Small Faces
Freddie & the Dreamers
Cliff Richard
Cilla Black
The Shadows
Marianne Faithfull
Brian Poole & the Tremeloes
The Pretty Things
Them
The Fortunes
Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
Billy Fury
The Spencer Davis Group
Sandie Shaw
Shirley Bassey
Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
The Swinging Blue Jeans
Adam Faith
The Honeycombs
Dave Berry & the Cruisers
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
The Merseybeats
The Graham Bond Organization
Crispian St. Peters
The Nashville Teens
The Barron Knights
The Fourmost
The New Vaudeville Band
Unit 4+2
The Rockin' Berries
Chris Andrews
The Silkie
David & Jonathan
Lulu
The Ivy League
The Four Pennies
Heinz
Ian Whitcomb
Jonathan King
Chris Farlowe
The Tornados
Mike Berry & the Outlaws
The Hullaballoos
The Applejacks
The Mojos
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
The Sorrows
Steampacket
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
The Alan Price Set
The Migil Five
Twinkle
Paul & Barry Ryan
John's Children
Jackie Trent
Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages
The Overlanders
Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers
Hedgehoppers Anonymous
The Merseys
Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
Billie Davis
The Big Three
Helen Shapiro
The Joystrings
Bern Elliott & the Fenmen
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band
The Creation/The Mark Four
Cyril Davies All-Stars
St. Louis Union
The Naturals
Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
Twice As Much
The Cryin' Shames
The Poets
The Vernons Girls
Tommy Quickly/The Remo Four
The Cherokees
The Paramounts
The Dennisons
The Mike Cotton Sound
Tony Jackson & the Vibrations
The Beat Merchants
The Birds
The Action
The Zephyrs
The Escorts
The Undertakers
The In Crowd
The Artwoods
The Roulettes
Mike Sheridan & the Nightriders
Rory Storm & the Hurricanes
Long John Baldry
Les Fleur de Lys
The Chants
The Rockin' Vickers
The Black Knights
Just Four Men/Wimple Winch
David John & the Mood
The Riot Squad
Lee Curtis & the All Stars
Faron's Flamingos
The Syndicats
The Eyes
Episode Six
The Downliners Sect
Sounds Incorporated
Tony Rivers & the Castaways
Beryl Marsden
King Size Taylor & the Dominoes
Ian & the Zodiacs
The Country Gentlemen
The Koobas
The Pete Best Four
Dean Ford & the Gaylords
The Wheels
Steve Aldo
The Rats
A Band of Angels
The Gamblers
The Mark Leeman Five
Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers
Freddie Starr & the Midnighters
The Cheynes
Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order): Howie Casey & the Seniors; Simon Dupree & the Big Sound; Gary Farr & the T-Bones; Chick Graham & the Coasters; Herbie's People; High Society; Casey Jones & the Engineers; The News; The Pack; Paddy, Klaus & Gibson; The Bobby Patrick Big Six; Keith Powell & the Valets; Earl Preston; Martin Raynor & the Secrets; The Roadrunners; Earl Royce & the Olympics; Shotgun Express; The Snobs; The Spectres; The Toggery Five; The Whirlwinds

Pre-'British Invasion': These are the artists that helped shape the British pop and rock scene before The Beatles came along. They are ranked according to their influence on the British Invasion, their musical impact and their chart success in the UK and (where applicable) the US from 1954 to 1962.

Lonnie Donegan (skiffle)
Cliff Richard (rock & roll, pop)
Tommy Steele (rock & roll)
The Shadows (instrumental rock)
Chris Barber (skiffle, trad jazz)
Alexis Korner & Cyril Davies (British blues)
Billy Fury (rock & roll)
Adam Faith (pop)
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (rock & roll)
Ken Colyer (skiffle, trad jazz)
Marty Wilde (rock & roll, pop)
Chas McDevitt (skiffle)
The Tornados (instrumental rock)
Joe Brown & the Bruvvers (rock & roll)
Petula Clark (pop)
Johnny Duncan & the Blue Grass Boys (skiffle)
Vince Taylor & the Playboys (rock & roll)
Wee Willie Harris (rock & roll)
Craig Douglas (pop)
The Vipers Skiffle Group (skiffle)
Helen Shapiro (pop)
Tony Sheridan (rock & roll)
John Leyton (pop)
Shane Fenton & the Fentones (pop)
Terry Dene (rock & roll)
Tommy Bruce & the Bruisers (rock & roll)
Mark Wynter (pop)
Lance Fortune (pop)
Kingsize Taylor & the Dominoes (rock & roll)
The Brook Brothers (pop)

Second Wave: These are some artists that missed the first wave of the British Invasion. They enjoyed only very little or even no commercial success in the United States before 1967, but became very popular in the years that followed. They are ranked only for their popularity in the United States from 1967 to 1970.

Led Zeppelin
Cream
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Who
Joe Cocker
Traffic
Deep Purple
Ten Years After
The Jeff Beck Group
Free
Procol Harum
Black Sabbath
King Crimson
Pink Floyd
Fleetwood Mac

To be added in the next update:

The Caravelles
The Springfields