British invasion

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The Shadows on stage in the 1960s. The British rock act, formed as a backing band for singer Cliff Richard (center), was among the UK acts w... Bruce Welch, Patti Smith Group, Gerry And The Pacemakers, Hank Marvin, The Dave Clark Five, Sir Cliff Richard, The Hollies, Marianne Faithfull, Cliff Richard

The Beatles may have opened the gates for British acts to find success on the American charts — but Lenny Kaye, guitarist of the Patti Smith Group and curator of the legendary '60s rock compilation Nuggets, says plenty of worthy groups simply never made the trip.

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Melinda Griffin
Manfred Mann, Ontario Place, British Aesthetic, Dusty Springfield, Comedy Duos, Crystal Ship, Cliff Richard, Tom Jones, Carol Burnett

Saturday evenings from 6-7pm The British Invasion will proudly feature the terrific acts that came out of England with Cliff Richard in the late 50s, through the glory days of Merseybeat and Beatlemania, with countless groups and singers from The Pacemakers, Animals, Searchers and Herman’s Hermits, to the Stones, Kinks, Small Faces, DC5, and Moody Blues – and of course, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, Donovan, Pet Clark, Manfred Mann, Peter & Gordon..and so many others.

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Tim McCracken

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