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It Came from The British Invasion: “I’m Telling You Now,” the Biggest Hit From the Wildly Gesticulating Freddie and the Dreamers
Usually, when we here at American Songwriter include a video link to a song we’re profiling in an article like this, we tend to use the original studio recording wherever possible. The idea is to give ...
John A. Hemingway, Last Survivor of the Battle of Britain, Dies at 105
A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help ...
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Russia expels two British diplomats over alleged spying, drawing dismissive response from London
More broadly, Russia claimed last year that Britain’s Foreign Office had transformed since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine into ...
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The “British Invasion” Never Ended
The British Isles offer some of the best artists of the decade.
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It Came From the British Invasion: “Have I the Right?” The Honeycombs’ Lone Shot at Pop Glory
Not all British Invasion acts had the staying power to sustain careers at the top for very long. Some, like The Honeycombs, came out of nowhere with a memorable single and just as quickly saw ...
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September 23, 1762: The British invasion of Manila
On that day, a powerful British naval force landed marines and infantry soldiers in Manila. Due to poor communications at ...
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British invasion
On June 1, 1758 a massive British force arrived at Louisbourg – forty-eight ships,14,000 troops and almost 2,000 mounted guns set to attack the French fortress. The siege began with European ...
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British Invasion Icon Marianne Faithfull Dead at 78
Singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull, one of the most popular women artists of the British Invasion, has died at age 78. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer ...
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Thinking about the Roman Empire: Five things you may not know about the Roman conquest of Britain
A century earlier, in 55 and 54BC, Julius Caesar also had a decent attempt at a British invasion - and he even instated his mate and Rome-friendly king Mandubracius to help. But the Celts wouldn ...
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Gary Stevens, a New York Radio DJ Who Spun the British Invasion, Dies at 84
Stevens was one of the WMCA “Good Guys,” the New York station’s roster of DJs at the height of the British Invasion and the halcyon days of Motown. The Beatles had already released “Penny ...
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Kiwanis clubs hosting benefit concert Sunday at the Artcraft
45 RPM, an Indianapolis-based band that pays tribute to the hits of the British Invasion and America’s musical response, is ...
Politico23d
Playbook: The British invasion
The U.K. has prided itself on its full-blooded support for Kyiv since Putin’s invasion, and Starmer aims to ensure the coming deal does not hand Russia a victory it could not have secured on the ...