Background

The British Invasion was a musical movement that took place in the mid-1960s composed of British rock-and-roll groups whose music spread extremely rapidly throughout the United States.

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The Beatles were the blueprint for the British Invasion, they made their first visit to America in February 1964, to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, but only made a couple of appearances, (this was not classified as an actual tour). The Beatles first real US tour began a few months later in August 1964.

 

The Rolling Stones were a band that followed the Beatles in the British Invasion. The Rolling Stones' first American tour was in June of 1964, they were heavily influenced by American R&B and many of the songs they played during this first tour were covers. The Beatles were also heavily influenced by American R&B and played covers during their first US tour.

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In this project I will compare and contrast the popularity of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and the different ways they were portrayed by the American media.