The Monkees, from California, were one of the most popular of these groups, along with Gary Lewis and the Playboys, and Paul Revere and the Raiders. Though the Beatles maintained their popularity in the United States with Rubber Soul, pop music leaned toward more homegrown talent. The tragic losses of Sam Cooke and Nat King Cole brought a sudden upsurge in sales, ensuring that their legacy would live on in vinyl collections across the world. Ramsey Lewis was the most popular artist, with a bluesy style appealing to both old and young. Even the famous Birdland jazz club in New York City was forced to close its doors. Jazz music suffered, struggling to keep a steady beat in the world of changing music. Country artists added to this collection with men like Buck Owens, George Jones, Jim Reeves, and Johnny Cash. Bob Dylan joined in with a hit song, “Like a Rolling Stone.”Īndy Williams, Barbara Streisand, and Frank Sinatra were still going strong, writing songs for the older group of listeners. The most popular female artist was Petula Clark, famous for “Downtown.”įolk rock was established as a musical genre, led by artists such as P.F. Sonny and Cher were adored by teenagers across the country, winning their hearts, and their cash. The Supremes, of Detroit, Michigan, enjoyed their fair share of sales, with the hit song “Stop! In the Name of Love.” These included: Herman’s Hermits, Gary and the Pacemakers, and the Dave Clark Five. Other British groups were less successful, but still somewhat popular. The Beatles, continued (if not improved) their already stratospheric popularity. The Berlin Jazz Festival attracted many, inspiring similar performances in France and other Scandanavian countries. Avant-garde jazz was still controversial, and generally frowned upon. Japan held wonders for jazz artists like Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan, and Harry James. From 1955 on, they would be permanently known as “The Beatles.” After the release of “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in 1963, their fame increased exponentially. The group started playing in Liverpool clubs as the Quarrymen Skiffle Group, then the Moondogs. Over $56 million were made from Beatlemania.
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Millions of records were sold, and their movie “Hard Day’s Night” made over $5.5 million in under two months. The group was often afraid to leave their aircraft.
Wherever they went, police were under pressure to keep the thronging thousands away from the Beatles. The year is now and forever known as the “Year of the Beatles.”Ī group of four young mop-tops from Liverpool, England, made teenage girls scream and faint across the globe. The music scene had never been so dominated by a single group as it was in 1964.
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