Week 8
The British invasion began in 1964 with the Beatles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Invasion   British Invasion (Wikipedia)
Here's an example of "pre" skiffle .  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm2YfaUeuAI   There doesn't seem to be a derivation for the word "skiffle," but since it often incorporated a washboard as a percussion instrument, the sound of a spoon "skiffling" up and down on the washboard might have something to do with its orgin.
Here's a later Example (1962) by The Rooftop Singers . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQD1Jsj1d3w" . Walk Right In" written by Gus Cannon in 1929 was recorded by folk trio, The Rooftop Singers, in 1962 for Vanguard Records. Released it as a single, it spent two weeks at #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Easy Listening charts, #4 on the R&B chart, and #23 on the country music chart in 1963. The Rooftop Singers were Erik Darling , Bill Svanoe, and Lynne Taylor.
The Mersey Street Beat is another elements - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m3C0vRFYNY Mersey Street Beat
Here's a better one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXaH35naCv0
Sounds like American rock - which it was, in great part. This second film gives you some older British sea chanties and story ballades, showing how the Brit' sound and rock becomes united in the "jazz" clubs" music. So, check out the list of groups on the Wikipedia clip, one by one. We'll discuss each of these groups in class.

At this point, drug use was really on the rise due to people like Timothy Leary and other advocates of "head drugs," rather than hard drugs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSDbc95HetI

Another drug which changed everything was the birth control pill . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNucdoeKuGE