Beatles Impact On American Culture

In the 60’s there were many bands, groups and solo artists that had various impacts on society. The 1960’s was a generation like no other. Social and cultural change were being demanded by young Americans and music was used to express themselves. Rock and Pop music had gained a lot of popularity by the late 1950’s but many Americans disapproved of these styles of music because they were viewed as often too sexual and against moral values.

Two notable groups from the 1960’s are The Jackson 5 and The Beatles. The Beatles were a group from Liverpool, United Kingdom and they were introduced to the United States in February 1964 on The Ed Sullivan Show. They performed on live TV in front of an estimated 73 million Americans the largest audience of its time. The impact on the music industry was huge and the Beatles began breaking records left and right, some of which stand to this day. To date no other band in history has occupied all five top positions in the Billboards top 40 at the same time.

The British Invasion was a time during the 60’s where multiple music groups from United Kingdom came to the United States to play music and made their impact on American music and society as a whole. These groups turned American music upside down and began mashing American and British culture into a new sound that shook up the music industry. The Beatles were at the forefront of this music revolution but other notable mentions would be the Rolling Stones, Hermans Hermit’s and Clark Dave Five to name a few. Their music changed the way many Americans looked at music. They were the first true teen idols of the modern