Mods, rockers, and the music of the British invasion [electronic resource] /
James E. Perone
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, c2009
- 1 online resource (viii, 214 p.) : ill.
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-185), discography(p. [187]-201), and index
Introduction: the Mods versus the Rockers -- Skiffle and 1950s British rockers -- 1960-1963: from the rocker aesthetic to the mod aesthetic -- The Beatles and Merseybeat: balancing the sides -- A different sort of balance: the Dave Clark Five -- The Who and the Kinks: mod to the core -- The blues and R & B bands -- The Rolling Stones: it all starts with the blues -- And that's not all: other British invasion artists -- Impact on America and conclusions