LET’S STOMP!: AMERICAN MUSIC THAT MADE THE BRITISH BEAT 1954 - 1967

by Peter Checksfield

What do ‘Halfway To Paradise’ by Billy Fury, ‘Sweets For My Sweet’ by The Searchers, ‘Do You Love Me’ by Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, ‘The Hippy Hippy Shake’ by The Swinging Blues Jeans, ‘Silhouettes’ by Herman’s Hermits and ‘Sorrow’ by The Merseys ALL have in common? As well as all being timeless classics of course, they were all covers of songs originally recorded by American artists, in these cases, respectively, Tony Orlando, The Drifters, The Contours, Chan Romero, The Rays and The McCoys. Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, Jazz, Country, Folk, Blues, Pop, Soul, Girl Groups, Musicals... these are just some of the American music genres that inspired The Brits, who ultimately would come up with many new musical genres of their own. Covering the dozen or so years from the dawn of Rock ‘n’ Roll & Skiffle in 1954 to the decline of the Beat Groups in 1967, and featuring over 2000 songs and 1500 different artists, this book really is the ultimate guide to the music that changed the world. Peter Checksfield’s books have been reviewed positively by ‘Record Collector’, ‘Mojo’, ‘Shindig!’, ‘The Beat’, ‘Ugly Things’, ‘Folkrocks’, ‘Wired Up!’, ‘Making Time’, ‘The Joe Meek Society’, ‘The Strange Brew’, ‘The Daily Beatle’ and more. Go to www.peterchecksfield.com for more info!

336 pages, Paperback

Published March 31, 2020