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The streets of London and most of the rest of the Sceptered Isle may have seemed as though they were paved with gold, at least to outsiders, but by 1964 there were literally thousands of bands competing for the attention of club owners, record company executives, et al. A number of British bands, recognizing that there was demand for their sound and a living to be made outside of England, took the plunge -- the Rokes went off to Italy, the Liverpool Five headed for Asia and then the United States, and the R... Read More

The Beach Boys, The Tokens, The Who and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons