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You Really Got Me - The British Invasion

Guest speaker: Dr. Rob Bowman, Grammy Award-winning ethnomusicologist

On February 9, 1964, 73 million households tuned into the Ed Sullivan Show to watch The Beatles' first North American performance. Sometimes referred to as the "Big Bang", that evening was a watershed moment that changed popular music forever. With I Want to Hold Your Hand holding down the number spot on the charts for seven consecutive weeks, the British Invasion had kicked off. Following The Beatles were groups such as The Dave Clark Five, The Animals, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds and The Who. Over six weeks, we will learn about the music and history of one of the greatest moments in pop history… forever known as the British Invasion!

Join us in the Al Green Theatre, on Zoom simulcast, or register to receive the recordings!

Mondays: October 19; November 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 (no class Oct 26)
1:00-2:30pm
Al Green Theatre

Monday October 19 – Pre-History
(no class October 26).
Monday November 2 – The Beatles.
Monday November 9 – Gerry and the Pacemakers, Herman's Hermits, Dave Clark 5.
Monday November 16 – London R&B: The Rolling Stones.
Monday November 23 – The Animals, The Kinks.
Monday November 30 – The Yardbirds, The Who.

6-part series: $99; drop-in: $20

For registration assistance, please call 416-924-6211 x0 or email help@mnjcc.org.
For more information, contact Lisa Roy at 416-924-6211 x6155 or email lisar@mnjcc.org.

Don’t miss our British Invasion Tribute Concert on Thursday December 10 in the Al Green Theatre - the perfect complement to this series!

Professor Rob Bowman is a Grammy Award-winning ethnomusicologist who pioneered popular music studies at York University. He lectures, publishes and broadcasts in many areas of popular music, from country, R & B and gospel to reggae, rap and funk, and has interviewed several hundred artists, from Bob Marley to Mick Jagger. Rob has written liner notes for hundreds of recordings, including working on boxed sets for Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Rush. He authored the award-winning book Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records which earned him a spot in the Blues Hall of Fame. Rob regularly authors, produces and advises on major documentary and CD reissue projects for record companies in Europe and North America. He is integrally involved in two documentary films that are currently on Crave that are based on his research and writing, Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. and Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. Both films recently won Peabody Awards. Last fall, Dr. Bowman dazzled us with his lecture series There’s Something Happening Here: The Music of the Laurel Canyon, and we are very excited to welcome him back this fall!

Available spots: Available

Price: $99.00 Taxes not included

Tags: Fall

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