I believe pretty early, like Hamburg, black sweaters & speed days. "Toppermost of the poppermost!"

No.

Well, it wasn't later than that, so it must have been earlier, like Quarrymen days.

Indeed, those (Macca, Lennie, and Hazza) were names that they used for each other while they were in the Quarrymen.

@Ric12string, I totally dig the Stones, but, I'm just not sure what the future holds for me. I will do my best to make it though. Regret not going last year.

ciao for now Misch

HRM, I am able to predict your future...

Beginning on September 14, and continuing through September 16, you will have a fantastic time playing music at the Claire Tappaan Lodge.

After that, you're on your own.

An easy British Invasion trivia question for this morning...

Which British Invasion group took their name from a Muddy Waters song?

Rolling Stones.

They were so enamored of American blues, and Chess Records in particular, that they ended up recording there years later. They did an instrumental there called "2120 Michigan Avenue", the address of the Chess building/studio.

The Rolling Stones' 2120 Michigan Avenue

Correct answer tommy59! It was, indeed, the Rolling Stones.

Muddy Waters' Rollin Stone

In the early days, the Beatles (well, John Lennon, anyway) used to nag the Stones about not writing their own songs.

What song did the Beatles write and give to the Stones?(hint: the Beatles recorded it themselves, too)

"I Wanna Be Your Man"

That was quick, tommy59 --- and correct too!

Okay, we are getting closer to the Northern California Roundup with its British Invasion theme. Only a bit over seven weeks now. For those who are sitting on the fence, not knowing whether to attend and play music with all of your GDP friends, make new friends, etc., or to stay at home and stare at the walls...what is it going to take to help you make the decision?

By the way, GDP member (Brian) Schultz is planning on attending. He lives in Marin County and was wondering if anyone from that neck of the woods was looking to carpool. If you would like to connect in a carpool with Schultz, send him an email here (link).

Thanks to Parabar for lining up the songs that had the most votes so far for our British Invasion playlist. If you haven't voted up your favorites there, then head on over to the suggested playlist (link) and vote for your faves. In another week or two, we'll select the top vote-getters and put together a playlist.

Okay, a bit of British Invasion trivia for you smart guys and gals:

Which British invasion band member appeared on 'Married With Children', 'Too Close for Comfort' and 'My Two Dads'?

That would be Peter Noone of (S)Herman's Hermits fame.

Don

Very good work, Don! Did you just happen to know that?

Which British Invasion band appeared the most frequently on the Ed Sullivan Show? How many appearances did they make?

That would be the Dave Clark Five. I believe they were on Sullivan something like 18 times.

Who can name all 5 members of the DC5, along with what instruments they played?

Also, what song made famous by Herman's Hermits was also performed by the Beatles in their early days, and which of the Fabs sang lead on it?

From memory: Dave Clark -- Drums, Mike Smith -- Keyboards, Len Davidson -- Guitar, Dennis Payton -- Sax and Rick Huxley -- Bass.

As to the second question, my guess would be the late-Sam Cooke classic, What a Wonderful World. I can picture either John or Paul singing it but I will go with John. But that's just a guess and I am too tired to check the CD Library.

Parabar is correct on the artist -- The Dave Clark Five had the most appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show of any British Invasion band. They appeared on the show an astounding eighteen times.

Originating in North London the band was promoted as the vanguard of the "Tottenham Sound", a response to the Mersey Beat stable managed by Brian Epstein. Dave Clark, who formed the band, placed his drum kit at the front of the stage, with the guitarists and organ to his rear and sides, and struck business deals that allowed him to produce the band's recordings and gave him control of the master recordings.[4] Songwriting credits went to Clark, Clark and Smith, Clark and Davidson, and Clark and Payton.

The Dave Clark Five had 17 records in Billboard's Top 40, with 12 Top 40 United Kingdom hits between 1964 and 1967. Their song "Over And Over" went to Number One in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 on Christmas Day 1965, despite less than impressive sales in the UK (it peaked at No.45 on the UK singles chart), and they played to sell-out crowds on their tours of the U.S. Promoted as having a "cleaner" image than the Beatles,[citation needed] the Dave Clark Five were among the first British bands to tour the USA.

After the success of the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night in 1964, the band released their own film, Catch Us If You Can (directed by John Boorman) in 1965. It also starred Barbara Ferris, and was released in the United States as Having a Wild Weekend. The short film Hits in Action highlighted a series of Dave Clark Five hits.

After their initial success, which included the movie and a television special, the major hits dried up in the US after 1967's "You Got What It Takes", although the band had several substantial hits in the UK in the 1967–1970 period. Other than the song "Inside and Out", the band did not follow the trend of psychedelic music.[6] The DC5 disbanded in 1970, having placed three singles on the UK chart that year, two of which reached the Top Ten.

Between 1975 and 1993, none of their music was available to be purchased in any commercial format, as rights-holder Clark declined to licence the band's recordings at that time. In 1993, the double CD "History of the Dave Clark Five" was released by Hollywood Records in the USA, and a single CD, Glad All Over Again was released by EMI in Britain.[7][8] Both were released with great fanfare and sold well, but were taken off the market after approximately three years. No DC5 material was then legally available until 2008, when the "Hits" compilation was released by Universal Music in the UK. In 2009 selections from the band's catalogue were released on iTunes.

If Don has correctly identified the song, I can imagine John Lennon singing What A Wonderful World, particularly because, of the four of them, he was the R&B fan. It was his influence, I believe, that landed many Motown songs in their setlists in the early days.

1) Peter Noone had a single hit as a solo artist with the song being a cover of another English artist. The song hit #12 on the British charts in the early 1970's. What was the name of the song and which artist did Noone cover?

2) Herman's Hermits' last US Top 10 hit was also the penultimate Top 20 hit for a US duo in the 1970's. Name the song and identify the US duo.

What on earth were Ed Sullivan and his producers thinking? Eighteen performances by the Dave Clark Five! He became a very astute businessman did Dave Clark, so all credit to him. But in my book, the relentless 'bang-bang-bang' all-square of records like Glad All Over and Bits And Pieces is the stuff of pop music nightmares— that lot couldn't swing even with a noose round their necks. I was always astounded how America — land of the backbeat — took to acts like the DC5, the Hermits, Freddie & The Dreamers etc, although Peter Noone, like Dave Clark, was savvy enough to build himself a career.

However, I suppose at the same time you also got the good stuff — The Beatles, Who, Led Zep, Stones, Kinks and others. Funny old world.

Also, what song made famous by Herman's Hermits was also performed by the Beatles in their early days, and which of the Fabs sang lead on it? -- Parabar

I am going to go with I'm Henry The Eighth, I Am which was an old music hall song that dated back to the early part of the 20th century. I would imagine that John Lennon would sing it.