Beatles Without George Martin?

To say that the Beatles were the cause of the British invasion and that it would not have occurred without them is amazingly uninformed as to the extent and influence of musical talent coming from Britain at that time. Ever heard of The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Yardbirds, The Dave Clark Five, Cliff Richard, etc. etc. etc. You were either not alive then or your Beatles idolatry has blinded you as to what was going on around you.

first of all george martin didn't discover the beatles. secondly there were lots of huge uk bands that didn't make the invasion....all(those that made it, and those that didn't) all set their artistic bars a bit higher when the beatles hit....even the stones, the DC5 and cliff richard......ps, i'm a huge fan of the yardbirds...and cliff(who really hit his stride in the 70's)....god bless alan tarney

Up until the Beatles, British artists never made it musically in America. Even the Beatles would not come to America unless they had a number one hit in America. Once I want to hold your hand became number one, they were at least willing to go to America. I guess we should thank Ed Sullivan for ushering in the British Invasion, since he is the one that booked the Beatles for 3 successive appearances on his show. When he booked them, it was based on the phenomenal crowds he witnessed waiting for the Beatles at Heathrow airport while his plane was delayed.

Yes, I vote for Ed Sullivan as the one who ushered in the British Invasion!

Ed had quite a show.

You could watch The Beatles, a talking mouse (Topo Gigio), guys throwing bowling pins around, Ethyl Merman, and Woody Allen in one hour.

Ah the good old days. :-)