The impact The Beatles made across the world is explored in a new book by Dr Stephen F. Kelly, a visiting professor in Media from the University of Chester.
Dr Kelly's book delves into the impact of the Beatles on British society during this transformative era, drawing from firsthand experiences watching the band at The Cavern in Liverpool.
The book looks at how the Fab Four burst onto the pop scene in 1962, influencing not only the music world but also introducing a counterculture with far-reaching effects.
Their long hair, humour and irreverent attitude toward authority breathed fresh air into a generation weary of the post-war years’ monotony.
Beatlemania sparked a revolution against the outdated norms of the 1950s. Young people, eager to escape stifling suburban formality, led the rebellion.
The Beatles’ influence extended beyond Britain, resonating across Europe and especially in America.
Dr Kelly, from Birkenhead, is the best-selling author of over 25 books, many about sporting personalities and oral histories. He was for many years a producer with Granada Television and before that was a political journalist in London. He has written for most newspapers and magazines.
He said: “The legacy of The Beatles is far reaching, not only in music but also thorough the band’s lasting impact across the world. It has been fascinating to research and remember the impact that the world still feels today.”
When the Beatles burst onto the pop scene in 1962, they not only
took the music world by storm but they also brought with them a counter
culture that was to have far-reaching effects. With their long hair,
humour and irreverent attitude towards authority, they were a breath of
fresh air to a generation who had grown weary of the greyness of the
post-war years.
Beatlemania was to unleash a revolution against
an outdated age. The 1950s with its oppressive and authoritarian
attitudes was ready for change and young people, desperate to escape
suburbia with its stifling formality, were set to lead that rebellion.
In
politics, fashion, education, the arts, religion, television, women’s
rights and universities, the time had come to challenge the old order.
And in came the swinging sixties with its more liberal attitudes
offering hope of change and a more peaceful and just world. The
introduction of the contraceptive pill, legalized abortion, gay rights,
easier divorce and the relaxing of censorship were all part of this
social revolution.
And it wasn’t just in Britain. The influence
of the Beatles reverberated across Europe and, most of all, in America
where teenagers not only campaigned against a war in Vietnam but also
for civil rights in their own country.
This book tells the story
of the Sixties and how the Beatles’ influence had such an impact on
British society. It’s a social history of Britain told by Stephen Kelly
who regularly watched the Beatles at the Cavern and experienced first
hand the changes that were to take place.
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