Rock music was alive in the 1960s. Indeed, these are three British Invasion bands from 1965 whose melodies still echo decades later.

In the 1960s, music was a cultural export. It actually all started the decade before. Blues music from the United States made it across the Atlantic Ocean and British kids started to mimic the songs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, who was part of the 1960s British Invasion with her hit single "As Tears Go By," and who ...