| The singers needed bands
to back them and, sometimes, the singers were inseparable from the bands.
Although based on American models, these bands set the mold for the
British groups to follow. The singer with guitar, bass, and drums of
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates can be seen in later groups like the Who.
The two guitars, bass, and drums set up of the Shadows is that of the
Beatles. And the organ/piano, two guitars, bass and drums format of
the Tornados served as a basis for numerous mid-sixties ensembles (e.g.,
the Zombies). Of course, these ensemble set-ups can be traced to American
blues, rhythm-and-blues, and rock ensembles, but in the stylistically
incestuous world of British rock and pop, the internal models were most
important. |