You may be forgiven if you think that the British Invasion referred to the colonial period, or some other theatre of war. If you are old enough, you’d know that the British Invasion was a wave of music performers from the UK that hit the pop charts in the mid-60s with the likes of performers like the Beatles. Now Andy helps us remember an earlier Brit Invasion that took place in Singapore a decade earlier:

Funnily enough, the performers of this invasion did actually have something to do with war. They were associated with the Royal Air Force. Andy explains:

An Earlier British Invasion of Singapore:

During the early years of Singapore’s colonial history, before Cliff Richard and The Shadows rocked Singapore with their performances in the 60s and before UK Servicemen vocalists and bands like Philips recording artistes Bobby Lambert, Brian Neale, The Dee Tees and The Diamond Four performed at the Golden Venus and Serene House, British servicemen who were here in the 50s already had a rollicking time with big band swing music at a Club at RAF Changi.

To find out more, read Andy’s post here at the Singapore 60s Pop Music Blog.