Evolving from Rock & Roll and emerging out of the late-1950s Skiffle revival, beat was one of the most popular styles of music in the UK in the early 1960s. Beat groups characteristically had simple guitar-dominated line-ups and melody lines, with vocal harmonies, primal instrumental interplay and traditional popular song structures.
Total Tracks
19
Active Years
1963–2022
Peak Decade
1960s
Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas