Joey Leone returns to the Fulmer Library to perform and talk on the British Invasion

The Sheridan County Fulmer Library is welcoming back Joey Leone, performer, music historian, and storyteller, with his blend of live music and storytelling. 

This years program will be: The British Invasion

According to Sheridan County Library System Community Engagement Manager Cassie Stone, the term “British Invasion” represented the fast paced rise to fame and popularity of UK based bands in the United States. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Donovan, The Kinks, The Animals, were some of the groups that quickly rose to the top of US charts with primetime appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, and widespread media coverage including the CBS Evening News. 

Leone highlights the phenomenon of these British bands and how they reshaped the landscape of not only American music, but of pop culture as well. The audience will also learn how the English musicians, who were heavily influenced by the music of African Americans, reintroduced black music to the mainstream through their covers of blues and R&B songs previously unavailable to white audiences.

The performance begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at the Fulmer Library in the Inner Circle.