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Sixties Euro Beat Girls

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Marc Myers
Dec 01, 2016
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In 1961, when the girl-group era ramped up in the U.S. with the Marvelettes' Please Mister Postman, Europe and Scandinavia began producing their own female pop-rock groups and solo artists. Many were quite good, but few ever made it to the charts in the States. Instead, they developed hits and a following in their home countries. Today, most Americans a…

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