Wednesday, 13 February 2019 17:11
The Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll - Bill Haley (1925 - 1981) and the Comets
William John Clifton Haley was born in 1925 in Highland Park. Michigan and grew up in Booth’s Corner near Chester. As a child, William lost the sight in his left eye which left him shy and conscientious.
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Wednesday, 21 November 2018 11:32
Absolute Beginners
Mod, or modernism is probably the most enduring and well documented of all of Britain’s sub-cultures. The golden ages of mod are largely dependent on age, taste and experience. For many, mod culture perfectly encapsulates the optimism of the swinging sixties.
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Wednesday, 15 November 2017 20:22
Jack Kerouac - The First Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
Jack Kerouac – the name is a perfect union of the real and the romantic; earthy everyman honesty coupled to a distinctly European sense of the exotic.It’s a name you can roll around like a mouthful of deep red wine – Jack Kerouac. He sounds like your old drinking buddy down the bar.
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Culture
Thursday, 27 July 2017 18:45
The Genesis of British Rock: The Coffee Clubs
Coffee Clubs had their origin in the old Coffee Houses introduced to England in 1652.
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Culture
Thursday, 19 January 2017 15:52
Ian (Lemmy) Kilmister (1945 – 2015) Remembered
Ian Fraser Kilmister was born in 1945 in Stoke-on-Trent and grew up in North Wales.
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Music
Wednesday, 21 September 2016 15:24
Route 66 Documentary - Iconography of the American Highway
U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway and colloquially known as the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year.
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Wednesday, 21 September 2016 14:56
The Devil– Does He Have All The Best Tunes ?
“The Devil Should Not Have All The Best Tunes” – The Reverend Rowland Hill, Pastor Of Surrey Chapel, London, 1884
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Tuesday, 05 July 2016 12:12
Wanda Jackson The First Lady of Rockabilly
Wanda Jean Jackson was born in 1937 in Maud, Oklahoma. Her father taught her to play the piano and guitar.
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Music
Monday, 20 June 2016 13:24
Sir Rod Stewart on ZANI
Roderick David Stewart was born in Highgate, North London in 1945, the youngest of five children of Robert Stewart and Elsie Gilbart.
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Wednesday, 24 February 2016 12:56
Rocket 88: The first Rock'n'Roll record?
Rock’n’Roll, the genre, did not acquire its name until the mid 50s.
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Tales of Aggro
