Bands are still loved 50 years after their heyday - This is Kent
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Bands are still loved 50 years after their heydayThis is KentThe Beatles were of course the biggest band on the planet but the British music scene was also buzzing with names like The Shadows, Gerry And The Pacemakers and The Searchers. As you'd expect, many of the sixties bands dissolved years ago but it was a ...and more » |
Album review: Ringo Starr's 'Ringo 2012' - Los Angeles Times
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Album review: Ringo Starr's 'Ringo 2012'Los Angeles TimesHe salutes two of his early heroes with a crisp rendition of Buddy Holly's “Think It Over” and a hard-chugging arrangement of Leadbelly's “Rock Island Line,” a touchstone number for UK music fans who grew up with the hit version by '50s skiffle star ...and more » |
The Dodge Brothers and Neil Brand at BIFF 2012 - Creative Boom
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The Dodge Brothers and Neil Brand at BIFF 2012Creative BoomThe Dodge Brothers, cinema fans' favourite country blues, rockabilly and skiffle playing four-piece have been announced as one of the special event headliners at this year's Bradford International Film Festival in Partnership with Virgin Media, ... |
'Surrey Delta': 5 Great British Blues Albums - Gibson
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'Surrey Delta': 5 Great British Blues AlbumsGibsonBut imported American blues records helped shape British rock. Early “skiffle” star Lonnie Donegan, a huge influence on The Beatles, regularly covered Lead Belly songs. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards formed their alliance when the guitarist spotted the ... |
Carolina Chocolate Drops Launch US Tour; Preview New Album's Opening Track - Nonesuch Records
New CD releases: Leonard Cohen, Lana Del Rey - AZ Central.com
Pop at the pictures: How Humphrey Lyttelton paved the way for pop - The Guardian (blog)
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Pop at the pictures: How Humphrey Lyttelton paved the way for popThe Guardian (blog)Today this clip looks like the start of postwar British youth culture. The influence of the New Orleans revival during the 1950s was immense: from 20s hot jazz through to skiffle and then contemporary Chicago R&B (the latter two thanks largely to Chris ... |
When silence was golden - The Canberra Times
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When silence was goldenThe Canberra Times... a ''skiffle'' band featuring Mark Kermode on double bass, accompanying the Soviet silent film The Ghost that Never Returns. The British Film Institute (BFI) will also show newly-restored prints of Hitchcock's silent films, with new scores performed ...and more » |
Wychwood Festival Reveals First Acts - Entertainment Focus
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Wychwood Festival Reveals First ActsEntertainment FocusSunday's Big Top welcomes folked-up hip-hoppers Dizareli and The Small Gods, while the cheekily named Thrill Collins return to Wychwood offering up cover versions skewed with their own 'nu-skiffle' twist as part of Sunday's main stage line-up as will ... |
Jodie Prenger and Hannah Spearritt Set for Transfer of One Man, Two Guvnors to ... - Playbill.com