![]() Pete Frame’s The Restless Generation is the best book available looking at British 50s rock and roll from a historical perspective. Much of the music is not very good, but I can’t imagine a better way of getting an understanding of the roots of British rock. This MP3 compilation, meanwhile, contains a huge number of skiffle records and early British attempts at rock and roll. ![]() This four-CD set contains all the singles and EPs released by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, together and separately, between 19. He was fifteen.Īs always, I’ve created a Mixcloud streaming playlist with full versions of all the songs in the episode. ![]() Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Poor Little Fool” by Ricky Nelson, another artist whose career was made by TV, and one who influenced Cliff Richard hugely.ĮRRATUM: I say Cliff Richard was sixteen when he first heard “Heartbreak Hotel”. Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on February 17, 2020Įpisode seventy of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs looks at “Move It” by Cliff Richard, and the beginning of rock and roll TV in the UK. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. ![]()
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