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The restless generation : how rock music changed the face of 1950s Britain / by Pete Frame.

By: Frame, Pete, 1942-Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Omnibus, 2007Description: x, 500 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780952954071 (pbk.) :; 0952954079 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Rock music -- To 1961 -- History and criticism | Rock music -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 781.6'6'09045 Summary: The 1950s represented the birth of rock 'n' roll music in the UK. This title presents a complete history and social analysis of the era tracing the music's emergence from the simple experimentation of teenage revolutionaries in the coffee bars of London's Soho to the marketing of the first generation of TV idols. Famous names mentioned include: Lonny Donegan, Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, Lionel Bart and many others.
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Includes chronology [1949-1959], top 20 UK singles [1950s] and index.

The 1950s represented the birth of rock 'n' roll music in the UK. This title presents a complete history and social analysis of the era tracing the music's emergence from the simple experimentation of teenage revolutionaries in the coffee bars of London's Soho to the marketing of the first generation of TV idols. Famous names mentioned include: Lonny Donegan, Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, Lionel Bart and many others.

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