![]() ![]() But today we’re going to have a look at the first really massive star of British rock and roll - someone who is still going strong today, more than sixty years after he released his first record: We’ve looked a little bit at the start of rock and roll in Britain, which was so different from the American music that it feels absurd to talk of the two in the same breath. This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Be warned, though - his jokey and irreverent style can, when dealing with people like Larry Parnes (who was gay and Jewish) very occasionally tip over into reinforcing homophobic and anti-semitic stereotypes for an easy laugh.īilly Bragg’s Roots, Radicals, and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World is one of the best books I’ve read on music at all, and gives far more detail about the historical background.Īnd Cliff Richard: The Biography by Steve Turner is very positive towards Richard, but not at the expense of honesty. 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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