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Post by pothos on Apr 12, 2019 21:55:14 GMT
Just watched a great music documentary on BBC4 on the birth of the UK music scene through trad jazz and skiffle scene. Ken Collier, Chris Barber and Lonnie Donegan starting the whole thing. I had red somewhere about Collier joining the merchant Navy to get to New Orleans to see and then play with established jazz musicians, but never new the risks he had taken. The Quarrymen were part of the programme. A must see.
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Post by lovelyrita1 on Apr 13, 2019 10:42:52 GMT
Just watched a great music documentary on BBC4 on the birth of the UK music scene through trad jazz and skiffle scene. Ken Collier, Chris Barber and Lonnie Donegan starting the whole thing. I had red somewhere about Collier joining the merchant Navy to get to New Orleans to see and then play with established jazz musicians, but never new the risks he had taken. The Quarrymen were part of the programme. A must see. Yes , i've recorded this and 50s Britannia that followed after the Chas and Dave doc. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b01skxkx/50s-britannia
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Post by brewmaster on Apr 16, 2019 17:32:44 GMT
Just watched this on the I-player, and as mentioned above it was a must-see documentary. It was good to see Ken Colyer receive just tributes. Although I'm no trad jazz fan, his was a massive contribution to what came next. Luckily, I got to see both Lonnie Donegan and then Chas McDevitt at the Liverpool Empire.
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Post by pothos on Apr 17, 2019 9:06:57 GMT
Brew there is an argument that Ken Colyer set in motion our entire modern music industry. That generation was important.
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Post by lovelyrita1 on Apr 17, 2019 10:21:36 GMT
Rock Island line was a good documentary but i preferred the 50s Britannia one that followed. It was full of charm and featured Lord Rockingham's X1 keyboard player. I love this record. You'll be humming it all day.
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