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Ragtime to Rock 'n' Roll

on BBC Radio 2

The story of 60 years of popular music. A 26-week series: 'Everybody thinks that Alexander's Ragtime Band, which was written in 1911, started ragtime. It did not. Ragtime was written years before they even thought of the phrase, but it did crystallise it.'
(IRVING BERLIN).
3: Before the Lights Went Out Kenneth More continues the history of popular music from the beginning of the 20th century, with the help of: IRVING BERLIN, RICHARD RODGERS LEO ROBIN , ABE OLMAN
FLORRIE FORDE , WILKIE BARD
GEORGE ROBEY , HARRY CHAMPION and others
Written by BENNY GREEN
Research by BILL SULLIVAN Producer STEVE ALLEN

Contributors

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Kenneth More
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Richard Rodgers
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Leo Robin
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Abe Olman
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Florrie Forde
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Wilkie Bard
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George Robey
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Harry Champion
Written By:
Benny Green
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Bill Sullivan
Producer:
Steve Allen

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