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Ragtime to Rock 'n' Roll: 24: Trad and Other Fads

on BBC Radio 2

'In 1954 we started out at three nights a week; by the end of the year we were working six different clubs a week to an average of two to three hundred people a night. By 1956 it was in full swing; we played Newcastle City Hall a 3,000 seater, five separate times, and they were all full in advance.'
(Chris Barber)

Kenneth More continues the history of popular music from the beginning of the 20th century, with the help of: George Webb, Humphrey Lyttelton, Chris Barber, Acker Bilk, Lonnie Donegan, Wally Whyton, Tommy Steele and others.

Contributors

Presenter:
Kenneth More
Writer:
Peter Clayton
Research:
Bill Sullivan
Producer:
John Billingham
Interviewee:
George Webb
Interviewee:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Interviewee:
Chris Barber
Interviewee:
Acker Bilk
Interviewee:
Lonnie Donegan
Interviewee:
Wally Whyton
Interviewee:
Tommy Steele

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