... of documentary. Skiffle
It lasted for only a few years in the 50s. But things were never the same again. For the first time young people discovered that pop was not limited to the exclusive confines of the professional. They might not be able to read a note of music, but if they learned three chords on a guitar, and bought a kazoo, a washboard, some washing line, a broom handle and a tea-chest, they could 'skiffle'. This documentary film traces the origins of skiffle to its home in America, where it took root in the 1920s among underprivileged Negroes, and in turn charts its forward evolution and influence on The Beatles,
Cliff Richard , Tommy Steele and many others. The story of skiffle is told by: Chris Barber , Beryl Bryden , Nancy Whiskey , Chas McDevitt , Richard Stilgoe , Bernard Falk , Pete Murray , Stan Crowther , mp, and the artist who above all embodied skiffle, the man with the whipchord larynx, the engine driver of The Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan himself.
Film editor STEFAN RONOWICZ
Executive producer ROGER MILLS Producer ALAN PATIENT
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