History 2134A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lonnie Donegan, Ringo Starr, Please Please Me (Song)
2 Mar 2017
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The beatles: played on the ed sullivan show when in america, 1964, kick started the transformation of rock n roll to give it a grittier sound. The uk has a nobility, monarchy: the post-war government wanted to create a more justified and equitable welfare society. Introduced health care, the rail way system: society under considerable tension overt and tangible. Different to the us where the tension was lurking below the surface: the us had a global presence. Skiffle bands: skiffle music american phenomenon. Similar to hillbilly music: originally performed by poor black musicians washboards, homemade banjos, occasionally an acoustic guitar, skiffle groups would hold or perform at house parties. Skiffle parties: lonnie donegan started the skiffle movement in the uk, british youth were much harder off than us counterparts lack of affluence that the us experienced. The youth did not have equal access less people were able to afford records.
