| Description | Tracks 1-23: The second programme in the series ‘Vox Pop’, titled ‘There’ll Always be an England’ discusses music after the Second World War, concentrating particularly on the rise of skiffle and beat. It includes interviews with Richard Hoggart, Albert Hunt, and Lonnie Donegan, who talk about the beginnings of modern popular music. Ewan MacColl talks about the skiffle movement, Woody Guthrie’s songs about the Dustbowl and American folk music’s links with traditional English, Irish, and Scottish music. The programme also discusses beat music, American influence on pop music, the development of English pop music, the widening of the market for records and working-class pop music. Various speakers compare Cliff Richard, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones. The programme uses clips from various pop songs including Vera Lynn singing ‘There’ll Always be an England’, George Melly playing ‘When the Saints Come Marching In’, and Bill Haley and the Comets playing ‘Rock Around the Clock’ and the Rolling Stones.
Track 24: Silence, 9.08 mins
Total: 47.43 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA 1of2KF534B0399980 |