Skiffle is a genre of folk music with influences from blues, jazz, and American folk music, generally performed with a mixture of manufactured and homemade or improvised instruments.Originating as a form in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, it became extremely popular in the UK in the 1950s, where it was played by such artists as Lonnie …

"Freight Train" Song by Elizabeth Cotten; Published: between 1906 and 1912: Composer(s) Elizabeth Cotten "Freight Train" is an American folk song written by Elizabeth Cotten in the early 20th century, and popularized during the American folk revival and British skiffle period of the 1950s and 1960s.

Le skiffle est un genre de musique folklorique, d'influence jazz, country et blues.Il a pour particularité d'incorporer des instruments bricolés à partir d'accessoires domestiques : planche à laver (washboard) faisant office de batterie, basse à une corde faisant résonner un baquet à lessive ou une caisse à thé (tea-chest bass), kazoos, violons taillés dans des boîtes à cigares ...

Hank Brian Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is widely known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the backing band for Cliff Richard, and subsequently for Marvin, Welch & Farrar.

Skiffle is een muzieksoort die in de jaren twintig en dertig in de New Orleans, Verenigde Staten ontstond en afgeleid was van Amerikaanse dixieland, folk, blues en jazz.De traditionele skifflebands bedienen zich van huishoudelijke artikelen om op te spelen: het wasbord, een dienblad bespannen met snaren, kazoos, kammen, theekisten en papiertjes.Daarnaast zijn de …

Beat music, British beat, or Merseybeat is a popular music genre, influenced by rock and roll, skiffle, R&B, and traditional pop music, that developed in and around Liverpool in the early 1960s, before expanding to the rest of the UK and the United States by 1964. The beat style had a significant impact on popular music and youth culture, from 1960s movements such as garage …

Nov 05, 2002 · Members of a former skiffle group, called the Quarrymen, had changed their name and style, and made their first chart entry with Love Me Do. Donegan was not amused. "The Beatles' first records ...

The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound …

Local rock and rollers had to make the music onstage rather than on record. In the United Kingdom musicians followed the skiffle group model of the folk, jazz, and blues scenes, the only local sources of American music making.

United Kingdom pop music group navigational boxes‎ (1 C, 82 P) Pages in category "British pop music groups" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total.