Rock 'n Roll

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The coming of rock and roll to Wales.

Memories from the 1950's of the coming of rock and roll and how this changed life in Wales. Interviewees remember seeing the film "Rock around the Clock" and the influence of the growth of youth culture of the time.
From: People's History of Wales That's Entertainment
First broadcast : 21 March 1996

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 11-14,14-16

Subject : History

Topic : Modern Wales and Britain

Keywords : Rock and roll, History of music, Rock music in Wales,

Notes : Can use to look at the changes in Welsh society through the 1950s - what were the reasons for these changes? Did the generation gap start in the 1950s? Why?

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