Rock And Roll 1955-1969 Flashcards
1
Q
Rock around the clock - 60 teddy boys riot
A
1956
2
Q
Blackboard jungle
A
March 1955
3
Q
How many jukeboxes in Britain
A
By 1958 more than 7000 jukeboxes in Britain
4
Q
Teddy boys influenced by
A
American GI’s
5
Q
Number of 15-19 year olds rose
A
3,174,000 in 1951 to 4,282,000 in 1965
6
Q
Education Act
A
1944 leaving age to 15
7
Q
Disposable income
A
5m teenagers 10% national income spent mainly on entertainment and luxuries
8
Q
Albemarle report
A
1960
9
Q
National Service Act
A
1948
10
Q
Blackboard jungle
A
March 1955
11
Q
Teen pics
A
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) Beach Party (1963)
12
Q
Pick of the pops
A
1955 on radio
13
Q
Pirate radios
A
Radio Caroline 1964
Radio London
14
Q
Six Five Special
A
1957
15
Q
Beatles lead British invasion of the American charts
A
1964
