Jerry Hopkins was a blond-haired bearded journalist from New Jersey who in the late 1960s began to work for Rolling Stone magazine as their Los Angeles correspondent. He had a wide range of interests in contemporary rock and pop but in 1969 took time off to write Elvis: a Biography (1971) – billed as the […]
1952 An original early 50s Edwardian who hated rock’n’roll and despised teddy boys
Although I’m actually a fan of men’s fashions of the early 1960s (think Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves’s comedy partner), I don’t have much regard for mod fashions even though I can accept bum-freezer jackets when accompanied by a quiff. But despite my non-interest in mod fashions I’ve just have to recommend you a book by […]
1955 ‘The Ladykillers’
The film The Ladykillers, released in December 1955, is one of the classic Ealing comedies and was one of the few British colour films of the period. The story, well-known to most, is that of a disparate gang of criminals assembled by and headed by Professor Marcus (played by Alec Guiness) who can’t seem to […]
1975 ‘A Nous les Petites Anglaises’ and the Ramsgate teds
Part 1 The film ‘A Nous les Petites Anglaises’ (difficult to translate the commonest translation seems to be ‘Let’s get us those little English Girls’ although, apparently, the only – and limited – English release in 1977 translated the title as ‘English Girls – Wow!’) was a 5.7 million box office hit in France following […]
Were the 70s teds influenced by glam rockers?
I read here, there and a little bit everywhere on the web that the glam rockers like Showaddywaddy influenced the ted style. Some Edwardian Boys in the last few years have put this around too as another reason to shun the brash 70s ted styles. For any readers who need reminding, the Showaddywaddy look comprised […]
Speeded-up rock’n’roll recordings of the 50s
I bought the Carl Perkins and the Jerry Lee Box set and the second volume of a Johnny Fuller collection and imagine my surprise when some of my favourite songs didn’t seem quite as exciting as I remembered them. I have compared those takes with other versions I have heard and come to the conclusion […]
