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The Colourful Era

1972 ‘Beatle loathers return’

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 […]

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 […]

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Posts in The Colourful Era

  • 1980s Brest teds
  • 1972-87 Au Bonheur des Dames
  • 1974 Cambridge teds
  • 1974 Shakin’ Stevens in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • 1978 Saint Helier Arms, Carshalton
  • 1990 Teencats
  • 1982 Les Teddy Bears & 1981 Les Old Timers
  • 1977-79 ‘Elvis’ the musical
  • 1979-83 ‘Oh Boy!’ tv series
  • 1980 Dublin teds
  • 1968 ‘Rock’n’roll Revival?’ rockers and teds on British tv
  • 1974-84 ‘Happy Days’
  • 1976-83 ‘Laverne and Shirley’
  • 1970-2020 Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers
  • Mid-1980s rock’n’roll scene in France
  • Peter Singh, the Rockin’ Sikh
  • 1976-1985 Les Alligators
  • Early 1970s rock’n’roll bands
  • 1980s Frankfurt rock’n’rollers
  • 1977-1985 Les Rockin’ Rebels
  • 1978 – 1983 Finland, the rockin’ nation
  • 1982 The rockabillies of Évreux, France
  • early-mid 1980s documentary on teds
  • 1978 When Punk first met Ted
  • 1981 Two ‘teds’ join Alvin Stardust’s performance
  • 1982 Johnny Mason, Potters Bar ted
  • 1960s Fairground teds
  • 1976-79 What do teds think of punk music?
  • Freddie Starr (1943-2019)
  • 1979 Lucien and Ricky Banlieue
  • 1981 ‘Twentieth Century Box: Rockabilly’ LWT
  • 1979 Dave Edmunds
  • 1974-76 Portsmouth teds, Shazam and ‘Tommy’
  • 1986 ‘Buddy’ (tv series) & 1991 ‘Buddy’s Song’ (film)
  • 1973 Birmingham teds, Chris Tarrant ATV
  • 1976 ‘The Rock and Roll Revival’ episode of The Goodies
  • 1976-79 Chris Steele-Perkins, photographer of teds
  • 1975-78 Yan Morvan, photographer of Blousons Noirs
  • 1977 Whence the rockabilly rebels?
  • The Sha-na-na type groups
  • 1970s-80s Les Forbans, French rockers
  • 1980s Jesse Garon, French rocker
  • 1973 ‘where are they now?’ The Kinks
  • 1977 Punks vs teds
  • 1982 Terry and the Hot Sox with some teds
  • 1970 The Teen Angel (7-Up adverts)
  • 1970s-80s Russ Abbott, comedian by appointment to the Teds
  • 1981 rockabillies at a bar in northern France
  • 1987 Tall Bopper and the Shakers, Bourges, France
  • 1981 Zürich rockabillies, Switzerland
  • 1980 Crazy Cavan at the Magnet pub, Dublin
  • 1980 Dublin teddy boys
  • 1977 ‘London Weekend Show’ on teds and rock’n’roll revival
  • 1972 Black Raven teds, London
  • 1977 London teds in a German documentary on punks
  • 1972 Southend teddy boys
  • 1980 ‘Born too Late’
  • 1979 Clive Hodgson, Nottingham ted
  • 1970s ‘Teddyboy Rock n Roll: Belfast style’
  • 1979 ‘General Lee et ses Teddy Boys’ & 1980 ‘Rebel Rock!’
  • 1991 Didier Lembrouille
  • Near-ted 3 Johnny Vaughan (1966-)
  • 2014 ‘Teddy Boy’ by Emma Forster
  • 2011 ‘Here come the Teds’ (part 3)
  • Near-Ted 2 Brian Hibbard (1946-2012)
  • 1970s The Confederate Teds and Rebels of Paris
  • 1972 ‘Beatle loathers return’
  • 1975 ‘A Nous les Petites Anglaises’ and the Ramsgate teds
  • Were the 70s teds influenced by glam rockers?

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