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The Colourful Era

1982 Les Teddy Bears & 1981 Les Old Timers

Here is the Norman group les Teddy Bears performing on the regional tv programme ‘Dialogues’ in Caen. Three songs are ‘skinny Jim’, their own ‘they slapped James’ and ‘Ubangi stomp’. Good unpretentious rock’n’roll … Now the Old Timers sing ‘tock’n’roll boogie’ and ‘I’m loving you, baby’ (Blois 1981)

1977-79 ‘Elvis’ the musical

 

1979-83 ‘Oh Boy!’ tv series

The revival of ‘Oh Boy!’ in 1979 (fully ‘Jack Good’s Oh Boy!’) was a recognition by British television in the last year of the 1970s of the pure entertainment value of 1950s rock’n’roll.  followed ‘Elvis’ also at the Astoria theatre. 4 acts are standout from a teds point-of-view (Shakin’ Stevens, Freddie Fingers Lee, the (‘Rockin’) […]

1980 Dublin teds

 

1968 ‘Rock’n’roll Revival?’ rockers and teds on British tv

The revival of rock’n’roll in Britain in 1968 was noticed by tv and came in the shape of ‘Rock’n’roll Revival?’ an episode of the series ‘Good Evening’ (shown on ATV on Saturday at 6:30pm) hosted by the annoying and smug Jonathan King. I’ve edited two excerpts from the videos below so that no one has […]

1974-84 ‘Happy Days’

Which each season approximating a year, the timeline of the series roughly represented the years 1955 to 1965. Series 5 which was supposed to be 1959 sees the introduction of Chachi with his flowing 70s hairstyle.   Winkler opened up about how an act of rebellion led to Fonzie being allowed to wear a leather jacket in […]

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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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