Love his comedy or loathe it and I love it even if I’m the first to admit that it’s often incredibly lame, Russ Abbott has carved a place for himself in every British ted’s heart by his portrayal of the ted character Vince Prince. He originally partnered with Freddie Starr for the Vince Prince sketches, […]
The Colourful Era
1981 rockabillies at a bar in northern France
The car registration ending in 59 suggests the bar is located in the Département du Nord, an industrial area whose main city is Lille.
1987 Tall Bopper and the Shakers, Bourges, France
Tall Bopper and the Shakers, a group from Bourges, a city in the heart of France, were still championing the teddy boy cause in the mid 1980s. Here in this video they play ‘rockabilly dance’ and – following the interview – the instrumental ‘deep canyon’ (both their own compositions). In the video the ‘fashionable’ […]
1981 Zürich rockabillies, Switzerland
1981
1980 Crazy Cavan at the Magnet pub, Dublin
Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers appearing at The Magnet, Pearse Street, Dublin in 1980. The Magnet was a legendary rock n roll hotspot back in the day.
1980 Dublin teddy boys
This episode of ‘Ireland’s Eye’ presented by Mark Cagney was broadcast on 26 November 1980 (from the RTE archives). There is no direct link to this video, press this link. www.rte.ie/archives/2015/1125/749118-teddy-boys-and-girls