"As one looks at the faces of those who are doing it, one cannot help but feel that it's having a bad spiritual and mental effect upon them".
At this very moment - in the cool chalk caves of Chislehurst in Kent - scores of teenagers are brazenly listening and dancing to skiffle music. Is the homemade rock and roll emanating from the South-East London Jazz Club a threat to polite society? The local vicar certainly thinks so.
WARNING - This clip contains improper use of a washboard.
Originally broadcast 29 June, 1957.
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22 июл 2022