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Uncollected Folk – Roy Kerridge on Lonnie Donegan
Uncollected Folk ROY KERRIDGE remembers Lonnie Donegan Ill at ease in the playground of my new grammar school, I roamed aimlessly around for a while, then stood transfixed as I heard a boy break into song: “Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill, … Continue reading
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Roy Kerridge’s Uncollected Folk
Uncollected Folk ROY KERRIDGE The sleeve notes of an early Elvis Presley L.P. describe rock and roll as “commercial folk music”. This is not as far-fetched as it appears. Elvis used to be known as the Hillbilly Cat, and served … Continue reading