Check out the trailer for ‘Duke Vin, Count Suckle and the Birth of Ska’ here:
Duke Vin, Count Suckle & the Birth of Ska in Britain - trailer from AdamPellinDeeve on Vimeo.
‘Duke Vin, Count Suckle and the Birth of Ska’ is not only a fascinating documentary about musical development in the Sixties, but also captures an [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Carnaby Street, Clubs, Dancing, Events, Music |
Tagged Carnaby Street, Count Suckle, Duke Vin, Notting Hill, reggae, Roaring Twenties, ska, Two Tone, Windrush
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Barbara Hulanicki was one of the people who changed the face of high street fashion in the Sixties. With her business partner and husband, Stephen Fitz-Simon (known simply as ‘Fitz’), she established the legendary Biba, selling trendy, affordable clothes via mail order and her shops in Kensington. The business eventually moved into the former [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
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Tagged Barbara Hulanicki, Beyond Biba, Biba, Derry & Toms, Fitz, Gate cinema, Kensington High Street, Louis Price, Stephen Fitz-Simon, V&A Museum
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London’s BFI Southbank celebrates the 50th anniversary of the legendary Ronnie Scott’s jazz club with its Jazz In June programme which features both free and ticketed events. Amongst the attractions on offer are live performances courtesy of Ronnie Scott’s musicians and the highlight of the season will be a Jazz Weekender from 12-14th June, with [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Celebrities, Clubs, Events, Music, Television |
Tagged Accident, BFI Southbank, Ella Fitzgerald, Jazz Britannia, Jazz In June, Jazz Scene Party, Jazz Weekender, John Dankworth, Joseph Losey, Louis Armstrong, Ronnie Scott, The Criminal, The Servant
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The Getty Images Gallery is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Beatles’ last live performance on the roof of the Apple Building in London’s Savile Row by showcasing an exhibition of rare images of the group taken between 1963 and 1970.
The collection is on display at the new permanent Getty Images photographic exhibition space at [...]
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By Valerie Potter |
Can also be found in Events, Music |
Tagged A Hard Day's Night, Apple Building, Beatles, County Hall, Getty Images, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Movieum, Pete Waterman, Rickenbacker guitars, Savile Row
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