Jazz reached Britain from America through recordings and performers who visited the country while it was a relatively new genre, soon after the end of the First World War. Jazz began to be … See more

The second British folk revival followed a similar American folk music revival, to which it was connected by individuals such as Alan Lomax, who had moved to Britain in the era of See more

• 1950s in music
• Early British popular music
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In the early 1950s sales of American records dominated British popular music. In the first full year of the charts in 1953 major artists were See more

Skiffle is a type of folk music with jazz, blues and country influences, usually using homemade or improvised instruments, which had originated as a term in the United … See more

The emergence of American rock and roll as a major international force in popular music in the mid-1950s led to its emulation in Britain, which … See more