On This Day: 22 April

3 entries from the rockabilly and rock'n'roll archive.

  1. 1935
    Born

    W.S. Holland

    US · 91 years ago

  2. 1956
    Venue

    The 2i's Coffee Bar opens in Soho

    Ex-wrestlers Paul Lincoln and Ray Hunter reopened the coffee bar at 59 Old Compton Street, London. Its cellar became the launching point of British skiffle and rock and roll, where Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard were first spotted.

    70 years ago

  3. 1962
    Event

    Rock 'n' Twist U.S.A. - Birmingham 1962

    Birmingham, United Kingdom · 64 years ago

    Rock 'n' Twist U.S.A. - Birmingham 1962

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