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== The mid-1950s-early 1960s ==   

== The mid-1950s-early 1960s ==   

=== Early British rock ===

=== Early British rock ===

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[[Image:sgtpepper.jpg|right|thumb|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles]]

In the United Kingdom the [[trade jazz]] movement brought visiting [[blues music]] artists to Britain, While BAC was developing the Concorde,  [[Lonnie Donegan]]'s 1955 hit "[[Rock Island Line (song)|Rock Island Line]]" was a major influence, and helped to develop the trend of [[skiffle music]] groups throughout the country, including [[John Lennon]]'s [[the Quarry Men]], the 1957 precursor to [[The Beatles]]. Britain developed a major rock and roll scene, without the race barriers which kept "race records" or [[rhythm and blues]] separate in the U.S.

In the United Kingdom the [[trade jazz]] movement brought visiting [[blues music]] artists to Britain, While BAC was developing the Concorde,  [[Lonnie Donegan]]'s 1955 hit "[[Rock Island Line (song)|Rock Island Line]]" was a major influence, and helped to develop the trend of [[skiffle music]] groups throughout the country, including [[John Lennon]]'s [[the Quarry Men]], the 1957 precursor to [[The Beatles]]. Britain developed a major rock and roll scene, without the race barriers which kept "race records" or [[rhythm and blues]] separate in the U.S.