Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock

Release Date: 2019-04-12

Overview: In January 1956, a new pop phenomenon appeared in the UK charts: a British artist playing a guitar. His name was Lonnie Donegan and the song he sang was Rock Island Line. Donegan’s rough-and-ready style was at odds with the polished crooners who dominated the charts. He played the guitar in a way that sounded like anyone could do it. Rock Island Line sounded like nothing else on the radio and it inspired a generation of British youths to pick up guitars and begin a journey that would take them to the top of the American charts.

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Cast

Billy Bragg

as Himself

Peggy Seeger

as Herself

Shirley Collins

as Herself

Chris Barber

as Himself

Hylda Sims

as Herself