Plaque unveiled at site of 2i’s coffee bar
- Title
- Plaque unveiled at site of 2i’s coffee bar
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 30 Oct 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:03:40
- Description
- Interview with music journalist Pete Frame about the unveiling of a special plaque at the place where the 2i’s coffee bar in Soho, London stood in the 1950s and early 1960s. He says from humble beginnings the 2i’s grew to form a major part of British rock and roll history and featured early rockers such as Tommy Steele and Terry Dene. Includes music by Lonnie Donegan. Female interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Pete Frame
- Keywords
- London; Popular music; Rock music; Cafes; 2i’s
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