CONTENTS

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Introduction
     
  5.   1  The Rock Island Line
  6.   2  Ration Book Jazz
  7.   3  Blues in Brass
  8.   4  Pilgrimage to New Orleans
  9.   5  Back to Basics
  10.   6  What Kind of Music Are They Playing?
  11.   7  Stumbling Towards a New Dawn
  12.   8  The New Edwardians
  13.   9  The Highbrow of Swing
  14. 10  Will TV Kill the British Sunday?
  15. 11  Sunshine on Soho
  16. 12  Red Scare Refugees
  17. 13  Skiffle Artificial
  18. 14  The Adventures of an Irish Hillbilly
  19. 15  Youth in Revolt
  20. 16  The People’s Music
  21. 17  Here’s Three Chords
  22. 18  Lonnie Opens the Door
  23. 19  Going So Fast
  24. 20  This’ll Make You Skiffle
  25. 21  Country, Bluegrass and Blues 
  26. 22  Expresso Bongo
  27. 23  For Peace and Harmony
  28. 24  Skiffle on the Skids
  29. 25  Maximum R & B
  30. 26  The British Are Coming
     
  31. Acknowledgements
  32. Notes
  33. Bibliography
  34. Index
  35. About the Author
  36. By the same author
  37. Copyright