Leonard Rosoman illustrates a vivid account of the new Jive scene in Britain, by author and jazz fan William Sansom.
I've posted the entire article here as I reckon it's well worth a read. Touches on the wider influence of US popular culture, the reasons for its success etc, as well as the specifics of jive itself.
From the 5th Contact Book: "The Public's Progress", 1947.
the birth of teenage, before the word arrived. articles like this shed a different light on the impact of rock'n'roll, because the ground had been thoroughly prepared. as for the diabolo, the charleston, and the pogo stick, they are all still with us.
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