Rock Family Trees - The British R&B Boom (BBC Rockumentary)

BBC Series exploring the dramas that lie behind some of the best-known bands. In the 60s young people in the UK were tired of pop and started listening to American blues. The British blues boom threw up two of the biggest bands of the late 60s and early 70s, Cream and Led Zeppelin. This programme charts the careers of groups as diverse as the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann and Cream as they turned the blues into rock. Narrated by John Peel. Featuring Paul Jones, Gi...

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