Rock Island Line The Song That Made Britain Rock

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 Donegans roughandready 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