London 1960s overview
London’s music scene was transformed during the early 1960s by an explosion of self-described rhythm-and-blues bands that started out in suburban pubs and basements where students, former students, and could-have-been students constituted both the audience and the performers. In short order many of these bands were making records and replacing the jazz bands in jazz clubs in the middle of town. Their high-profile managers proceeded to change the character of the British music business, often showing a greater flair for entertainment and controversy than their artists. Several went on to form successful independent labels, notably Andrew Oldham (manager of the ...(100 of 186 words)