[78-L] name that era

[John Wright]

I have often struggled myself to put a name to that era. In Britain that era
would be 1946-1960.

 

A few years ago an old colleague, Don Wicks, was struggling for a title for
his excellent  booklet and part-discography of that era in Britain, and he
came up with:

 

'The Ballad Years' - a comprehensive encyclopaedia of British popular music
performers, spanning the period from the war years to the early sixties. 

 

The encyclopaedia also covered dance bands and jazz perfomers during the
era, so 'Ballad Years' wasn't the right name but it was the best he could
think of!

 

 

John Wright