The Rollin' Stones: Genuine R&B!
Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 11 May 1963
AS THE TRAD scene gradually subsides, promoters of all kinds of teen-beat entertainment heave a long sigh of relief that they have found something to take its place. It's Rhythm and Blues, of course – the number of R&B clubs that have sprung up is nothing short of fantastic.
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