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British musician

Rory Blackwell (22 June 1933 – 19 December 2019) was an English rock and roll musician, bandleader of The Blackjacks, singer, drummer and songwriter.

Biography

Blackwell was born in Battersea, London. He founded the first British rock and roll band, and put on rock and roll at Studio 51 in September 1956. At The 2i's Coffee Bar on 24 January 1957, he gave Terry Dene, then known as Terry Williams, his first job.

Blackwell fronted him at the Razzle Dazzle Club, in which Dene was billed as "the new singing sensation Terry Williams". Blackwell and his Blackjacks starred in the 1957 film Rock You Sinners.^[1]

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An acquaintance of his, Dean Webb went along to see him one night. After the show Blackwell told him he was leaving to go solo. He recommended Webb as a replacement saying that he was a good beat singer. Webb got the job and stayed with the Basil Kirchin band for a y