Rory Blackwell

Blackwell founded the first British rock and roll band, and put on rock and roll at Studio 51 in September 1956, and at the The 2i's Coffee Bar and on 24 January 1957 gave his very first job to Terry Dene, then Terry Williams, fronting him at the Razzle Dazzle Club billed as 'the new' singing sensation Terry Williams'. Rory and his Blackjacks starred in the 1957 film Rock You Sinners. Directed by Dennis Kavanagh, it also starred Art Baxter, Jackie Collins, and Tony Crombie.