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09/26/06 - The Birthplace of British Rock-n-Roll Saluted
Sir Cliff Richard has unveiled a plaque to mark a tiny basement said to be the birthplace of British rock and roll. Fifty years after the "2 i's"
coffee bar opened its doors in London's Old Compton Street, some performers and fans returned to see it honored.
Tommy Steele, the Shadows and Adam Faith were among stars that started out as acts at the 2 i's. "I wish this restaurant well and I hope people who come and eat here will have a ghostly vibe about what used to go on down below." Said Richard.
The 2 i's is now the Boulevard Bar and Dining Room and its basement is just a lobby area for the toilets. But in
1956, audiences crammed into the tiny room to watch acts like Sir Cliff perform. "You'd never get away with it
now, with today's health and safety rules," said Clem Cattini, drummer with The Tornados. "But it was incredible, fantastic."
Councillor Robert Davis said: "In the early days of rock 'n' roll in this country, before The Beatles had
even formed, pretty much every act that made it big cut
their teeth at the 2 i's. The building was awarded a
green plaque by Westminster Council.
"It is only fitting that, half a century since it opened its doors, it is commemorated with a plaque so that the
thousands of people who walk along Old Compton Street every day know they are passing the place where
British rock 'n' roll was born."
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