There was an overtly aggressive overtone to the Teddy boy look and many carried a flick knife as a fashion accessory. The most violent episode the Teddy boys were involved in was the Notting Hill ...

In his genial and entertaining Teddy Boys, rock journalist Max Décharné ... Jazz aficionados were appalled; big bands went out of fashion and business. But rock had staying power.

Frank "Knuckles" Lacey is an original Teddy boy from the mid 50's. Frankie remains a devout Ted and now even manages the Comets, the legendary band that backed Bill Haley on "Rock Around the Clock." ...