2i's Coffee Bar

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The 2i's Coffee Bar was a coffeehouse at 59 Old Compton Street in Soho, London, that was open from 1956 to 1970. It played a formative role in the emergence of Britain's skiffle and rock and roll music culture in the late 1950s, and several major stars including Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard were first discovered performing there. The name of the 2i's derived from earlier owners, brothers Freddie and Sammy Irani, who ran the venue until 1955. In November 1957 an episode of the BBC's Six-Five Special was broadcast from the 2i's, with Tommy Steele as host. The broadcast is particularly notable for launching the career of Adam Faith, who appeared as vocalist with the then resident band, The Worried Men.

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