Faith began his musical career in 1957, while working as a film cutter in London in the hope of becoming an actor, singing with and managing a skiffle group, the Worried Men. The group played in Soho coffee bars after work, and became the resident band at the 2i's Coffee Bar, where they appeared on the BBC Television live music programme "Six-Five Special". The producer, Jack Good, was impressed by the singer and arranged a solo recording contract with HMV under the name Adam Faith.