Details and Notes
Dick Bishop's Skiffle Group
Promoter: Harold Davison
His first tour of the UK was controversial because he included rock'n'roll. Johnny Dankworth walked out of one of his concerts and demanded his money back. Melody Maker published letters such as "Spare us this trash , Hampton"
Lionel Hampton was born in 1908 and died in 2002
Winner of the NME poll Big Band category
Ted Heath (1900-1969)
Trombonist and band leader
Billy Baxter
Mundy & Earle
Probably same concert tour
Johnny Olenn - My Idea Of Love,
I Ain't Gonna Cry No More
Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It,
Ready Teady, She's Got It
Eddie Fontaine - Cool It Baby
Teddy Randazzo & The Three Chuckles -
Cinnamon Sinner
Nino Tempo - Tempo's Tempo
Julie London - Cry Me A River
Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula
Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock
The Treniers - Rocking Is Our Business
Fats Domino - Blue Monday
The Platters - You'' Never, Never Know
Ray Anthony Orchestra - Rock Around
The Rockpile
Jayne Mansfield - Every Time You Kiss Me
with Marion Williams, Johnny Ford and Johnny Williams
Guest star : Bill McGuffie
SONGS
Bill Haley : Don't Knock The Rock, Rip It Up, Hook Line & Sinker, Hot Dog Buddy Buddy, Goofin' Around, Calling All Comets,
Treniers : Rocking On Saturday Night
Little Richard : Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally
Applejack, Country Dance - Dave Appell & The Applejacks
with Irene Miller and Gene Williams
Drummer who previously played with Ted Heath
Born 1923 and started his own band in 1951. Disbanded his band in 1958 and
became musical director of the ATV Orchestra
Irene Miller also sang with Ken Mackintosh and the Tito Burns Sextet. She died in 2005 aged 77
Alma Cogan
Jack Parnell & His Orchestra
Promoter - Lew & Leslie Grade
First UK pop music show that was originally presented by Ker Robertson
Kent Walton was also a Radio Luxemburg DJ and presented the Honey Hit Parade. He later became the "voice of wrestling" when working for World Of Sport
Last show was in February 1961
