Concerts & Package Tours : 1957  (April - June)

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January - March 1957 July - September 1957 October - December 1957 Charts & Memorabilia

Date Venue

Details and Notes

April 4th 1957 St Georges Hall Count Basie & His Orchestra

Promoter : Harold Fielding

April 7th 1957 Rialto, York Johnny Ray
John Barry Seven

April 15th 1957 Gaumont, Doncaster Ruby Murray
Ken Platt
Billy Dainty
Audrey Jeans

Promoter : Bernard Delfont

May 13th 1957 Alhambra "Disc Doubles"

HEY, YOU CATS AND DISC FANS

The world's top disc artistes impersonated by young stars.

"Not a mime show - records are not used"

May 17th 1957 City Hall, Sheffield Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group with Nancy Whiskey
Billie Anthony

Promoter - Arthur Howes

Frankie Lymon died of a heroin overdose 28 February 1968

June 1st 1957 Radio Saturday Skiffle Club

Originally scheduled for eight programmes. "Skiffle" was dropped from the name on the 4th October 1958

Programme was introduced by Brian Matthew who still has a Saturday morning show on Radio 2

The programme that it replaced was a traditional organ recital

June 5th 1957 City Hall, Sheffield Tommy Steele
Freddie Bell & The Bellboys
Billy Stutt or Mike & Bernie Winters
Paul & Peta Page
The Trio Raisner
Reg Thompson
The Volants or The Dancing McKennas

Promoter - Harold Davison

January - March 1957 July - September 1957 October - December 1957 Charts & Memorabilia

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