06 - Liverpool (Empire) - 6 nights
13 - Cardiff (Gaumont) - 6 nights
20 - London (Dominion) - 6 nights
27 - Glasgow (Empire) - 6 nights
Freddie Bell continued with a set of one nighters in June
See Below
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
May 13 - Bradford (Alhambra)
June 3 - Leeds (Empire)
July 1 - Nottingham (Empire)
July 15 - Sheffield (Empire)
September 2 - Bradford (Alhambra)
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 13th 1957
September 2nd 1957
Full copy of Nottingham programme (Flickr)
Radio
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 1957
02 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
03 - Dudley (Hippodrome)
04 - Newcastle (City Hall)
05 - Sheffield (City Hall)
06 - Manchester (Free Trade Hall)
Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group
Terry Lightfoot & His Jazzmen
Yolanda
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Full copy of programme (Flickr)