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Terry Lightfoot & His New Orleans Jazz Band
Crescents
2/6 3/- 4/- 5/- 5/6
Terry Lightfoot's drummer was Ginger Baker
Concert in Worcester the following month
(Currently having problems obtaining bookings)
Kenny Baker & His Half Dozen
Jimmy Jackson & His Skiffle Group
Carl Barriteau
Rosemary Squires
Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson
Soho Skiffle Group
"Six-Five Special"
Jinx hit the "Six Five Special" - jazzman in crash
(by Peter Holdsworth)
Offering me a trembling handshake of welcome the Trinidad born clarinettist
Carl Barriteau opened his split lips and begged "Do you have a cigarette?" I
gave him the packet - he needed them!
"Boy does that feel good" said Carl as he painfully puffed out the smoke in his dressing room at the Gaumont Theatre, Bradford
Halifax born Don Lang (right) meets Carl Barriteau after his car crash last
night
Generally the show itself was rather tedious with a surfeit of skiffle and
jive music. Nevertheless, there was some interesting playing by Kenny Baker
and his Half-Dozen and by Joe ("Mr Piano") Henderson who has everyone
guessing at the moment whether or not his friendship with Petula Clark will
end with wedding bells
(Peter Holdsworth - T&A)
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Special Gala Show to celebrate the 100th performance
Bob Hope (1903-2003) was top of the bill. Also appearing was (Dame Alicia) Markova the ballerina (1910-2004)
The show was compered by Robert Morley
On stage at Birmingham Town Hall
March 15th 1958
March 16th 1958
Rialto, York
City Hall, Hull
Vic Hammett & His Orchestra
Lorrae Desmond
Kentones
Roy Stevens
Reg Thompson (compere)
Promoter - Harold Fielding
His second tour, running at the same time as Buddy Holly
Gary Miller
Tanner Sisters
Ronnie Keene's Orchestra
Des O'Connor (compere)
From Bradford's Rock 'n' Roll by Derek AJ Lister Originally
supplied by Graham Harrison
At the time of the concert they had two records in the top 10 - Oh Boy
(5), Peggy Sue (10). Maybe Baby would enter the charts the
following week
Buddy Holly was born September 7th 1938 (Lubbock, Texas) and died in a plane crash on February 3rd 1959 (Clear Lake, Iowa)
Supplied by Graham Harrison
Buddy Holly (Guitar)
Joe B Mauldin (Bass)
Jerry Allison (Drums)
Artistry has been kicked out of the stage door and performers who can provide ephemeral thrills are taking its place. Audiences are in search of the momentary gimmick, of which they tire whenever another novelty is introduced.
At least it would seem so (writes Peter Holdsworth) from the fanatical reception given to a screeching guitar player and his two colleagues when they headed the bill at the Gaumont Theatre, Bradford last night. They were American Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
Unless they had previously read the lyrics or heard them sung by an articulate vocalist, I would have defied anyone in the audience to tell me what 70 per cent of the words which issued from the lips of this foot-stamping, knee falling musician. Where on earth is show business heading?
The tragedy often is that many of the performers, like the trio last night, have a basic talent which they distort in order to win an audience's favour. On an elaborate display board at the Gaumont announcing a forthcoming musical contest, is fixed a washboard. What a pitiful symbol it is of present-day entertainment. Like its worshippers, it would be better employed in the dolly-tub!
Southlanders
Smoothey & Layton
Paul & Peta Page
Freddie Earle
(Mon-Fri)
Jim Dale
Wally Whyton & The Vipers
Susan & Valerie Pardoe
Stan Van
Campbell & Rogerson
Jimmy Edmunson or Jeffrey Lenner
Betty Fox's Eight Dancing Teenagers
(Mon-Sat)
Wee Willie Harris
Most Brothers
Tony Crombie & His Rockets
Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group
58 Old Compton Street, London
Famous for starting the careers of Tommy Steel and Cliff Richard. All of the artists on this bill also played there
Jazz drummer who formed the first British rock & roll band. The band as
the name suggests was based on the Comets. Teach You To
Rock his first single for Decca in 1956 is regarded as the first British
rock hit. He later reverted to being a jazz drummer. He died in October
1999.
Peter Holdsworth - Telegraph & Argus
Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group took over from the Vipers as resident group at the
2 I's in 1957. Recorded three singles and one EP for HMV in 1957
Pianist who was famous for his pink hair and bright red drape jacket with
his name emblazoned on the back. His first record for Decca was Rocking
At The Two I's
It is 6-5 Special at the 2 I's at the Bradford Alhambra Theatre this week. It is also nearly a two-hour long cacophony of wailing, clanging instruments and songs sung, seemingly without intelligible lyrics. Breaking up the apparently endless procession of rockers and skifflers are a handful of workmanlike acts.
Compere Jerry Harris is slick, comical and has some excellent impressions: comedian Bert Edgar is funny; Jeanne and Jon are balancers; and the dancing Marie De Vere Girls work hard. Local talent is also given a chance in the show.
The Most Brothers and Wee Willie Harris assail the ears with rock 'n roll music and song; and Tony Crombie's Rockets and Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group both work hard but with poor material
