Details and Notes
Programme supplied by Graham Harrison
Gene Vincent
Vince Eager
Viscounts
Tony Sheridan
Promoter: Larry Parnes
Edward Raymond Cochran, born 3rd October 1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota - died 17th April 1960, Chippenham, England
Vincent Eugene Craddock, born 11th February 1935 in Munden Point, Virginia - died 12th October 1971, Newhall, California
Official website for Gene Vincent
Wildcats were Big Jim Sullivan (g), Tony Belcher (g), Brian Locking (b), Brian Bennett (d)
Vince Eager - member of the Larry Parnes "stable". Regular performer on Six-Five Special, Drumbeat and Oh Boy. Recorded for Parlophone and Top Rank.
Official website for Vince Eager
Lance Fortune was another member of the Parnes "stable".
Sally Kelly was the only female member of the Parnes "stable". She released two singles on Decca.
Melody Maker - 6th February 1960
Viscounts were Don Paul, Gordon Mills and Ronnie Wells. They were all previously with Morton Fraser's Harmonica gang. Had two top 30 singles - Shortnin' Bread and Who Put The Bomp. Gordon Mills wrote Shaking All Over
Tony Sheridan Trio featured Brian Locking and Brian Bennet who both joined the Shadows the following year. Tony Sheridan became a regular at the Star Club, Hamburg where he made the first records with the Beatles
More than 2000 teenagers at a rock'n'roll concert at the Gaumont, Bradford on Saturday night were astonished when the American star of the show, Gene Vincent, stopped in the middle of a song and walked off stage. His accompanying group faltered to a ragged halt, and harassed compere Billy Raymond hurried from the wings to the microphone to lead a finale in which all members of the company, including a solemn-faced Vincent, took part.
In his dressing room later, the 25-year-old singer from Norfolk, Virginia, explained his startling exit. "Four guys at the back had been heckling throughout the act. I didn't particularly mind during my fast numbers, but when they tried to ruin Over The Rainbow I could just not take it any more. It is one of the best things that I do and it has been going down well all over the country. I will never play at this place again"
(Yorkshire Post) He was back the following year!
Gene was good, a mean leather clad rock'n'roller. But he
was too old for sixteen-year-olds to identify with as a contemporary. Eddie,
though, was one of us. He sang about things we could relate to . . . He was
so cool on that cold Bradford day
(Mike Priestley - T&A journalist - Eddie Cochran Connection issue 7)
Gene was going down a bomb until at the end of his act. He told the
audience that "I'm going to show you that rock'n'rollers can sing, because
the critics say that we can't" Then he started singing Over The Rainbow.
Quite a few people were upset and started shouting at him to play
rock'n'roll. Then they started to shout for Eddie Cochran to come back and
then Gene just walked off in disgust
(Terry McGill - Eddie Cochran Connection issue 7)
Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra
Emile Ford
John Barry Seven
The Avons
Mike Preston
The Checkmates
Wee Willie Harris
Five Dallas Boys
Al Saxon
Edna Savage
The Fleerakkers
Lance Fortune
His second appearance of the year - see January 30th
Ian Menzies and his Clyde Valley Stompers featuring Fionna Duncan
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Melody Maker - 9th April 1960
On their way to the airport by taxi after their final date of the tour at Bristol Hippodrome on the 16th April
Recorded January 8th 1960 - his last recording session. Released after his death in the UK and reached number 1
Kathy Kirby
Jerry Lordan
Peter Elliott
Jones Boys
Norman Vaughan (compere)
or
April 30th 1960
Compere - Keith Fordyce
Regulars were Billy Fury, Joe Brown, Jess Conrad and the Vernon Girls
Johnny Preston
Conway Twitty
Wee Willie Harris
Chris Wayne
Tony Crombie
Echoes
Cannonballs
Promoter : Don Arden
The Mudlarks
Ricky Vallance
Al Saxon
Russ Sainty
Rhet Stoller Group
Alan Freeman
Mark Wynter
Michael Cox & the Hunters
Brook Brothers
Dean Rogers & the Marauders
Janet Richmond
Kenny Lynch
Johnny Wiltshire & The Trebletones
Tony Marsh (compere)
Promoter : Arthur Howes
John Barry Seven
Johnny Le Roy
Johnny Worth
Chris Carlsen
The Honeys
Joe Brown
Tommy Bruce
Nelson Keene
Dickie Pride
Peter Wynne
Red Price with Jimmie Nicol and his 15 New Orleans Rockers
The Valentine Girls
Promoter : Larry Parnes
Producer : Jack Good
Micky Ashman's Ragtime Band
Top 20 Singles
| No. | Artist | Single | Points |
|
1 |
Shirley Bassey | As Long As He Needs Me | 17.99 |
| 2 | Roy Orbison | Only The Lonely | 17.91 |
| 3 | Shadows | Apache | 17.86 |
| 4 | Cliff Richard | Please Don't Tease | 16.62 |
| 5 | Everly Brothers | Cathys Clown | 16.44 |
| 6 | Percy Faith | Theme From "A Summer Place" | 16.16 |
| 7 | Jimmy Jones | Handy Man | 15.78 |
| 8 | Jim Reeves | He'll Have To Go | 15.42 |
| 9 | Elvis Presley | Mess Of Blues | 14.50 |
| 10 | Johnny Kidd & The Pirates | Shakin' All Over | 13.76 |
| 11 | Anthony Newley | Why? | 13.35 |
| 12 | Elvis Presley | Its Now Or Never | 13.27 |
| 13 | Duane Eddy & The Rebels | Because They're Young | 13.03 |
| 14 | Connie Francis | Mama/Robot Man | 12.97 |
| 15 | Jimmy Jones | Good Timin' | 12.91 |
| 16 | Ricky Valance | Tell Laura I Love Her | 12.87 |
| 17 | Eddie Cochran | Three Steps To Heaven | 12.16 |
| 18 | Anthony Newley | Do You Mind? | 11.86 |
| 19 | Adam Faith | Poor Me | 11.46 |
| 20 | Brenda Lee | Sweet Nuthin's | 11.26 |
Top 10 Artists
| No. | Artist | Points |
| 1 | Cliff Richard | 57.43 |
| 2 | Adam Faith | 48.72 |
| 3 | Everly Brothers | 42.33 |
| 4 | Anthony Newley | 38.76 |
| 5 | Elvis Presley | 36.49 |
| 6 | Connie Francis | 34.33 |
| 7 | Duane Eddy & The Rebels | 31.87 |
| 8 | Emile Ford & The Checkmates | 32.01 |
| 9 | Lonnie Donegan | 31.11 |
| 10 | Jimmy Jones | 29.52 |
Number 1 Albums
Freddy Cannon was the first number one LP that didn't come from a film since 1957
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 12 March | Freddy Cannon | The Explosive Freddy Cannon | 45 |
| 19 March | Original Soundtrack | South Pacific | 1 |
| 30 July | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back | 1 |
| 10 September | 101 Strings | Down Drury Lane To Memory Lane | 5 |
Number 1 Singles
NME charts
Guinness switched to Record Retailer charts in 1960
The rest of the country continued with the NME
RR number 1s are shown as [RR] in green
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| January 6 | Emile Ford | What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For | 3 |
| January 27 | Michael Holliday | Starry Eyed | 1 |
| February 3 | Anthony Newley | Why | 4 |
| March 2 | Adam Faith | Poor Me | 2 |
| March 16 | Johnny Preston | Running Bear | 1 |
| March 23 | Lonnie Donegan | My Old Man's A Dustman | 4 |
| April 20 | Anthony Newley | Do You Mind | 1 |
| April 27 | The Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown | 9 |
| June 22 | Eddie Cochran | Three Steps To Heaven [RR] | |
| June 29 | Jimmy Jones | Good Timin' | 3 |
| July 20 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | Please Don't Tease | 4 |
| August 3 | Johnny Kidd & The Pirates | Shakin' All Over [RR] | |
| August 17 | The Shadows | Apache | 6 |
| September 28 | Ricky Valance | Tell Laura I Love Her | 2 |
| October 12 | Roy Orbison | Only The Lonely | 3 |
| November 9 | Elvis Presley | It's Now Or Never | 9 |
| December 28 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | I Love You [RR] |
Number 1 EPs
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| March 12 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | Expresso Bongo | 2 |
| March 19 | Elvis Presley | Strictly Elvis | 5 |
| April 30 | Paddy Roberts | Strictly For Grown-Ups | 19 |
| May 7 | Emile Ford | Emile | 3 |
| August 27 | Paddy Roberts | Strikes Again | 2 |
| September 17 | Original Soundtrack | South Pacific | 10 |
| December 17 | Adam Faith | Adam's Hit Parade | 1 |
| December 24 | Cliff Richard | Cliff's Silver Disc | 1 |
Number 1 Singles
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 4 January | Marty Robbins | El Paso | 2 |
| 18 January | Johnny Preston | Running Bear | 3 |
| 8 February | Mark Dinning | Teen Angel | 2 |
| 22 February | Percy Faith | Theme From A Summer Place | 9 |
| 25 April | Elvis Presley | Stuck On You | 4 |
| 23 May | Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown | 5 |
| 27 June | Connie Francis | Everybody's Somebody's Fool | 2 |
| 11 July | Hollywood Argyles | Alley-Oop | 1 |
| 18 July | Brenda Lee | I'm Sorry | 3 |
| 8 August | Brian Hyland | . . . Yellow Polka Dot Bikini | 1 |
| 15 August | Elvis Presley | It's Now Or Never | 5 |
| 19 September | Chubby Checker | The Twist | 1 |
| 26 September | Connie Francis | My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own | 2 |
| 10 October | Larry Verne | Mr Custer | 1 |
| 17 October | Drifters | Save The Last Dance For Me | 3 |
| 24 October | Brenda Lee | I Want To Be Wanted | 1 |
| 14 November | Ray Charles | Georgia On My Mind | 1 |
| 21 November | Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs | Stay | 1 |
| 28 November | Elvis Presley | Are You Lonesome Tonight | 6 |
Top 20 Singles
Cash Box
| No. | Artist | Title |
| 1 | Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown |
| 2 | Jim Reeves | He'll Have To Go |
| 3 | Percy Faith | Theme From A Summer Place |
| 4 | Elvis Presley | It's Now Or Never |
| 5 | Mark Dinning | Teen Angel |
| 6 | Brenda Lee | I'm Sorry |
| 7 | Johnny Preston | Running Bear |
| 8 | Jimmy Jones | Good Timing |
| 9 | Elvis Presley | Stuck On You |
| 10 | Chubby Checker | The Twist |
| 11 | Connie Francis | Everybody's Somebody's Fool |
| 12 | Hollywood Argyles | Alley-Oop |
| 13 | Brothers Four | Greenfields |
| 14 | Jack Scott | What In The World's Come Over You |
| 15 | Marty Robbins | El Paso |
| 16 | Bobby Rydell | Wild One |
| 17 | Connie Francis | My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own |
| 18 | Brenda Lee | Sweet Nothin's |
| 19 | Roy Orbison | Only The Lonely |
| 20 | Brian Hyland | . . . Yellow Polka Dot Bikini |
| World Musical Personality | Duane Eddy |
| World Male Singer | Elvis Presley |
| World Female Singer | Brenda Lee |
| World Vocal Group | Everly Brothers |
| British Male Singer | Cliff Richard |
| British Female Singer | Shirley Bassey |
| British Vocal Group | King Brothers |
| British Vocal Personality | Lonnie Donegan |
| British Instrumental Personality | Russ Conway |
| New Artist | Emile Ford |
| Best Single | Shadows - Apache |
| Big Band | Ted Heath |
| Disc Jockey | David Jacobs |
Rugby
FA Cup
Wolves 3
Blackburn 0
European Cup
Real Madrid 7
Eintracht F. 3
Inter Cities Cup
