Details and Notes
Cuddly Dudley
Carl Barriteau & His Band
Promoter : Harold Davison & Arthur Howes
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.
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
Melody Maker - 6th February 1960
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
