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Post by markdixon on Apr 15, 2015 15:08:48 GMT
Granada’s weekday news/magazine programme ‘Scene at 6.30’ (1963-1966) is mainly remembered these days because it featured a number of appearances by the Beatles. However many other musical guests appeared on the show (usually miming to their latest singles). No complete editions have been preserved and no music clips from the programme still exist apart from some of the Beatles appearances.
Even though ‘Scene at 6.30’ was broadcast in the North of England only, it seems that details of its musical guests were reported fairly regularly in the national music press. Some of this information has ended up on various websites. I thought it might be worthwhile to have all this information in one place. I’m sure my list is far from comprehensive and there are probably several errors. I’d welcome any additions or corrections.
1963:
21 Jan 63: Duke Ellington / Feb 63: Frank Ifield / 16 Apr 63: The Beatles - ‘From Me To You’ / May 63: Billie Davis / 20 May 63: Gene Vincent - ‘Held for Questioning’ / 19 Aug 63: The Beatles - ‘She Loves You’ / 29 Aug 63: The Rolling Stones - ‘Come On’ / 24 Sept 63 (?): Chuck Berry / 24 Sept 63: Bo Diddley - ‘Pretty Thing’ / 18 Oct 63: The Beatles - ‘She Loves You’ / Oct 63: Eddie Calvert / Oct 63: Joe Brown / Oct 63: Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas / Oct 63: The Spinners / Oct 63: Brook Benton / Oct 63: The Caravelles / Oct 63: Mike Cotton’s Jazzmen / Oct 63: Brian Poole and the Tremeloes / Oct 63: The Everly Brothers / 30 Oct 63: Johnny Burnette - ‘Bony Moronie’ / 04 Nov 63: Dee Dee Sharp / 05 Nov 63: Dick Charlesworth and the City Gents / 08 Nov 63: Mark Wynter / 09 Dec 63: The Animals
The following artists appeared in 1963 on unknown dates: Little Eva, Brenda Lee, Brian Hyland, The Paramounts (?), The Sundowners, Four Just Men, The Country Gents.
1964:
17 Feb 64: Maureen Evans / 18 Feb 64: Freddie and the Dreamers / 20 Feb 64: Dave Clark Five / 21 Feb 64: Gene Pitney / 04 Mar 64: The Rolling Stones - ‘Not Fade Away’ / 13 Mar 64: Jet Harris / 16 Mar 64: Julie Grant / 17 Mar 64: The Bachelors / 18 Mar 64: The Animals, Sounds Incorporated / Apr 64: Billy J. Kramer / Apr 64: The Gamblers / 04 May 64: The Rolling Stones / 11 May 64: Roy Orbison – ‘It’s Over’ / 12 May 64: Brian Poole and the Tremeloes / 13 May 64: Billy Fury / 14 May 64: Susan Maughan / 15 May 64: Manfred Mann / 26 May 64: Dionne Warwick / 02 Jun 64: Peter and Gordon / 12 Jun 64: John Lee Hooker / Jun 64: Long John Baldry and the Hoochie Coochie Men (featuring Rod Stewart) / 02 Jul 64: Inez and Charlie Foxx - ‘Hurt By Love’ / Jul 64: The Searchers / 15 Sept 64: The Rolling Stones / 14 Oct 64: The Beatles - ‘I Should Have Known Better’ / Oct 64: The Beat Merchants / Nov 64: Herman’s Hermits / Nov 64: Sandie Shaw / 16 Nov 64: the Moody Blues / Dec 64: Dave Berry - ‘One Heart Between Two’ / Dec 64 (?): Sonny Boy Williamson
The following artists appeared in 1964 on unknown dates: Adam Faith, David John and the Mood, Cops ‘N’ Robbers, The Zephyrs, Little Frankie, Roy and the Rest, Peter’s Faces, The Toggery Five
1965:
Jan 65: The Righteous Brothers – ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’’ / Jan 65:The Riot Squad - ‘Anytime’ / Feb 65: The Rats - ‘Spoonful’ / 02 Mar 65: The Moody Blues / 11 Mar 65: The Rolling Stones - 'The Last Time' / 18 Mar 65: The Yardbirds - ‘For Your Love’ / Mar 65: Freddie and the Dreamers / 02 Apr 65: The Zombies / May 65: The Hollies / 18 May 65: The Who / Jun 65 (?): Dinah Lee / 14 Jun 65: The Yardbirds - ‘Heart Full of Soul’ / Jul 65: Marianne Faithfull / 04 Aug 65: The Byrds / 23 Aug 65: The Rolling Stones – ‘Satisfaction’ / Aug 65 (?): Sylvan Mason - ‘We Don’t Belong’ / Sept 65: Petula Clark / 28 Sept 65: The Yardbirds - ‘Evil Hearted You’ / Oct 65: Freddie and the Dreamers / Oct 65: Lulu / 12 Nov 65: Sir Douglas Quintet / 28 Nov 65: The Walker Brothers - ‘My Ship is Coming In’
1966:
25 Jan 66: Dusty Springfield / 01 Feb 66: Crispian St Peters / Feb 66: The Small Faces - ‘Sha La La Lee’ / 01 Mar 66: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich / 07 Mar 66: The Who - ‘Substitute’ / 16 Mar 66: The Yardbirds - ‘Shapes of Things’ / 29 Apr 66: Manfred Mann / 14 Jun 66: Chris Farlowe / 15 Jun 66: The Hollies
The following artists appeared in 1966 on unknown dates: John Andrews and the Lonely Ones, She Trinity, The Dimples, The Chuckles
‘Newscene’ and ‘Scene’ – 1966-1968
In July 1966 the programme was reinvented as a late-night programme called ‘Newscene’ (sometimes known as ‘Scene’). According to the book ‘Anyway Anyhow Anywhere’ producer John Hamp wanted to make ‘Newscene’ “more controversial” than its predecessor. Apparently a studio audience of young people would sometimes engage in discussion with the musical guests.
No complete editions survive apart from the ‘Scene Special’ (7 Mar 1967) which featured Pink Floyd. I was only able to find the following details regarding missing music performances:
13 Jul 1966: Simon and Garfunkel / Oct 1966: The Easybeats / 23 Nov 1966: Little Richard / 1 Feb 1967: The Who
‘Scene’ became an early-evening programme in June 1967. Sometime in early 1968 the programme featured a short documentary film in which Barclay James Harvest performed ‘Mr Sunshine’. This still exists. Apart from that I haven’t got any details about musical guests from this period. The programme ended in April 1968.
It’s possible that some artists requested film copies of their performances on ‘Scene at 6.30’ and ‘Scene’ so maybe a few of these telerecordings still exist out there somewhere.
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Post by John Green on Apr 15, 2015 15:16:17 GMT
"Unknown dates",eh? Hmmmm.
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Post by williammcgregor on Apr 15, 2015 19:18:58 GMT
Hi Mark,
Found this info in the NME...
Nana Mouskouri 03/02/64
Searchers 04/02/64
Cleo Laine and Dusty Springfield 11/02/64
Cilla 18/02/64
Big Dee Irwin 24/02/64
Bobby Vee and The DC5 25/02/64
The Hollies 26/02/64
Chad and Jeremy 28/02/64
Kathy Kirby 03/03/64
you've already mentioned The Gamblers but the date was the 13/04/64
Patsy Ann Noble 14/04/64
Richard Anthony and Kenny Lynch 15/04/64
Helen Shapiro 20/04/64
A Special show from MONTREAUX with Billy J Kramer,Cilla,Tommy Quickly, The Chants and Sounds Inc. 22/04/64
The Fourmost 23/04/64
Kingsize Taylor 04/05/64
The Applejacks 07/05/64
Billy Fury could not be on the show on Wed 13/05/64 so Roy Orbison was on instead
DC5 18/05/64
Tony Orlando 19/05/64
Rosemary Squires 20/05/64
Nashville Teens 10/07/64
M.Mann 13/07/64
Elkie Brooks 20/07/64
B Knights 21/07/64
Billy J Kramer 22/07/64
The Searchers 27/07/64
DC5 28/07/64
Lesley Gore 02/09/64
Newbeats or The Settlers 11/09/64
Jackie Trent 14/09/64
The Banshees 17/09/64
A French singer called Ria Bartok 18/09/64
You've already mentioned Freddie and The Dreamers but the date was the 30/10/64
Gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe 02/11/64
The Beach Boys and The Mike Cotton Sound 03/11/64
Mark Murphy, Martha and The Vandellas 04/11/64
Gene Pitney 05/11/64
The Boomarangs (sic) 06/11/64
Lou Johnson 17/11/64
Marvin Gaye 18/11/64
Julie Rogers 19/11/64
Clinton Ford 20/11/64
you've already mentioned Sandie Shaw but the date was the 24/11/64
The Animals 25/11/64
Jerry Lee Lewis 27/11/64
Gerry and The Pacemakers 14/12/64
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Post by John Green on Apr 15, 2015 19:59:13 GMT
Now,that was fast! Thanks,William.
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Post by markdixon on Apr 15, 2015 20:29:48 GMT
Hi William. That information is great. Thanks.
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Post by williammcgregor on Apr 16, 2015 9:38:43 GMT
Found some more for 1964
Brian Poole and the Tremeloes 17/01/64
Joe Brown 27/01/64
Ken Dodd 28/01/64
Anne Shelton 30/01/64
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Post by williammcgregor on Apr 16, 2015 14:58:47 GMT
details from the NME...
* denotes either a date previously unknown on Mark's initial post on this thread (or) act/s could not make a show.
Johnny Kidd 05/02/63
* Frank Ifield 06/02/63
* Little Eva 08/02/63
Danny Williams 11/02/63
Maureen Evans 15/02/63
Rose Brennan 06/03/63
Johnny Tillotson 17/04/63
Eden Kane 06/05/63
Freddie and the Dreamers 09/05/63
Mike Sarne 10/05/63
Billy Fury 13/05/63
Joy Marshall and the Guv'nors 20/05/63
Adam Faith 21/05/63
Gene Vincent 23/05/63
Elaine Delmar 24/05/63
Kenny Lynch 28/05/63
Shane Fenton 03/06/63
The Bachelors 05/06/63
Annie Ross 10/06/63
Shane Fenton 11/06/63 (this is not a duplicate)
Freddie Starr and the Midnighters 12/06/63
Jim Reeves 21/06/63
The NME stated that other artists who recorded appearances in June were
Jimmy Justice,Gerry and the Pacemakers,Kenny Lynch and Johnnie Gray
The Dennisons 15/07/63
Cleo Laine 17/07/63
The Temperance Seven 18/07/63
The Springfields 19/07/63
Daryl Quist 22/07/63 ("Goodbye to Love"? that's a guess)
Billy Fury 23/07/63
* Alma Colgan (was booked but did not appear on the 29/07/63)
Billy J Kramer 24/07/63
Jan Burnette 25/07/63
The Fortunes 26/08/63
The Bachelors 27/08/63
Duffy Power 28/08/63
Dorita Y Pepe 27/09/63
Gerry & the Pacemakers 30/09/63
Matt Monro 01/10/63
Cilla 02/10/63
Tommy Roe 04/10/63
The Chants 07/10/63
Clinton Ford 08/10/63
* Brian Poole & the Tremeloes (could not make the show)on the 18/10/63 (so The Beatles went on instead)
* The Everly Brothers (withdrew)from the 23/10/63 show
The Brook Brothers,The Caravelles,Mike Cotton Jazzmen 25/10/63
* Eddie Calvert 28/10/63
* Joe Brown 29/10/63
* Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas 31/10/63
* The Spinners 01/11/63
Russ Conway 06/11/63
Freddie and the Dreamers 07/11/63
Brian Poole and the Tremeloes 22/11/63
John Leyton 25/11/63
Susan Singer 29/11/63
Adam Faith and the Roulettes 02/12/63
The Hollies 03/12/63
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Post by williammcgregor on Apr 16, 2015 16:50:56 GMT
Hi Mark,
"Late Scene"
On the 18th November 1963 a "sister" programme called "Late Scene" was broadcast it was a similar format to "Scene at 6:30"
it was transmitted at 10:25pm.
Tim Yuro and Kenny Lynch were on that first show.
On the 21/11/63 Dusty Springfield was on the show
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Post by markdixon on Apr 16, 2015 18:37:18 GMT
Hi William. The information that you've found is really excellent.
As far as I know the only edition of 'Late Scene' that still exists is the one broadcast on 27 Nov 1963 in which Gay Byrne interviewed the Beatles and Ken Dodd. |
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Post by John Green on Apr 16, 2015 19:27:19 GMT
Hi William. The information that you've found is really excellent.
As far as I know the only edition of 'Late Scene' that still exists is the one broadcast on 27 Nov 1963 in which Gay Byrne interviewed the Beatles and Ken Dodd. Oh,so it was HE who asked them if they came back to visit their mothers... |
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Apr 17, 2015 8:11:40 GMT
It's not music, but a bit of Scene At 6.30 exists in the Screen South East archive. No, REALLY, Screen South East! It's Michael Parkinson reporting on a children's home. missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/7231/scene-630-insert-findIt's in the Screen South East archive as it was donated by the children's home. I have also seen the clip for myself. In addition, it was filmed in Yorkshire which Granada covered at the time. |
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Post by johnpoole on Apr 17, 2015 9:20:12 GMT
American Rock'n'Roll - The UK Tours 1956-72 by Ian Wallis (Music Mentor Books) has some appearances which I don't think are listed above -
28/01/63 Brian Hyland
29/03/63 Brenda Lee
25/04/63 Del Shannon
30/05/63 Roy Orbison
??/03/64 Bobby Vee
20/03/64 Jerry Lee Lewis
04/06/64 Carl Perkins
15/09/64 Bill Haley & the Comets
09/10/64 The Ronettes
29/10/64 The Dixie Cups
27/11/64 Jerry Lee Lewis
14/01/65 Del Shannon
??/02/65 Screamin' Jay Hawkins (also appeared on "Late Scene")
25/03/65 The Drifters
28/04/65 Chubby Checker
05/05/65 The Everly Brothers
??/08/65 Chubby Checker
20/10/65 Ben E. King
09/03/66 Clarence "Frogman" Henry
31/03/66 Arthur Alexander
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Post by John Green on Apr 17, 2015 11:11:18 GMT
It's not music, but a bit of Scene At 6.30 exists in the Screen South East archive. No, REALLY, Screen South East! It's Michael Parkinson reporting on a children's home. missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/7231/scene-630-insert-findIt's in the Screen South East archive as it was donated by the children's home. I have also seen the clip for myself. In addition, it was filmed in Yorkshire which Granada covered at the time. Nice one,Ray.Another one to remember when we suggest checking the schools,zoos,lifeboat-stations which hosted shows,and people say "Why on earth would they have a copy?"! |
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Apr 17, 2015 12:51:27 GMT
One of the clips on the same DVD is a news report in Welsh from the early 60's. Which means it's either BBC Wales, TWW, Granada (they did a teensy bit of Welsh programming prior to 1964) or Teledu Cymru. And that makes it most likely wiped. Trouble is I can't speak more than 5 words of Welsh!
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Apr 17, 2015 12:52:22 GMT
It's not music, but a bit of Scene At 6.30 exists in the Screen South East archive. No, REALLY, Screen South East! It's Michael Parkinson reporting on a children's home. missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/7231/scene-630-insert-findIt's in the Screen South East archive as it was donated by the children's home. I have also seen the clip for myself. In addition, it was filmed in Yorkshire which Granada covered at the time. Nice one,Ray.Another one to remember when we suggest checking the schools,zoos,lifeboat-stations which hosted shows,and people say "Why on earth would they have a copy?"! That reminds me of the otherwise-erased Magpie OB footage as saved by Marwell Zoo. It's in the Wessex Archive. |
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