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Post by williammcgregor on Dec 17, 2018 18:50:28 GMT
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Dec 18, 2018 0:02:16 GMT
I've narrowed it down to the first EIGHT! not much help.... |
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Post by williammcgregor on Dec 18, 2018 7:37:59 GMT
No, no, thank you Ray it is helpful
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Post by williammcgregor on Dec 19, 2018 7:15:01 GMT
The Cadillacs on Home Grown are playing a track called Tequila
This was a Million selling 45, stateside by The Champs an American outfit.
It was released in the UK in March 1958 as a 45 rpm by The Champs and was on an EP in the UK by The Champs in 1959.
Two other acts who appeared on
Home Grown
Southern Television
in 1962 were
The Dowlands
and
Nick Troy and The Trojans
Anybody any information on them please?
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Post by markdixon on Dec 22, 2018 9:36:48 GMT
Here’s what I’ve found out about ‘Home Grown’.
Nine series of 'Home Grown' were broadcast between September 1959 and August 1963. Each series consisted of 6 or 7 episodes. TV Brain has a listing for the show, but it doesn’t include Series 1 from 1959.
The winners of the first series were a pop duo called the Brooks Brothers. They went on to achieve some chart success for a while and they also appeared in the film ‘It’s Trad, Dad!’
The Dowlands appeared on the show in 1961. I don’t think they won, but they were spotted by Joe Meek. The group recorded several singles produced by Meek during the period 1962-65.
Nick Troy and the Trojans were finalists sometime in 1962. They didn’t go on to make any records. Other obscure groups from the South and South-East of England who appeared on ‘Home Grown’ included the Vampires, the Lonely Ones, the Jazz Gentlemen Ragtime Players and the Night-lights.
It wasn’t just pop groups who appeared on the series. Contestants included tap dancers, puppeteers, magicians, barbershop quartets and choirs.
The Cadillacs
I tried to find out which episode featured the Cadillacs. The posters and tickets shown in the YouTube video indicate that the group existed between 1960 and 1962. That narrows it down a little bit.
The video also includes a photograph of the Cadillacs performing in the ‘Home Grown’ studio. Therefore, I am certain that they didn’t appear in Series 7 (broadcast during the Summer of 1962) because each episode of that series was an outside broadcast.
There’s an 8mm home movie from November 1961 on the website of Screen Archive South East. It includes a segment from an episode of ‘Home Grown’ filmed off a TV screen. The set design in the programme is identical to the one shown in the photograph of the Cadillacs. There were several changes to the format of ‘Home Grown’ during its run, so it’s likely that this set design was only used for a short period. Therefore, I suspect that the Cadillacs appeared sometime during Series 6 (either in November or December 1961).
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Post by williammcgregor on Dec 22, 2018 9:54:28 GMT
Thanks very much Mark ....brilliant research ...Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
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Post by markdixon on Dec 22, 2018 10:01:20 GMT
Thanks William. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too.
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Post by williammcgregor on Dec 23, 2018 16:05:16 GMT
The Dowlands were from Bournemouth. Born in Bournemouth Gordon Leslie 1938 and David Charles 1940.
They began in 1958, their first record was Little Sue. They recorded for Oriole, Big Big Fella and their 3rd single December 1963 was a
Beatles composition Ah My Lovin.
1961 they made their first television appearance in Southern Television's talent programme Home Grown. Joe Meek came to Southampton to hear the lads sing. This led to a recording contract.
They made their BBC debut on Parade of the Pops with Acker Bilk and later on Talent Spot.
(Does anyone know these 2 BBC shows, can anyone find out any more about these BBC programmes, never been mentioned before?).
Nick Troy and The Trojans were from Southampton.
Nick Troy real name Graham Gay. Their female vocalist was Esme Duval real name Esme White.
(They were good mates with Dave Dee and The Bostons before they became Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mich and Tich).
They appeared on their local Television station in a talent contest programme called Home Grown in 1962 and came second.
In 1964 they turned professional, did a stint in Germany, playing on one US base with Cherry Wainer of Oh Boy fame.
On return from Germany, Esme left to get married. Eventually by 1968 they were all married and the group split up.
Home Grown - Eric Winstone was the first compere. Director was Terry Yarwood. The finals of the second series were judged
by four distinguished television producers: Dicky Leeman, Joan Kemp-Welch, Brian Tesler and Russell Turner.
Peter Haigh was presenter of the next Home Grown series which started on 12 April 1961. The show made some sort of history
when it became the first regionally produced programme to make it into the Regional TAM Top Ten ratings. Home Grown
continued into the 1960s. The host for series 3 commencing on 6 November was Jerry Desmonde. For the summer 1962 series,
it left the studios - Richard Davies (later well known as Dickie Davies in ITV's World of Sport) hosted the programmes from as
far afield as Weymouth (19 June 1962), Bournemouth, Brighton, Hastings and Herne Bay, with the final held in Margate. Series
8 has a seven week stint beginning 1 November 1962 at 7.30 pm with Richard Davies, now confined to the studio.
However it quickly moved to a Monday night slot at 10.10 pm.
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Dec 24, 2018 14:15:45 GMT
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Post by paul carney on Dec 24, 2018 16:54:35 GMT
The Dowlands were from Bournemouth. Born in Bournemouth Gordon Leslie 1938 and David Charles 1940.
1961 they made their first television appearance in Southern Television's talent programme Home Grown. Joe Meek came to Southampton to hear the lads sing. This led to a recording contract.
They made their BBC debut on Parade of the Pops with Acker Bilk and later on Talent Spot.
(Does anyone know these 2 BBC shows, can anyone find out any more about these BBC programmes, never been mentioned before?).
Parade of the Pops was a lunchtime show broadcast on the Light Programme and into the early years of Radio 1. In those days the BBC had a different type of programme for that slot on each day of the week. I think that POTP was broadcast on Wednesdays. As the title implies it concentrated on the pop end of the market. In the early 60s Bob Miller and the Millermen were the resident band with prominent acts such as Acker Bilk and Vince Hill being regular contributors. They would perform popular hits of the day live in the studio. But there was always one guest which would account for The Dowlands appearance. The Beatles made one of their earliest radio broadcast on this show. |
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Post by williammcgregor on Dec 26, 2018 7:49:27 GMT
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