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Post by Simon Mclean on Aug 4, 2020 20:48:22 GMT
Singers: Rolf and Tino Can anyone find out anything about these two please?In addition to what's already been said - Rolf Mulstroh and Tino Arnais, they appear to have been a popular cabaret act in Bermuda.
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Post by williammcgregor on Aug 12, 2020 14:54:57 GMT
Episode 17
Tuesday 23rd April 1963
BBC The 625 Show 6.25 - 6.50 pm
Band: The Batons Musicians: Ed Corrie's Jazz Band Performers :The Garland Sisters Singer: Gord Lightfoot (Sic) Harpists: The O'Shea Harpists
Singer: Gord Lightfoot (sic) ... Was this the Canadian Singer Gordon Lightfoot? His Wikipedia page has the following In 1963, Lightfoot travelled in Europe and in the United Kingdom, and for one year he hosted BBC TV's Country and Western Show, returning to Canada in 1964. Folk and folk -rock legend. Strangely enough, BBC Genome only lists 8 episodes of The Country and Western Show, 2 June to 8 September 1963 where his listed as Gordie Lightfoot.
Band: The Batons. Can anyone find out anything about this Band please?
Musicians: Ed Corrie's Jazz Band. Does anyone know anything about this Band?
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Post by johnpoole on Aug 13, 2020 18:37:20 GMT
Episode 17
Tuesday 23rd April 1963
BBC The 625 Show 6.25 - 6.50 pmBand: The Batons Musicians: Ed Corrie's Jazz Band Performers :The Garland Sisters Singer: Gord Lightfoot (Sic) Harpists: The O'Shea Harpists
Singer: Gord Lightfoot (sic) ... Was this the Canadian Singer Gordon Lightfoot? His Wikipedia page has the following In 1963, Lightfoot travelled in Europe and in the United Kingdom, and for one year he hosted BBC TV's Country and Western Show, returning to Canada in 1964. Folk and folk -rock legend. Strangely enough, BBC Genome only lists 8 episodes of The Country and Western Show, 2 June to 8 September 1963 where his listed as Gordie Lightfoot.
Band: The Batons. Can anyone find out anything about this Band please?
Musicians: Ed Corrie's Jazz Band. Does anyone know anything about this Band? Gordon Lightfoot's website confirms that he moved to London in April of 1963, and that he hosted eight holiday replacement editions of the Country & Western Show (the regular presenter must have taken a long holiday) www.lightfoot.ca/chron02.htmTwo singles were released on the Oriole label by Rey Anton and Lionel Blair during the previous month with a possible connection to the Batons appearing on the show www.45cat.com/record/45cb1811www.45cat.com/record/cb1813Ed Corrie's Jazz Band also appeared in "Let's Go!" in 1962 www.kinemagigz.com/'c'.htm#The_Ed_Corrie_Concord_Jazz_Band_ www.imdb.com/title/tt7671744/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_smThe Library of Congress website refers to what appears to be two 30 minute compilations of jazz performances from the 625 Show which they "may or may not have a copy of" ... www.loc.gov/item/jots.200158339/
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Post by williammcgregor on Aug 19, 2020 13:01:17 GMT
Episode 18
Tuesday 30th April 1963
BBC The 625 Show 6.25 - 6.50 pm
Singer:Beryl Brydon Singer:Jan Burnnette Performers:The Koalas Muscian:Alan Randall Muscians:Johnny Sandon and The Remo Four Muscians:Ricky Wilson and The Young OnesSinger: Beryl Bryden Beryl Audley Bryden (11 May 1920 – 14 July 1998) was an English jazz singer, who played with Chris Barber and Lonnie Donegan. Ella Fitzgerald once said of Bryden that she was "Britain's queen of the blues". Singer: Jan Burnette, the following was released in March 1963, so Jan could have sung this on The 6-25 Show Attachment DeletedCan anyone find out anything about the following please? Performers:The Koalas Muscian:Alan Randall Muscians:Johnny Sandon and The Remo Four Muscians:Ricky Wilson and The Young Ones
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Post by Simon Mclean on Aug 19, 2020 22:37:59 GMT
Alan Randall is presumably the George Formby impersonator who also doubled as a very good jazz vibraphone player - not sure whether he was in George or jazz mode on this!
Johnny Sandon and the Remo Four were an early Merseybeat group - Sandon later split from them and went solo, he died in 1996. The Remo Four do a rather good version of the Peter Gunn theme on an edition of Beat Club.
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Post by johnpoole on Aug 20, 2020 10:29:16 GMT
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Post by stevej on Aug 20, 2020 12:17:14 GMT
Johnny Sandon and the Remo Four were an early Merseybeat group - Sandon later split from them and went solo, he died in 1996. The Remo Four do a rather good version of the Peter Gunn theme on an edition of Beat Club. Yes! And on the same edition they do the instrumental 'Rock Candy' which goes to show the great talent and ability some of these bands had:
Their excellent keyboard player Tony Ashton went on to form Ashton, Gardner and Dyke with Remo Four drumming colleague Roy Dyke and former Creation bassist Kim Gardner. They had a hit of course with Resurrection Shuffle in '71, but this utterly terrific Beat Club version of 'Rolling Home' from 1970 wins my vote:
Incidentally, how do you insert YT links that appear in the thread as a preview image, rather than just a text link?
Steve
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Post by williammcgregor on Aug 20, 2020 13:12:20 GMT
Hi Folks,
Just to say I came across a picture of The Eagles group which was in the NME dated 19th October 1962. I have edited the very first post in this thread with the picture.
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Post by williammcgregor on Aug 26, 2020 12:12:13 GMT
Episode 19
Tuesday 7th May 1963
BBC The 625 Show 6.25 - 6.50 pm
Singers/Guitarists:Gill and Terry – John B, Silver Threads and Golden Needles Band:The Blue Notes Jazz Band Performers:Hansi and Carl Performers:The Joye Sisters Singer:Dick Jordan Band: The Vikings
Quite a selection for us to research this week. What can anyone come up with about Gill and Terry; The Blues Notes Jazz Band; Singer Dick Jordan and The Vikings please.
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Post by johnpoole on Aug 27, 2020 12:12:50 GMT
Dick Jordan had a single 'Stop the Music' released during the previous month; this YT posting informs that the song was a "huge hit" in Turkey, and probably in Japan too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=do_oe8qIPtAThe song was written by Clive Westlake and Milton Subotsky; Westlake later co-wrote hits for the Hollies and Dusty Springfield. It was probably not this Milton Subotsky (but I suppose it may have been ...) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_SubotskyJordan appears to have had a large number of singles released although many were on Woolworth's Embassy label; some under the name of Don Duke (his real name appears to have been Derrick Biscombe) www.45cat.com/artist/don-dukeThe Vikings would probably not have been Carl Wayne & the Vikings as they appear to have been in Germany during the first half of 1963.
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Post by williammcgregor on Sept 2, 2020 11:08:11 GMT
Episode 20
Tuesday 14th May 1963
BBC The 625 Show 6.25 - 6.50 pm
Musicians:The Ivor Beynon Accordion Orchestra Band: The Blue Stars Singer:Glenda Collins Musicians:The Reg Guest Trio Performers:Jaskolino and Margaret Singers:Val Tino and The Walker TwinsHere is a link to Band: The Blue Stars www.brumbeat.net/bluestrs.htmcan anyone add to this please. Can anyone find out anything about Singer: Glenda Collins, perhaps a photo too. Singers: Val Tino and The Walker Twins - was this by any chance The Walker Brothers? Musicians: The Reg Guest Trio, here is a photo, can anyone find out more?
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Post by stevej on Sept 2, 2020 18:47:22 GMT
Well William, Glenda Collins I recognise only from the inclusion of the extraordinary (and brilliant) Joe Meek-produced 'It's Hard To Believe It' on one of the UK 60s girls compilation LPs or CDs. Looking further into it (Wikipedia!) it seems she recorded quite a few tracks with Meek, backed either by The Tornados or by The Outlaws.
I have a feeling Reg Guest went on to production or arranging duties on some later 60s pop singles. I think Simon Mclean of this parish may be able to put me right on that...
Steve
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Post by petercheck on Sept 2, 2020 21:56:56 GMT
Can anyone find out anything about Singer: Glenda Collins, perhaps a photo too.
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Post by Kev Hunter on Sept 3, 2020 9:19:50 GMT
Glenda Collins was probably promoting her new single on the show of 14th May, as this was released on 17th:
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Post by johnpoole on Sept 3, 2020 10:11:54 GMT
The South Yorkshire Times reported that Val Tino was appearing at The Denaby and Cadeby Miners Welfare Institute in 1963 ("Recent TV appearance") so she* was probably from that area. Absolutely no chance that the Walker Twins were the Walker Brothers I would imagine - I don't believe they had either begun using the name, or had first arrived in the UK at the time. But a Reg Guest was the arranger on some Walker Brothers records ...
(* unless Val was short for Valentine?)
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