Top of the Flops : 2. Samantha Juste

[Neil Barker]

2. SAMANTHA JUSTE



First and only TOTP studio appearance as a performer : "No One Needs My Love Today", 24/11/66

Born 31/5/44 in Manchester, Samantha started out as a 'disc spinner' on TOTP, and later married Micky Dolenz of the Monkees.

Her one and only single is available on the various artists compilation CD "Dream Babes Vol.3 - Backcomb 'n' Beat" (RPM233).

[Kev Mulrenan]

Saturday 19th November 1966
BBC1 Juke Box Jury
BBC2 Tonight In Person
ATV Countdown (made by Southern)
Samantha Juste,
Jean Lincoln,
Spencer Davis,
Mike Felix,
David & Jonathan,
Paul & Barry Ryan
BBC1 The Royal Variety Performance

Countdown was nothing to do with the Richard Whitely countdown.

The only other refernce I have seen for the show is in a ITV annual of the time.

I presume only stills form the show exist.

I believe it was a pop panel game of some sort, with guest artistes miming their latest 45.

[Todd Campus]

So was it love at first sight for Mickey & Samantha having met at the TOTP studios? While on the subject of the Monkees, isn't it weird that Mickey Dolenz, Davy Jones & Peter Tork had all hosted TOTP at various times within weeks of each other in 1968, but the Monkees as a whole unit never ever appeared on the show.