May 22nd 1939 Bradford (Alhambra)	Harry Roy & His Band Mitsuko 4 Astounderz Sirdani Hope & Ray Bill & Len Loew Dehl Trio Outside the period but interesting because of the age
October 5th 1953 Bradford (St George's Hall)	Eric Winstone & His Orchestra Robb Wilton Albert Whelan Sidney Burchall Jules Adrian & Grace Spero Edith Lewin Leslie Adams Outside the period but interesting because of the age
February 12th 1956 Bradford (St George's Hall)	The Sid Phillips Band Show Rosemary Archer and Frank Nelson 1956 lineup	Sid Phillips (1907-1973) British dance band formed by Sid Phillips after the war in 1945. Before the war he was a prominent member of the Ambrose Orchestra. Became known as "England's King Of The Clarinet". The band recorded for HMV
February 26th 1956 Bradford (St George's Hall)	Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Lonnie Donegan, Monty Sunshine and Ottilie Patterson Ken Colyer's Jazzmen with the Skiffle Group	.
February 26th 1956 Colchester (Regal)	Johnny Dankworth Orchestra see also September 9th 1956
June 3rd 1956 Bolton (The Grand)	Ken Colyer's Jazz Men with Bob Kelly
September 9th 1956 Bradford (Gaumont)	Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra Cleo Laine and Frank Holder 1952 band lineup	British big band led by Johnny Dankworth on alto sax. He is married to Cleo Laine one of the featured singers. In June 1956 the single Experiments With Mice reached number 7 in the charts. African Waltz in February 1961 also reached the top 10 Dankworth provided the theme music for a number of films including The Criminal and Modesty Blaise The band is still touring in 2005 Official website
September 23rd 1956 Bradford (Gaumont)	Sid Phillips Band Show Frank Nelson, Kay McKinley, Professor Glover, Norman Cave Second visit of the year - see February 12th 1966
October 21st 1956 Hanley (Victoria Hall)	The Eric Delaney Band Show
October 21st 1956 Blackburn (King George's Hall)	Sid Phillips & His Band Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
October 21st 1956 Bradford (St George's Hall)	Chris Barber's Jazz Band Dick Bishop's Skiffle Group
October 1956 21 - London (Empress hall) 22 - Preston (Public Hall) 23 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall) 24 - Birmingham (Town Hall) 25 - Cardiff (Sophia Gardens) 26 - London (Royal Albert Hall) 27 - Ramsgate (Coronation) 29 - Bristol (Colston Hall) 30 - Norwich (St. Andrew's Hall) 31 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens) November 1956 02 - Hanley (Victoria Hall) 03 - York (Rialto) 04 - Liverpool (Empire) - matinee 04 - Manchester (Kings Hall) 05 - Sheffield (City Hall) 06 - Wolverhampton (Civic Hall) 07 - Glasgow (St. Andrew's Hall) 08 - Edinburgh (Usher Hall) 09 - Newcastle (City Hall) 10 - Bradford (St. George's Hall) 11 - Lewisham (Gaumont) 13 - Luton (Cresta) 14 - London (Royal Festival Hall) 15 - Sheffield (City Hall) 16 - Birmingham (Town Hall) 17 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall) 18 - Edmonton (Regal)	Lionel Hampton Orchestra Promoter: Harold Davison His first tour of the UK was controversial because he included rock'n'roll. Johnny Dankworth walked out of one of his concerts and demanded his money back. Melody Maker published letters such as "Spare us this trash , Hampton" Lionel Hampton was born in 1908 and died in 2002	Full scan of programme (Flickr)
November 24th 1956 Bradford (St George's Hall)	Ted Heath & His Music Winner of the NME poll Big Band category Ted Heath (1900-1969) Trombonist and band leader	October 31st 1956 - Gloucester
December 2nd 1956 Bradford (St George's Hall)	Jiver Hutchinson & His Band with Marion Williams, Johnny Ford and Johnny Williams Guest star : Bill McGuffie
December 15th 1956 Sheffield (City Hall)	Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band Bad Penny Blues 13 July 1956 - #19 - 6 weeks in charts
December 23rd 1956 Bradford (St George's Hall)	Jack Parnell & His Orchestra with Irene Miller and Gene Williams	Drummer who previously played with Ted Heath Born 1923 and started his own band in 1951. Disbanded his band in 1958 and became musical director of the ATV Orchestra Irene Miller also sang with Ken Mackintosh and the Tito Burns Sextet. She died in 2005 aged 77
1956 Manchester (Free Trade Hall) Hull (Cecil Theatre) Leeds (Town Hall) Sheffield (City Hall) Hanley (Victoria Hall) Belfast (King's Hall)	Yana Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group Hedley Ward Trio Jazz Couriers George Melly "Rhythm With The Stars" Promoter - Daily Express

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