06 - Liverpool (Empire)
13 - Cardiff (Gaumont)
20 - London (Dominion)
27 - Glasgow (Empire)
Freddie Bell continued with a set of one nighters in June
Freddie Bell & The Bellboys
Billy Stutt or Mike & Bernie Winters
Paul & Peta Page (The puppeteers)
The Trio Raisner (Sensational French harmonica group)
Reg Thompson (Unknown to millions)
The Volants or The Dancing McKennas
Promoter - Harold Davison / Harold Fielding
"Britain's First Ever Package Show"
"American Style Package Show"
13 - Cardiff (New Theatre)
20 - Bristol (Hippodrome)
Mitchell Torok
Wyn Calvin
Joe Black
Jack Beckitt
Three Paulos
Ron & Rita
Two Elites
13 - London Palladium - Two weeks
19 -
Coventry
28 - Sheffield (City Hall)
29 - Glasgow (St. Andrew's Hall)
30 - Manchester (Kings Hall, Belle Vue)
31 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
June 1957
01 - Birmingham (Town Hall)
Raf & Julian Jover (Acrobatic nonsense)
Leo de Lyon (America's Zany Musician)
Rudy Cardenas (The master juggler)
Joan Turner (Girl with a thousand voices)
"Gilbert" (Like father like son)
Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang (Haywire harmony)
Mandos Sisters (Aerialists)
The George Carden Dancers
Cyril Ornadel & The London Palladium Orchestra
Liverpool (Empire)
Glasgow (Empire)
London (Royal Albert Hall)
BBC Light
Programme presents
"The Third Annual Festival of Dance Music"
The Eric Delaney Band
with Marion Williams & Cab Kaye
The Ray Ellington Quartet
with Marion Ryan
Chris Barber & His Band
with Ottilie Patterson
The Bob Cort Skiffle Group
Kenny Baker
Lita Roza
Michael Holliday
Suzi Miller
Johnny Gray
David Jacobs (compere)
Worcester (Gaumont )
Derek Roy (TV's dynamic comedy star)
The Cooper Twins (Double action)
Elizabeth & Collins (Knife throwing with a difference)
Tony & Pauline Derrick (Melody for two)
Renee Strange (And her puppets)
Wyn Calvin (The character with the laughs)
Sunny Rogers (In western pastimes)
Overture - Gaumont Variety Orchestra (Al Fried)
13 - Glasgow (Empire)
20 - Edinburgh (Empire)
27 - Liverpool (Empire)
Don Smoothey & Tom Layton
Des O'Connor
Marie de Vere Dancers
GLASGOW
Mundy & Earle
Kazan & Katz
Brazilianos
Evers & Toni
EDINBURGH
Curzon Trio
Mundy & Earle
Peter Quinton
LIVERPOOL
The Three Brittons
Shipway Twins
Peter Quinton
Shrewsbury (Granada)
The King Brothers (Teenage vocal & musical team)
Gladys Morgan (Populat Welsh comedy star)
Murray Campbell (and his trumpet)
Francois & Zandra (Unusual dancers)
Arthur Worsley & Charlie Brown ("It's in the bag")
The Sensational Skylons (Aerialists)
Ron Scott (A song, a joke & a chorus)
Keefe Brothers & Annette (Novel balancers)
Birmingham (Hippodrome)
Edmund Hockridge (Singing star of "The Pyjama Game" etc)
Jimmy Gay (Comedy in the "gay" manner)
Allen & The Albee Sisters (Juggling novelty)
Max Geldray (Harmonica virtuoso)
Richman & Hackson (The lively pair)
Averil & Aurel (Dance team)
Radio
Originally scheduled for eight programmes. "Skiffle" was dropped from the name on the 4th October 1958
Programme was introduced by Brian Matthew who still has a Saturday morning show on Radio 2
The programme that it replaced was a traditional organ recital
Gravesend to Calais - The Royal Daffodil
Rory Blackwell & The Blackjacks
Steve Murray (Wee Willie Harris)
Leon Bell & The Bellcats
City Ramblers Skiffle Group
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
Colin Hicks
"2I's Rock Across The Channel"
Promoter - Paul Lincoln
June 1957
02 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
03 - Dudley (Hippodrome)
04 - Newcastle (City Hall)
05 - Sheffield (City Hall)
06 - Manchester (Free Trade Hall)
Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group
Terry Lightfoot & His Jazzmen
Yolanda
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Bristol (Hippodrome)
Mike & Bernie Winters (From TV's Six Five Special)
Paul & Peta Page (The puppeteers)
Billie Wyner (Personality plus a piano)
Camillaeri (Mr personality of the accordion)
Andre & Val Shelley (Music in swingtime)
Reg Thompson (Unknown to millions)
Los Brazilianos (Novelty & originality)
The Hippodrome Orchestra (Sydney Phasey)
03 - Brighton (Hippodrome)
10 - Southseas (Kings Theatre)
Miki & Griff
Curzon Trio
Peter Quinton
Smoothey & Layton
Marie De Vere Girls
Des O'Connor
London (Royal Albert Hall)
The Avon Cities Jazz Band
The Bob Cort Skiffle Group
Cy Laurie Jazz Band
The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
"Skiffle Sensation 1957"
Bury St, Edmunds
Station Skiffle Group
Delta Skiffle Group
First National Skiffle Concert
The winners recorded an LP - Esquire 20-089
London (Hippodrome) - Four weeks
Alma Cogan
Des O'Connor (New style funster)
Evers & Toni (Continental contortionists)
Canfield Smith with the almost human "Snodgrass"
Estelle Sloan (American dancing star)
Vic Hyde (Musical funster from the USA)
George Holmes (Novelty and rhythm)
Allan Kemble & Christine (Ridin' High)
The Hippodrome Orchestra
