TV
Bob Miller & The Millermen
Hosted by Gary Campbell
Replacement for 6.5 Special
04 - Wolverhampton (Civic Hall)
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10 - Manchester (Free Trade Hall)
11 - Guildford (Odeon)
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Star Cinemas Tour
12,13,14 }
Dewsbury, Pontefract, Newark
19,20,21,22,23 } Scunthorpe, Burnley' Leeds
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16 - Brighton (Dome)
18 - Romford (Odeon)
19 - Leeds (Shaftesbury)
24 - York (Rialto)
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Bedford (Plaza)
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Ipswich (Gaumont)
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Salisbury (Gaumont)
Betty Smith & Her Quintet (Manchester, Bedford, Romford)
Chris Allen Rhythm Group (Brighton, Ipswich, Salisbury)
Joy & Dave Adams
Mike Preston
Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys (not Bedford)
Johns and Kennedy (not Manchester)
Jimmy Tarbuck (compere)
Support will have varied
Cliff Richard
Wee Willie Harris
Tony Crobie & His Rockets
The Bachelors
Kerry Martin
Jimmy Tarbuck (compere)
Colchester (Regal)
London (Royal Albert Hall)
Alma Cogan
The Chris Barber Jazz Band
Cliff Richard
Frankie Vaughan
Joe Henderson
John Barry Seven
The King Brothers
Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
Marty Wilde
The Mudlarks
Pete Murray
Petula Clark
Ronnie Aldrich & The Squadronnaires
Ted Geath & His Music
"NME Poll Winners Concert"
12 - Edinburgh (Empire) - two weeks
February 1959
02 - Glasgow (Empire) - two weeks
March 1959
09 - Sunderland (Empire) - week
16 - London (Metropolitan) - week
23 - Hanley (Theatre Royal) - week
30 - Carlisle (Her Majesties) - week
April 1959
06 - Aberdeen (Tivoli) - week
Desmond Lane (the penny whistle man)
The Liddell Triplets (The tuneful triplets)
Emerson & Jane (Going east)
Larry Grayson (He's priceless)
Eddie King & Jo Day (Tele-wise and sound foolish)
Kay & Kimberley (Canadian dancers)
Cheam (Baths Hall)
Hi-Fi Rock Group
Phil Rogers Band
London (Hammersmith Commodore) - week
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The Dallas Boys
Vince Taylor
The Vernons Girls
Neville Taylor & The Cutters
Peter Elliott
Cuddley Dudley
Lord Rockingham's XI
Jimmy Henney (compere)
"Oh Boy Stage Show"
Producer - Jack Good
London - Finsbury Park Empire
Chas McDevitt
Nancy Whiskey
Shirley Douglas
The Hi-Steppers
Fey Jover
Ronnie Collis
Daly & Wayne
Keity & Della
Colchester (Hippodrome) - week
Archie Robbins (Famous American raconteur)
Tony & Pauline Derrick (Melody for two)
The Landrigoes (Looping the loop)
Joe Baker & Jack Douglas (From ATV's "New Look")
Skating Merino
Ken Swan & McGee (Ventriloquist)
Marie de Vere Trio (Dance cocktail)
Van Dam & His Orchestra
London (Lyceum Ballroom) - week
Buddy Holly
Ritchie ValensBig Bopper
This was recorded on the 21st October 1957. It was his first recording with an orchestral backing and also his first in stereo. He received the song from Paul Anka on the day that it was recorded. Raining In My Heart, Moondreams and True Love Ways were recorded at the same session. It was released on the 5th January 1959 in the USA (peaked at 13 in February) but was not released in the UK until the 13th February when it went to number one.
The following week (28th October) he made his final appearance with the "original" Crickets on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.
Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash near Mason City, Iowa
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Melody Maker
Record Mirror
Daily Mirror
Crash site monument
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
Don McLean - American Pie
This is a fake but is used to illustrate a typical tour poster
Final concert was at Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa
www.surfballroom.com
The Crickets were Tommy Allsup (g), Waylon Jennings (b), Carl Bunch (d).
However, Bunch was in hospital suffering from frostbite at the time.
Born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas on September 6th 1936. Holly
was actually a mistake that was made on his first recording contract
www.buddyholly.com
His first single was Come On, Let's Go which was a covered by Tommy Steel in 1958 (number 10). His follow up was a double A side - Donna & La Bamba . It only got to 29 in the UK charts in March 1959. Donna was covered by Marty Wilde (number 3)
Adopted the "Big Bopper" name when he was a DJ on KTRM, Beaumont. He released two singles Chantilly Lace and The Big Bopper's Wedding (both 1958). He also wrote Running Bear which was recorded by Johnny Preston.
11 - Hull (Cecil Theatre) - may have been
cancelled
12 - Wigan (Ritz) - may have been cancelled
13 - Newcastle (City Hall) - may have been cancelled
14 - Sheffield (City Hall)
15 - Edmonton (Regal)
21 - Birmingham
22 - Cheltenham (Gaumont)
23 - Kettering (Granada)
24 - Grantham (Granada)
25 - Mansfield (Granada)
26 - Aylesbury (Granada)
27 - Dartford (Granada)
28 - Tooting (Granada)
Cliff Richard & The Drifters
Wee Willie Harris
Tony Crombie & His Rockets
Mike Preston
February 15th 1959
Cliff Richard & The Drifters
Cherry Wainer
Five Dallas Boys
Neville Taylor
February 23rd to 28th 1959
Cliff Richard & The DriftersWee Willie Harris
Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys
Tony Crombie & His Rockets
Unknown Date
Cliff Richard & The Drifters
Wee Willie Harris
Tony Crombie & His Rockets
The Bachelors
Kerry Martin
Jimmy Tarbuck (compere)
Full copy of the programme for the above [Flickr]
"Let's Move It"
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Wee Willie Harris - Johnny Duncan - Cliff Richard
16 - Finsbury Park (Empire) - week
23 - Hanley (Theatre Royal) - week
Desmond Lane (The penny whistle boogie man)
Les Giross (Adagio dancers)
Mike & Bernie Winters (Those crazy funsters)
Craig Douglas (TV's talented teenage discoveries)
Avon Sisters (from the "oh Boy" TV show)
Bill Forbes
Richman & Jackson (The lively pair)
McAndrews & Mills (Artistry in rhythm)
The Empire Orchestra - Harry Warren
17 - Maidstone (Granada)
18 - Bedford (Granada)
19 - Woolwich (Granada)
20 - Kennington (Granada)
21 - Slough (Adelphi)
Kaye Sisters
Fraser Hayes Four
June Birch
Vic Gordon & Peter Colville
Dorothy Reid
Al Freid & His Orchestra
London (Prince of Wales Theatre) - a
season
Tommy Cooper
Blue Magic
"A Gay New Glamour Review"
22 - Worksop (Regal)
23 - Wombell
24 - Scunthorpe
25 - Dewsbury
26 - Newark
27 - Burnley 0r Banbury
28 - York
March 1959
01 - Pontefract
The John Barry Seven with Lisa Page (Sensational rockin' men)
Russ Conway (King of the keyboard)
Don Rennie (Singing star of the 6.5 Special)
The Avon Sisters (Cool for Cats & Jack Jackson Show)
Margo & June (The gorgeous lovelies)
Reg Thompson (Compere)
Streatham (Streatham Hill Theatre)
Hy Hazell
Griffith Jones
"Expresso Bongo"
Book : Wolf Mankowitz & Julian More
Music : David Heneker & Monty Norman
Lyrics : Julian More, David Heneker & Monty Norman
Peterborough (Embassy) - week
Miki & Griff
Billy Dainty
25 - London (Palace) - 4 nights
March 1959
01 - Bristol (Colston Hall)
02 - London (Palace) - week
09 - Glasgow (Empire) - week
15 - Newcastle (City Hall)
16 - Liverpool (Empire) - week
22 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)
Her second tour
Promoters - Lew & Leslie Grade/Arthur Howes
Palace Theatre, London
Connie Francis
Tony Dalli
George Martin (TV's casual comedian)
Pierre Bel (Continental Juggler)
Nino (The wonder dog)
Dennis Spicer (TV's brilliant ventriloquist)
Hedley Ward Trio (Music in the modern manner)
Six Flying De Pauls (Australian tumblers)
The John Tiller Girls
Harold Collins & The Orchestra
Empire, Glasgow
Connie
Francis
Norman Vaughan (The furtive funster)
The Nordics (Britain's youngest equilibrists)
Frank Weir & His Orchestra
Hal Roach (Caught in the act)
Nenette Mongadors & Anna (Ace of clubs)
Clarkson & Leslie (Dance time again)
