01 - Reading (Palace)
?? - Southend
15 -
Bradford (Gaumont)
28 - Newcastle (City Hall)
30 - Cardiff (New Theatre)
BRADFORD
Sheila Buxton
Desmond Lane
Fraser-Hayes Four
Dorothy Reid
Harry Hayward Orchestra
Had two number 1 singles - The Story Of My Life (January 1958) and Starry Eyed (January 1960). He died 29th October 1963
CARDIFF
Hal Monty
Jules Nehring
Duo Russmar
Peter Quinton
Susie & Co
Reg Russell
Norman & Nikki Grant
01 - Doncaster (Gaumont)
08 - Southampton (Gaumont)
Cherry Wainer with Don Storer (South African organ star)
The Five Dallas Boys (From ITV's "Oh Boy")
Neville Taylor (The "Oh Boy" singing star)
Jackie Day (Britain's new young singing star)
The Wiseguys (Three men of music)
Tony Marsh (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
Setlist (21 minutes) - Baby I Don't Care, High Class Baby, One Night, Move On Down The Line, Rip It Up (Drifters), Feeling Fine (Drifters), Move It, Steady With You, Whole Lotta Shaking Going On
During the Drifters number Cliff changed from a pink jacket to a white one)
Stockton (Globe)
Petula Clark
Tony Gilbert & Sylvia
George Meaton
Alan Kemble & Christine
London (Gaumont, Holloway Road)
Saturday Morning show
Chas Nichols & His Blue Flames
The Nu-Notes
Brian Williamson Quintet
Ray Powell & His Offbeaters
Kevin Sctott
London (Palace Theatre) - 2 weeks
Mike & Bernie Winters (Funsters)
Des O'Connor (Comedy in the modern manner)
The Three Merkys (Comedy twists)
Rene Strange (and her puppets)
Cycling Kirks (Wizards on wheels)
The Three Monarchs (Harmonica virtuosos)
John Tiller Girls
Harold Collins & The Orchestra
Promoter - Bernard Delfont
12 - Harrow (Granada)
13 - Bournemouth (Winter Gardens)
14 - Rugby (Granada)
15 - Guildford (Odeon)
17 - Manchester (Belle Vue)
18 - Blackburn (Assembly Hall)
19 - Bradford (St George's Hall)
20 - Newcastle (City Hall)
21 - Mansfield (Granada)
22 - Liverpool (Empire)
26 - Walthamstow (Granada)
29 - Plymouth (Odeon)
30 - Coventry (Theatre) - week
Cliff Richard & The Drifters
Four Jones Boys
Daley & Wayne
Betty Smith Quintet
Chas McDevitt & The Freight Train Boys
with Shirley Douglas
Jimmy Tarbuck (compere)
YELLS OF ECSTASY SOUNDED LIKE TORTURED CANARIES
Like a thousand tortured canaries screaming for freedom from the cage the yells went up at St George's Hall last night. But this, they told me, wasn't agony: it was ecstasy. Or was it?
For me and perhaps for two or three more in this audience aged mainly between 14 and 18 it was agonising - and perplexing and a little frightening
Peter Holdsworth - Telegraph & Argus
In July 1959 the Drifters became The Shadows to avoid confusion with the American vocal group.
Colchester (Regal)
Cuddly Dudley ("Oh Boy's" dynamic personailty)
Jimmy Lloyd (Philips' great recording star)
Alan Randall Trio (The exciting new trio)
The Lana Sisters (Fontana recording stars)
Johnny Wiltshire & The Treble Tones (The TV personalities)
Tony Marsh (compere)
"Enormous Package Show"
Promoter - Arthur Howes
15 - Worksop (Regal)
16 - Matlock (Ritz)
17 - Scunthorpe (Pavilion)
18 - Newark (Palace)
19 - Wombwell (Plaza)
20 - Burnley (Palace)
21 - Pontefract (Crescent)
22 - Mexborough (Empire)
Vince Taylor & His Playboys (America's singing sensation)
Bill Forbes (Star of ITV's "Oh Boy")
Jill Day ( Glamorous exciting star of TV & records)
Jackie Dennis (replaced Jill Day at Mexborough)
Billy Fury (Decca's new recording star)
The Wiseguys (Jimmy, John & Red)
Bobby Dennis (compere)
"The Big Rock-n-Beat Show"
Promoters - Helana Presntations & Star Cinemas
This was Billy Fury's first nationwide tour
Dover (Granada Theatre) - week
Jim Dale
The Rexanos
Smoothey & Layton
Al Fuller & Jeanette
Jackie German
Lorrae Desmond
London (Royal Albert Hall)
Festival of Dance Music
"Down Beat"
see 4th April 1959 for programme
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Bob Miller & His Millermen
Oscar Rabin Band
Fraser Hayes Four
Jazz Couriers
The Bobcats
Sheila Buxton
Cuddly Duddly
Johnnie Gray
Don Lang
Al Saxon
Joan Small
June Marlow
01 - Pontefract
02 - Chester - week or Chaddesen (Majestic)
22 - Derby (Majestic Chaddesden)
23 - Royal Hall (Harrogate)
24 - Sheffield (City Hall)
25 - Doncaster (Windsor)
26 - Leeds (Shaftesbury)
27 - Dewsbury (Pioneer)
28 - Bradford (St George's Hall)
29 - Hull (Cecil)
Russ Conway
Cuddly Dudley
Johnson Sisters
Colin & Christine Campbell
Bobby Dennis (compere)
Marty Wilde was a resident on Oh Boy.
At the time of the concert
his single Donna was in the top 10
www.martywilde.com
Russ Conway was currently at number 1 with Side Saddle. He died
from cancer in 2000
Russ
Conway
"Cuddly" Dudley was also a regular performer on Oh Boy. More information
22 - Blackburn (St. Georges's Hall)
23 - Newcastle (City Hall)
24 - Manchester (Free Trade Hall)
25 - Wolverhampton (Civic Hall)
30 - Sheffield (City Hall)
Billy Fury (not Blackburn)
The Mudlarks
Don Lang (Sheffield only)
22 - Tooting (Granada)
23 - Kingston (Granada)
24 - Maidstone (Granada)
25 - Bedford (Granada)
26 - East Ham (Granada)
27 - Slough (Granada)
28 - Woolwich (Granada)
29 - London (Hammersmith Commodore)
The Hedley Ward Trio
Des O'Connor
The John Barry Seven
London (Palace Theatre) - two weeeks
Alma Cogan
Arthur Worsley with Charlie Brown
The Iris Roy Trio (Elegance in dancing)
Billy Dainty (Going mad . . .)
Les Marcellis (Continental acrobats)
Miki & Griff (American style singers)
Patricia D'Or (The surprise packet)
The 16 John Tiller Girls
Harold Collins & The Orchestra
Promoter - Bernard Delfont
London (Palladium) - Seaso
Roy Castle (Versatile comedian and impressionist)
The Kaye Sisters (Carol, Shan & Sheila in harmony)
Pinky & Perky (Televisions famous puppets)
Charle Manna (Jokester from the USA)
The King Brothers (Swinging the "Pops")
The Spencers (Continental acrobats)
Joe Church (He figures it out)
The Peiro Brothers (The slickest of jugglers)
"Val Parnell's Startime"
London (Shepherds Bush Gaumont)
Saturday morning show
Vince Taylor
Vince Taylor
Duffy Power
London (Royal Albert Hall)
Festival of Dance Music
"Pop Beat"
Hedley Ward Trio
Big Ben Banjo Band
Ken Mackintosh
Terry Lightfoot
Alama Cogan
Ronnie Carroll
Russ Conway
Eric Delaney
Craig Douglas
Marty Wilde
Glen Mason
Gary Miller
Jackie Rae
Joan Regan
Joan Small
Malcolm Vaughan
April 1959
05 - Romford (Odeon)
12 - Worksop (Regal)
13 - Wombwell (Plaza)
14 - Scunthorpe (Pavilion)
15 - Nottingham (Cavendish)
16 - Newark (Palace)
17 - Burnley (Palace)
18 - York (Rialto)
19 - Pontefract (Crescent)
26 - Ipswich (Gaumont)
27 - Ipswich
28 - Newcastle (City Hall)
Malcolm Vaughan
Kenneth Earle
Cuddly Dudley
IPSWICH
Wee Willie Harris
Chas McDevitt Group
NEWCASTLE
Terry O'Neill
Tony Martell
Dennis Ringrowe
Chris Langford & Colin "Tiny" Prince
Fiery Joe Ferris & Rees Hughes
Bobby Car & Billy Hutchinson
London (Palace Theatre) - 2 weeks
The Mudlarks (New star singing group)
Three Brittons (Australian juggling uni-cyclists)
Cherry Wainer with Don Storer (At the Hammond Organ)
Audrey Jeans (HMV comedy personality)
Neil & Pat Delrina (Dance stylists)
Martin Granger's Puppets (A circus on strings)
Ravic & Babs (Thrills on wheels)
The John Tiller Girls
Harold Collins & The Orchestra
London (Royal Albert Hall)
Festival of Dance Music
"Big Beat"
see April 4th 1959 for programme
Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys
Alex Welsh & His Band with Beryl Bryden
Johhny Wilshire & The Trebletones
Diz Disley's String Quintet
Jim Dale
Ken Jones
The Squadcats
Alberto Velez
Unknown venues
Wee Willie Harris
Jackie Day
The Bachelors (not the Irish group)
The Rockets
Daly & Wayne
Tony Marsh (compere)
Promoter - Arthur Howes
TV
Launched the career of Adam Faith
Adam Faith - Billy Fury - The King Pins
Last show 29th August 1959
04 - Glasgow (Empire)
05 - Rochester (Gaumont)
06 - Birmingham (Hippodrome) - week
10 - Sunderland (Odeon)
12 - Colchester (Ritz)
13 - Manchester (Hippodrome) - week
19 - Carlton (Norwich)
see also
April 21st 1959
April 27th 1959
May 3rd 1959
May 6th 1959
Bradford (Alhambra)
Colin Hicks as Bongo Herbert
12- Worksop (Regal)
13 - Wombwell (Plaza)
14 - Scunthorpe (Pavilion)
15 - Nottingham (Cavendish)
16 - Newark (Palace)
17 - Burnley (Palace)
18 - Rialto (York)
19 - Pontefract (Crescent)
Malcolm Vaughan & Kenneth Earle (Radio & TV's crazy pair)
"Cuddly" Dudley (Rocking bopping bouncing)
The Carson Twins (TV's singing sisters)
Colin & Christine Campbell (Two talented teenagers)
Promoter - Helana Presentations
06 - Southampton (Gaumont)
13 - Ipswich (Gaumont)
27 - Cheltenham (Gaumont)
Jules Nehring (The world's greatest Xylophonist)
Gilbert (Like father, like son)
Ford & Sheen (The misleading ladies)
Yvonne Prestige & Billy Moore (Unique with singing and beauty)
Cycling Kirks (Wizards on wheels)
Hal Monty (Laugh and be happy)
The Three Edorics (International dance stylists)
21 - Lincoln (Savoy)
22 - Sheffield (City Hall)
23 - Wigan (Ritz)
24 - Newcastle (City Hall)
25 - Oldham (Empire)
26 - Lewisham (Gaumont)
May 1959
03 - London (Odeon) see May3rd 1959
10 - Derby (Gaumont)
12 - Kingston (Granada)
13 - Wolverhampton (Granada)
14 - Shrewsbury (Granada)
15 - Huddersfield (Ritz)
16 - York (Rialto)
24 - Barking (Odeon)
Jackie Day (Glamorous teenage singing star)
The Kingpins (The new vocal group from Drumbeat)
The Barry Sisters (The TV & Decca vocal trio)
Neville Taylor (The Oh Boy! singing star)
The Wiseguys (Three men of music)
Tony Marsh (compere)
Full copy of (Lincoln) programme
see also
April 27th 1959
May3rd 1959
May 6th 1959
26 - Derby (Chaddesden Majestic Theatre)
27 - Harrogate (Royal Hall)
28 - Dewsbury (Pioneer Cinema)
29 - Doncaster (Windsor)
30 - Blackburn (St. George's Hall)
31 - Scunthorpe (Pavilion)
May 1959
02 - Worksop (Regal)
03 - Hull (Cecil)
Terry Dene
The Fraser Hayes Four (Musically yours)
Billie Anthony with Colin Keyes (Columbia's brightest singing star)
The Kingpins (Three boys with a beat)
Glyn Evans (Accordian wizardry)
Frank Berry (compere)
Chiswick (Empire)
| Cliff Richard & The Drifters The Five Dallas Boys Des O'Connor Ray Alan & Steve Jean & Peter Barbour Tommy Wallis & Beryl Kay & Kimberley Promoter - Arthur Howes |
London (Metropolitan, Edgware Road)
Wee Willie Harris
The Rockets
Mike Preston
The Bachelors
Richman & Jackson
Harvey Sisters
Roy Rivers
"Family Favourite Show"
