Jan - Feb 1959

Mar - Apr 1959

May - June 1959

July - Aug 1959

Nov - Dec 1959

Charts & Memorabilia

September 1959 06 - Salisbury (Gaumont) 21 - Chester (Royalty) - week 27 - Peterborough 28 - Newcastle (Empire) - week	Craig Douglas (Britain's "Top of the Poll" recording star) Bert Weedon ("Guitar Boogie Shuffle") Desmond Lane (The penny whistle bogie man) Paul & Peta Page (With their puppets) Dennis Spicer with James Green (TV ventriloquist) Bill Forbes (From the "Oh Boy" show) Jeff Lenner (With a smile and a song) Flack & Lamar (Turn on the taps) The Empire Orchestra	Full copy of Newcastle programme
September 12th 1959 TV 20th February 1960 Billy Fury, Jess Conrad, Gene Vincent, Joe Brown, Eddie Cochran, Adam Faith, Marty Wilde	"Boy Meets Girl" - Jack Good - ITV First show	Last show 5th March 1960 21st November 1959
September 1959 13 - Wolverhampton (Gaumont) 20 - Lewisham (Gaumont) 24 - Mansfield (Granada) 27 - Doncaster (Odeon) 30 - Harrow (Granada)	Marty Wilde & His New Wildcats The Viscounts Little Tony & His Brothers Wee Willie Harris The Bachelors The Rockets Jimmy Tarbuck
September 1959 15 - Canterbury (Odeon) 16 - Coventry (Gaumont) 17 - Chesterfield (Regal) 18 - Chester (Gaumont) 19 - York (Rialto) 20 - Rhyl (Queens) 22 - Gloucester (Regal) 23 - Taunton (Gaumont) 24 - Weston-super-Mare (Odeon) 25 - Salisbury (Gaumont) 26 - Guildford (Odeon) 27 - Derby (Gaumont) 28 - Glasgow (Empire) - week see also 4th October 1959	Cliff Richard & The Drifters Cliff Richard & The Shadows Al Saxon Peter Elliot The Jones Boys Roy Young Bill & Brett Landis Johnny Wiltshire & The Trebletones	NME 18th September 1959 r
September 20th 1959 London (Royal Albert Hall) In aid of "The National Playing Fields Assoc" Supported by The Variety Club of Great Britain Sponsored by Marilyn, Roxy & Valentine magazines	Artists appearing Alma Cogan Neville Taylor & The Cutters Craig Douglas Bill Forbes Billy Fury Cuddly Duddly The Mudlarks Duffy Power Dickie Pride Little Tony & His Brothers Harry Robinson & Lord Rockingham's XI The Vernons Girls Cheert Wainer & Don Storer Bert Weedon Terry White Marty Wilde Producer - Jack Good	Full copy of programme
September 1959 22 - Kingston (Granada) 23 - Dartford (Granada) 27 - Rugby (Granada) 28 - Aylesbury (Granada) 29 - Maidstone (Granada) 30 - Bedford (Granada)	Petula Clark Don Lang Tony Brent Kent Walton Sid Phillips Band (22nd and 23rd) Humphrey Littleton Band (27th to 30th) "Cool For Cats"
September 26th 1959 Worcester (Gaumont)	Marty Wilde Billy Fury Terry Dene Johnny Gentle Dickie Pride Duffy Power Gerry Dorsey Gerry Myers
October 1959 04 - Colchester (Regal) 06 - Northampton (Savoy) 07 - Halifax (Odeon) 08 - Sunderland (Odeon) 09 - Carlisle (Lonsdale) 10 - Sheffield (City Hall) 11 - Liverpool (Empire) 12 - Leeds (Empire) - week 18 - Worcester (Gaumont) 19 - Streatham (Astoria) 20 - Portsmouth (Guildhall) 21 - Barnstaple (Queens Hall) 22 - Reading (Palace) 23 - Romford (Odeon) 25 - Lewisham (Gaumont) see also 15th September 1959	Cliff Richard & The Shadows Al Saxon Peter Elliot The Jones Boys Roy Young Bill & Brett Landis Johnny Wiltshire & The Trebletones
October 1959 04 - Reading (Palace) 05 - Birmingham (Hippodrome) - week 11 - York (Rialto) 18 - Southampton (Gaumont) November 1959 08 - Wolverhampton (Gaumont) 15 - Guildford (Odeon) 22 - Chelmsford (Odeon) 29 - Ipswich (Odeon) December 1959 06 - Liverpool (Empire)	Craig Douglas The Mudlarks (not Reading or Liverpool) Cherry Wainer with Don Storer Jimmy Lloyd The Wiseguys David Conway Dallas Boys (not all dates) Alan Freeman (compere) Promoter - Arthur Howes   Full copy of programme
October 1959 04 - Cheltenham (Odeon) ~~ 07 - Woolwich (Granada) ~~ 14 - Lincoln (ABC/Savoy) 15 - Huddersfield (Odeon/Ritz) ~~	Marty Wilde The Viscounts LINCOLN Wee Willie Haris The Bachelors The Rocking Rockets Jimmy Tarbuck HUDDERSFIELD Sally Kelly Vince Eager Duffy Power Johnny Gentle Gerry Dorsey Dickie Pride Promoter - Larry Parnes
October 1959 05 - Finsbury Park (Empire) 12 - Brighton (Hippodrome) 19 - Hanley (Theatre Royal) 26 - Glasgow (Empire) November 1959 02 - Edinburgh (Empire) 09 - Newcastle (Empire) Further dates at Birmingham & Bristol	Jackie Dennis
October 11th 1959 Brighton (Palladium/Sports Stadium)	Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group Petula Clark Ted Heath & His Music Roger Moffat	Full copy of programme
October 12th 1959 Leeds (Empire) - week	Cliff Richard & The Drifters Four Jones Boys Harry Bailey (King of blarney) The Three Brittons (Trick cyclists) Alan Field (Comedy impressionist) Jean & Peter Barbour (Stilt dancing puppeteers) Harvey Sisters (Dance for your delight)	Full copy of programme
October 1959 12 - Bradford (Alhambra) - week (Cancelled) 19 - Boston (New Theatre) - week (Cancelled?) November 1959 02 - Glasgow (Empire) - week 09 - Birmingham (Hippodrome) - week 16 - Gloucester (Regal) - week	Russ Conway Terry Scott Johnny Wiltshire & The Trebletones Three's Company Gay Girls GLASGOW & BIRMINGHAM Rosa Goldi Victor Soverall Toni Lee Eddie Falcon Alexis Triupe Agnes Duncan Singers (Glasgow) Solihull Girls Choir (Birmingham) GLOUCESTER Kaye Sisters Saveen Wilson, Keppel & Betty	Boston may also have been cancelled
October 17th 1959 London (Empire Pool, Wembley) Stars Organisation for Spastics Proceeds to National Spastics Society for their Holiday Home for Spastic Children "Starlight Ball"	Artist appearing Bernard Bresslaw Ronnie Carroll Roy Castle Alma Cogan Lonnie Donegan The Dallas Boys Craig Douglas DEnnis Lotis Vera Lynn Anne Shelton Dickie Valentine Shani Wallis	Acker Bilk Joe Loss Humphrey Littleton Cyril Stapleton Malcolm Mitchell Trio Mick Mulligan Andre Rico Ken Colyer Frank Weir Reg Wale Peter Roy
October 18th 1959 Manchester (Free Trade Hall)	Shirley Bassey Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra Shirley Western Kenny Bardell Alan Black Promoter - Paddy McKiernan Full copy of programme
October 18th 1959 Brighton (Palladium)	Marion Ryan The Four Playboys Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra with Bobby Breen & featuring The Seven John Bentley (compere)
October 18th 1959 Southampton (Gaumont)	Craig Douglas The Mudlarks Cherry Wainer
October 18th 1959 Edmonton (Regal) "A Night With The Stars" Enfield Society for Mentally Handicapped Children Full copy of programme	Artists appearing in alphabetical order Alma Cogan Bill Owen Dagenham Girl Pipers David Hughes David Kossoff Derek Roy Fraser Hayes Four Group One Jack Train Julia McKenzie Lonnie Donegan Mile & Bernie Winters Terry Sisters Victor Seaforth
October 19th 1959 Leeds (Empire) - week	Michael Holliday
October 25th 1959 Bradford (St George's Hall)	Shirley Bassey Eric Winstone Orchestra with Alan Black Promoter - Paddy McKiernan Full copy of programme
October 25th 1959 Brighton (Palladium)	Ray Ellington with Valerie Masters Eddie Calvert Ronnie Carroll Cyril Stapleton & His Band
October 25th 1959 London (Woolwich Granada) Charity Show National Hospital Broadcasting Committee	Artists appearing included (alphabetical order) The Avons Bill & Brett Landis Group One Johnny Goossens with Ivan Dozin Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Lorne Leslie Terry Wayne & The Dukes Robert Earj Russ Conway	"The Stage"
October 1959 25 - Walthamstow (Granada) 26 - Maidstone 27 - Dartford 28 - Aylesbury 29 - Kettering 30 - Grantham 31 - Mansfield November 1959 01 - Rugby	Craig Douglas The Mudlarks Bert Weedon Lord Rockingham's 2nd XI
October 1959 25 - Dublin (Theatre Royal) - week November 1959 09 - Belfast (Opera House) - two weeks	Billy Fury
October 26th 1959 Birmingham (Hippodrome)	Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group Miki & Griff Penny Nichols The Rhythm Group The Marie de Vere Dancers Des O'Connor The Hippodrome Orchestra   Full copy of programme
1959? Date and venue unknown	Marty Wilde Wee Willie Harris Rory Blackwell & His Blackjacks The Bachelors The Rockets The Alberts Promoter - John Smith Full copy of programme

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