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Charts & Memorabilia

November 1961 04 - Stoke 05 - Wolverhampton 06 - Surbiton 10 - Cheam 11 - Bradford 12 - Newcastle 16 - Leyton 17 - Edmonton (Granada) 19 - Chelmsford 20 - Brighton 24 - London (Manor House) 25 - Woolwich (Granada) 26 - Harrow (Granada) 27 - Leicester	Temperance Seven Mudlarks Michael Cox (Edmonton only) Bert Weedon Joan Small Tommy Sanderson & The Sandmen
November 1st 1961 Bradford (Gaumont Ballroom)	Robb Storme & The Whispers Plus the final of the "Milk For Vitality" R'n'R competition Cash prizes of £5, £3, and £2 Heat winners and finalists receive Hair Styling from CF Busby - leading hair stylist
November 1961 03 - Lewisham (Gaumont) 04 - Ipswich (Gaumont) 17 - Cambridge (ABC) 18 - Cleethorpes (ABC)	Helen Shapiro The Brook Brothers Danny Williams Promoter - Arthur Howes
November 5th 1961 Portsmouth (Guildhall)	Russ Conway
November 1961 06 - Kilmarnock (Rex) 07 - Arbroath (Palais de Dance) 08 - Ardrossan (Castlecraigs) 09 - Elgin (Two Red Shoes) 10 - Perth (City Hall) 11 - Huntly (?) 12 - Rosewell (Miner's Institute) 14 - Sunderland (Rink) 15 - Middlesborough (Rink) 16 - Crewe (New) 17 - Southampton (Park) 18 - Leytonstone (?) 19 - Southsea (Savoy) 20 - Slough (Adelphi) 21 - Kilburn (Gaumont State) 22 - Hull (Majestic) 23 - Darlington (Majestic) 24 - Nelson (Imperial) 25 - Grimsby (Gaiety) 26 - Southall (?) 27 - West Bromwich (Adelphi) 28 - Epsom (Ebbisham Hall) 29 - Bedford (Corn Exchange) December 1961 01 - Croydon (Fairfield Halls) 02 - Prestatyn (Royal Lido) 03 - Manchester (Oasis Ballrom)	Gene Vincent Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Johnny Duncan & The Bluegrass Boys Jess Conrad Sounds Incorporated Promoter : Don Arden
November 1961 10 - Derby (Gaumont) 11 - East Ham (Granada) 12 - Wolverhampton (Gaumont) 16 - Derby (Granada) 18 - Greenford (Granada) 19 - Sutton (Granada) 24 - Mansfield (Granada) 25 - Rugby (Granada) 26 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall) December 1961 02 - Slough (Adelphi) 03 - Kettering	Russ Conway The Lana Sisters Sylvia Sands Scott Peters Reg Wale Four Johnny Laycock Bill Maynard (compere) Promoter - Richard Armitage Full copy of programme
November 10th 1961 New Brighton (Tower Ballroom)	The Beatles Rory Storm & The Hurricanes Gerry & The Pacemakers The Remo Four Kingsize Taylor & The Dominoes "Operation Big Beat"
November  1961 11 - Bradford (St George's Hall) December 1961 17 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)	The Temperance Seven Ed Corrie's Concord Jazzband
November 1961 11 - Norwich (Royal) 12 - Liverpool (Empire) 13 - Hull (ABC) 14 - Wakefield (Playhouse) 15 - Chesterfield (Regal) 16 - Dover (ABC) 17 - Northampton (ABC) 18 - Tooting (Granada) 19 - Leicester Prison (afternoon) 19 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall)	Adam Faith with The Roulettes John Barry Seven or Red Price Band David Macbeth Desmond Lane Johnny Le Roy Don Arrol (compere) Promoter - Arthur Howes Full copy of programme
November 1961 12 - Banbury  (Essoldo) 13 - West Hartlepool  (Essoldo) 14 - Huddersfield  (Essoldo) 15 - Rotherham  (Essoldo) 16 - Cannock  (Essoldo) 17 - Bury  (Essoldo) 18 - Barrow  (Essoldo) 19 - Stockton  (Essoldo)	John Leyton (The phenomenal singing star) Gary Mills (Ace recording star) Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys The Duettes (Gillian Gray) Jimmy Crowe (London's' new ballad heartbeat) Mike Berry (HMV recording artist) Billy Davis (16 year old singing sensation) The Tornadoes (appeared instead of The Outlaws) "The John Leyton Show" Promoter - Robert Stigwood Full copy of programme
November 1961 17 - Edmonton (Granada) 25 - Woolwich (Granada) 26 - Harrow (Granada)	The Temperance Seven Bert Weedon Michael Cox Promoters - George Cooper & Harry Dawson
November 1961 18 - Bradford (Gaumont) 19 - Liverpool (Empire) 20 - Dartford (Granada) 21  - Portsmouth (Guildhall) 22 - Blackburn (King George's Hall) 23 - Sheffield (City Hall) 24 - Manchester (Ardwick Apollo) 25 - Chester (Gaumont) 26 -Peterborough (Embassy) 28 - Birmingham (Town Hall) 30 - Stockton (Globe) December 1961 01 - East Ham (Granada) 02 - Salisbury (Gaumont) 03 - Exeter (ABC) E	Billy Fury Eden Kane Karl Denver Trio The Allisons Promoter - Arthur Howes
November 20th 1961 Shrewsbury (Granada) - week	Adam Faith Don Arrol The Kadellos Desmond Lane David Macbeth Dave Reid McAndrews & Mills Full copy of programme
November 1961 20 - Liverpool (Empire) - week 27 - Glasgow (Empire) - week	Emile Ford
November 24th 1961 Sheffield (City Hall) Nationwide tour Other dates and venues unknown	Shirley Bassey Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra Promoter - William Victor Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra Full copy of programme
November 1961 26 - Blyth (Theatre Royal) December 1961 10 - Cannock (Danilo)	Emile Ford & The Checkmates Patti Brook Dean Rogers The Red Price Band Alan Randall The Fordettes Alan Field (Compere) Promoter - Arthur Howes
December 1961 01 - Kingston (Granada) 02 - Walthamstow (Granada) 15 - Aylesbury (Granada) 16 - Mansfield (Granada)	Helen Shapiro Promoter - Arthur Howes
December 3rd 1961 Romford (Odeon)	Jess Conrad The Flee-Rekkers Vince Eager Nelson Keene Johnny Gentle Michael Cox Semitones Promoters - George Cooper & Harry Dawson
December 20th 1961 Edmonton (Regal)	Cliff Richard & The Shadows Dave Samson & The Hunters Michael Cox The Dale Sisters Davison Brothers	Charity concert in aid of Cheshunt Boys Club
December 1961 26 - Newcastle (City Hall) 27 - Bradford (Gaumont) 28 - Leicester (De Montfort Hall) 29 - Blackburn (St. George's Hall) 30 - Sheffield (City Hall) 31 - Manchester (Palace)	Frankie Vaughan    at the piano Basil Tait The King Brothers Harry Worth Dorothy "Dottie" Wayne Billy Ternent & His Orchestra "Frankie Comes To Town" Promoter - Arthur Kimbrell Full copy of programme
December 28th 1961 Malvern (Winter Gardens)	Adam Faith Red Price Rosemary Jarman Dennis Wheeler with the Stage Orchestra Full copy of programme
December 31st 1961 Maidstone (Granada)	Helen Shapiro (Your star for the night) Brook Brothers (Hit parade stars) Colin Day (Till) Dean Rogers (Parlophone recording artiste) Three Honeys Red Price Band Dave Allen (compere) Full copy of programme
Pantomime 1961 Birmingham (Hippodrome) December 21st 1961 to January 14th 1962	Lonnie Donegan "Cinderella" Promoters - Tom Arnold & Emile Littler	Full copy of programme
Pantomime 1961 Liverpool (Empire)	Tommy Steele Eve Boswell Ted Lune Wyn Calvin Edna Wynn Joy Jackley Promoter - Tom Arnold	Humpty Dumpty Full copy of programme
Pantomime 1961 Stockton-on Tees (Globe Theatre)	The Shadows Frank Ifield Ken Platt Dailey & Wayne Susan Lane John Jackson Bettina Richman Matt Nixon Benjamin Whitrow "Dick Whittington" Full copy of programme
1961 Book	Picture Show All Star Special 1961 USA Selected Pages

Concerts & Package Tours : 1961  (November - December)

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