Real Name:
Born: 6th March 1947 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Solo singer.
Born: 6th March 1947 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Solo singer.
Appeared in the film Dateline Diamonds (1965).
With actor Peter Zander.
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Edna Savage
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Born: 2 April 1936, Warrington, Lancashire.
Born: 2 April 1936, Warrington, Lancashire.
Died: 31 December 2000, Warrington, Lancashire.
Solo singer.
Solo singer.
Recorded for Parlophone.
In 1957 she participated in the UK qualifying heat for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Briefly married to singer Terry Dene.
Known Gigs
30 Jan 1960 Manchester, Free Trade Hall. Supporting Emile Ford. With Paul Beattie and the Beats, and Johnny LeRoy.
Paul Beattie and the Beats
Paul Beattie.
Members
Paul Beattie - guitar, vocals
David Beattie - guitar
Tommy Brown - alto saxophone
Al Parry - tenor saxophone
Colin Knight - bass guitar
Brian Fitzgerald - piano
Merton Kaufman - drums
Formed in Manchester in the late 1950s.
Merton Kaufman was later in The Saints Jazz Band.
Known Gigs
15 Feb 1958 Manchester, Bodega. With The Mick Mulligan Band, and George Melly.
30 Jan 1960 Manchester, Free Trade Hall. Supporting Emile Ford. With Edna Savage, and Johnny LeRoy.
25 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury,
Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd,
Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
Two shows.
26 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the
Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.
27 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the
Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.
28 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the
Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.
29 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the
Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.
30 Apr 1960 Shrewsbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the
Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Alan Randall, Frank Ifield, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh. Two shows.
2 May 1960 London,
Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With
Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
3 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford
and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt
and Shirley Douglas, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
4 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford
and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt
and Shirley Douglas, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
5 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford
and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt
and Shirley Douglas, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
6 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford
and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt
and Shirley Douglas, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
7 May 1960 London, Finsbury Park Empire. Supporting Emile Ford
and the Checkmates. With Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers, Chas McDevitt
and Shirley Douglas, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
24 May 1960 Cleethorpes,
Ritz Cinema. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy
Lloyd, Frank Ifield, Alan Randall, The Lana Sisters, and Tony
Marsh.
25 May 1960 Lincoln, Savoy Cinema. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank
Ifield, Alan Randall, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
26 May 1960 Northampton, Savoy Cinema. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank
Ifield, Alan Randall, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
30 May 1960 Maidstone, Granada, Kent. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank
Ifield, Alan Randall, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
1 Jun 1960 Bedford, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank
Ifield, Alan Randall, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
2 Jun 1960 Aylesbury, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank
Ifield, Alan Randall, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
3 Jun 1960 Dartford, Granada, Kent. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank
Ifield, Alan Randall, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
4 Jun 1960 Rugby, Granada. Supporting Emile Ford and the Checkmates. With Jimmy Lloyd, Frank
Ifield, Alan Randall, The Lana Sisters, and Tony Marsh.
25 Sep 1960 Bristol, Colston Hall. Supporting The Shadows. With Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas, The Hunters, Frank Ifield, Michael Cox, and Dave Reid.
2 Oct 1960 Leicester, De Montford Hall. Supporting The Shadows. With Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas, Frank Ifield, and Michael Cox.
17 Jun 1962 Bristol, Colston Hall. Supporting Mr Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazzband. With Mike Sarne, and The Karl Denver Trio. Two shows.
24 Dec 1962 Manchester, Free Trade Hall. With Johnnie Downs and the Dolphins.
The Moonlighters
Left to right: Chris Arnold, David Martin and Geoff Morrow.
Members
Chris Arnold - vocals
David Martin
Geoff Morrow
Formed in London.
The Moonlighters were a studio group made up of songwriters and frequent collaborators Chris Arnold, David Martin and Geoff Morrow. They came up with the name The Moonlighters because they believed they were songwriters moonlighting as recording artists and also they all had regular jobs at that time.
They wrote both sides of their only single.
Later they would write for artists like Barry Manilow and Elvis Presley.
They eventually made the charts themselves under the group name Butterscotch.
UK Single
1966 We'll See It Through/Too Late To Come Home Columbia DB 7910
(Released on 13 May 1966)
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Vikki Lane and the Moonlighters
Members
Vikki Lane (Vicki Cheetham) - vocals
Dave Lundy
Joe Collins
Paul Leyland
John Trust - drums
Formed in Liverpool.
Vikki Lane started her career with Ian and the Zodiacs as an occasional guest vocalist at gigs.
The Ted Taylor Four
Members
Ted Taylor - keyboards, clavioline (Died: 1992)
Formed in London in 1952.
An instrumental group.
Ted Taylor was previously in Sid Seymour's Mad Hatters.
The tune M.1. was featured on 'Juke Box Jury' in 1960 with Ted Taylor hiding behind the screen. It was reluctantly voted a hit by the panel.
Ted Taylor waiting behind the screen on Juke Box Jury in 1960.
Ted Taylor also worked in television, most notably on 'To-night' and 'The Benny Hill Show' as the musical director. He also regularly worked for the BBC in radio.
UK LPs
1968 In a Midnight Mood Davjon DJ 1005
Known Gigs
2 Dec 1962 Peterborough, Embassy. Supporting Frank Ifield. With The Beatles, Susan Cope, and The Lana Sisters.
The Chantelles
Members
Riss Chantelle (Iris Long) - vocals (Died: 2nd April 2015)
Sandra Orr - vocals
Jay Adams - vocals
Nola York - vocals
Formed around 1964.
A British vocal group.
Iris Long was previously in Ivy Benson and Her All-Girl Band, and The Lana Sisters.
Appeared in the film Dateline Diamonds in 1965. The film was given a general release on 3rd April 1966 as part of a double feature with 'Doctor in Clover'.
Topped the Radio London charts with their song 'I Think of You'.
Nola York replaced Jay Adams. Nola York had previously been having a solo career.
Iris Long later formed Chantelle Music, a music management and publishing company, and continued to work with Nola York, who had gone solo.
Nola York later wrote and performed in West End musicals.
Left to right: Sandra Orr, Iris Long and Jay Adams, appearing in the film 'Dateline Diamonds' in 1965.
UK Singles
1965 I Want That Boy/London My Home Town Parlophone R 5271
(Released 15 April 1965)
1965 The Secret Of My Success/Sticks And Stones Parlophone R 5303
(Released 16 July 1965)
1965 Gonna Get Burned/Gonna Give Him Some Love Parlophone R 5350
(Released 22 October 1965)
1966 I Think Of You/Please Don't Kiss Me Parlophone R 5431
(Released 1 April 1966)
1966 There's Something About You/Just Another Fool Polydor 56119
(Released 23 September 1966)
1967 The Man I Love/Blue Mood CBS 2777
(Released 26 May 1967)
A later lineup of The Chantelles with Nola York on the right.
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