"OH BOY!" Show #30 - [1of3]

SHOW #30 4th APRIL 1959 (part 1of3)
Compered by Tony Hall

-- It's Late (Dean Webb)
He's My Own (2 Vernons Girls)
Good Rockin' Tonight (The Cutters & Entire Cast.)

-- Long Gone (Lord Rockingham's XI)

-- Charlie Brown (Neville Taylor & The Cutters)

-- Oh Wait For It Baby (Cherry Wainer)

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Oh Boy! was the first teenage all-music show on British TV airing in 1958-1959. It was produced by Jack Good for ITV.

Within the first 6 weeks, the show became a smash hit and the number of viewers had doubled.
Many top British vocalists who went on to achieve international fame made their early TV appearances on the show. Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey, John Barry, Marty Wilde and Billy Fury are some examples.
The cast listings read like a who's who of UK 'Hit Paraders' of the time and were household names - The Dallas Boys; Ronnie Carroll; The Vernons Girls; Emile Ford; The King Brothers; Lonnie Donegan; Vince Eager; Dickie Valentine and Alma Cogan. The show was even blessed with appearances by non British acts: The Inkspots; Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee from the USA and the Marino Marini Quartet from Italy all appearing to promote their latest recordings.

The show was transmitted on Saturday evenings and was in direct competition to the BBC's 6.5 Special. Each week it featured resident artists plus a selection of special guests. The residents included Cliff Richard and the The Vernons Girls.
The last of the original show went on air on 30th May 1959.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Oh
• Boy
• 1959
• Jack
• Good
• Brenda
• Lee
• Dickie
• Pride
• Tony
• Sheridan
• Chris
• Andrews
• Vernons
• Girls
• Dean
• Webb

[JAYROX1969]

Fuck the X factor and todays shit music tv, this is the real deal!!

[DocVics]

The eye patch of one of the Vernon Girls, Johnny Kidd stuff too. Great!.

[jaromir1942]

very weak,no compare with clasics Rock N" Roll Stars

[DelTangBrav]

@5151emily But Billy Fury wasn't in this clip, his TV debut wasn't until 8 weeks later on the 30th May 1959 (also on Oh Boy!), Were you perhaps thinking that the first singer, Dean Webb, was Billy? There is a slight resemblance.

[daveking1st]

@Miguel1962 deffintly cherry wainer

[sybermen]

Me siento como un extraterrestre viendo culturas primitivas, gracias You tube por ese privilegio de observar la evolución de los últimos 100 años de la humanidad.

[Hyde2609]

Whatever happened to Dean Webb ? Good singer, sharp dresser,looks cool.

[Zipgunn1]

I love the way it's so ruff, no editing out the flat notes or when cast members bump into one another or the camera man can't find the instumentalist who's soloing.

[5151emily]

Amazing video. So pleased it still exists. Fun to watch.  Love BILLY FURY so much. A beautiful voice and face so missed. RIP. Billy.

[prorish1]

We used to listen to this program every week in 1958 --brings back so many memories - don't have programs like this anymore- great show- thank you for uploading the show.

[philipjohnhomewood]

this is great,my mums in this bless her,you gotta love you tube