Tamworth Bands History : 1964
03/01/64 - Tamworth Herald – Record and Film Review
Britannia Rules the 1964 Hit Parade
No. 1 sellers at Greens Records:
1. The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your Hand
2. Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over
03/01/64
Palace Cinema – From Russia With Love
03/01/64
The Marauders with Tony Kay and the Huckleberries (Pye and Colombia recording artistes)
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
Vince Baker Entertainments
04/01/64
Johnny Angel and the Mystics with Jesse and the James Boys
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/-
04/01/64
Netherseal & District Young Farmers – New Year Dance
Ricky Thompson's Band
Netherseal Village Hall
11/01/64
Army Cadet Force Grand Dance
Peter Justice and His Band and The Wanderers
Drayton Manor
Admission: 5/-
07/02/64
Atherstone Hunt Farmers Dance
Paul Westbrook and His Music
Drayton Manor
10/01/64
Palace Cinema – Carry on Cabbie
10/01/64 – Tamworth Herald
The Blind Drummer with Stick Trouble
The boy with stick trouble was 16 year old Barry carter of 7, Orton Road, Warton a member of a newly formed rock 'n' roll band called – Bernie and the Fabulous Photons. All members of the band which formed six weeks ago, are blind and all are being trained at the Blind Institute in Harborne, Birmingham.
Barry, blind since the age of 11 split his drumsticks at the first gig in Smethwick. He is looking forward to the band playing in Warton.
11/01/64
Twitchin' and Twistin' every Saturday at the Guildhall, Lichfield
Gerry Levene and the Avengers
Denny Laine and the Diplomats
The Saints
11/01/64
The Beatmakers
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/-
15/01/64
Mayor's Charity Ball (sponsored by Phil Dix)
Eugene Burton and His Orchestra with The Farinas
Banqueting Hall, Tamworth Castle
Admission: 15/-
15/01/64 – Tamworth Herald
The Blue Stars – available for bookings – 'Tamworth's most up and coming group'.
10/01/64
Friday Night Spectacular
Dean Rivers and the Memphis Five
The Beatmakers
The Three Spirits
The Emperors
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
8.00pm – 1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
11/01/64
Dancing to Derek and Stan
Warton Working Mens Club
12/01/64
Thunderbolts group featuring Johnny Brent
Warton Working Mens Club
11/01/64
Blue Stars Rhythm Group (Tamworth's own local talent)
Tamworth Working Mens Club (Bolebridge Street)
11/01/64
Big Beat Spectacular
Johnny Keen and the Freemen with The Travellers
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/-
17/01/64
Palace Cinema – Rock a Billy Baby with Virginia Field and Douglas Kennedy
17/01/64
The Olympics
Gerry Levene and the Avengers
Ray-Vons
Memphis Five
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
18/01/64
Twist Smasheroo
The Beachcombers (from Thank Your Lucky Stars and Ready, Steady, Go)
Pat Wayne and the Crusaders
Carl Wayne and the Vikings
Lichfield Guildhall
18/01/64
Big Beat
Gerry Levene and the Avengers with Beat Incorporated
Atherstone Memorial Hall
18/01/63
Pat Wayne and the Beachcombers
Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders
Jeff Hunter and the Alpines
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/-
20/01/64
Bern Elliot and the Fenmen (Mr. 'Money' himself)
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 (Tickets from Weavers Record Shop, Bolebridge Street)
Vince Baker Entertainment
18/01/64
Big Beat
Gerry Levene and the Avengers with Beat Incorporated
Atherstone Memorial Hall
18/01/64
Pay Wayne and the Beachcombers
Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders
Jeff Hunter and the Apaches
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/-
18/01/64
The Talismen
The Electronic Organ
With 'those five sticks of dynamite from Kingstanding' Jesse and the James Boys
Assembly Rooms
18/01/64
The Sapphires
Edingale Village Hall
Admission: 3/-
18/01/64
The Commancheros
Tamworth Working Mens Club
24/01/64
Five for the price of one
The Beachcombers
Gerry Levene and the Avengers
Carl and the Cheetahs
The Saints
The Crescendos
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6
24/01/64
Palace Cinema – Dr. No and The Servant
25/01/64
Roy Stuart and the Cyclones with The Farinas
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/-
25/01/64
Big Beat Saturday
Jimmy Stevens and the Jackpots formerly The Exciters
Supported by The Starbirds
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/-
25/01/64
The Blue Hawaiians
Tamworth Working Mens Club
24/01/64
Stars of Stage, Screen and Records
Al Jackson and the Applejacks with Christine
Dean Rivers and the Beatmakers
Dave Colt and the Outlaws
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/-
31/01/64
'Birdman at Charity Concert'
BBC's bird man Percy Edwards appears at the Assembly Rooms in aid of the National Children's Home.
01/02/64
The Trentside Four supported by The Farinas
Assembly Rooms
01/02/64
Big Beat
The Cheetahs with The Astonairs
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/-
03/02/64
Rocking Henri and the Hayseeds (Decca recording artistes)
Memphis Five
Local group Johnny Silver and the Cossacks
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/-
Vince Baker Entertainments
07/02/64
The Flinstones
The Four Pennies
Big Dee Irwin
Dave Berry and the Cruisers ('My Baby Left Me)
01/02/64
Tony Kay
The Huckleberries
The Emperors
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Admission: 5/-
01/02/64
Rock and Twist Jive
The Wanderers
Kingsbury Church Hall (Army Cadet Force)
07/02/64 – Tamworth Herald Feature
Johnny Silver and the Cossacks
Up and coming local band appearing as a support act at the Assembly Rooms. Read on...
07/02/64 – Tamworth Herald
The Monica Café – Licensing Justices agreed to a variation of the week-day music and singing licence to be extended to 2.00am.
07/02/64
Carl Wayne and the Vikings
Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders
Ronnie Star and the Aliens
Ray-Vons
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6
08/02/64
Stars of T.V., Stage and Records
Jimmy Crawford and the Shantelles
Dean Rivers and the Beatmakers
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/-
13/02/64
Nuneaton Young Farmers Club
13th Annual Lokel Yokel's Superstition Ball
Ronnie Hancox and His Band
Queens Road Ballroom, Nuneaton
Admission: 10/-
14/02/64 - Tamworth Herald
A new shopping precinct in Lower Gungate is planned costing £1,250,000. It will have 28 shops, a supermarket and bowling alley (still waiting for the bowling alley! – Ed.)
14/02/64
St. Valentines Dance
Gerry Levene & the Avengers (Decca recording artistes)
The Solitaires (recently appearing on the new Brum Beat release) and The Memphis Five
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
15/02/64
A FAB 3 Star Show – all acts featured on the new Brum Beat record
The Rocking Aces, The Congressmen, The Alpines
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
15/02/64
Pete Davies and the Blue Stars Rhythm Group
Tamworth Working Mens Club
15/02/64
The Delmount Four (Mersey Sound)
Steve Brett and the Mavericks
Atherstone Memorial Hall
8.15pm-11.45pm
17/02/64
Carl and the Cheetahs plus support
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 3/6 7.30pm-11.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
21/02/64
Tamworth Herald – Record & Film Review
Cilla Tops the lot
"20 year old daughter of a Liverpool docker, Priscilla Maria Veronica White better know as Cilla Black is at number one with "Anyone Who Had A Heart".
21/02/64
5 Fab Groups
The Modernaires, The Three Spirits, Johnny and the Alpines, The Sovereigns and Johnny Silver and the Cossacks
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
22/02/64
3 Group Spectacular
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
22/02/64
Beat Special "Make Saturday Night Your Swinging Night Out"
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/- 7/45pm-11.30pm
24/02/64
Twist and Twitch
The Flinstones plus support
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 4/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments
29/02/64
Tamworth Young Farmers Club
Shake and Twist Dance
Dean Rivers and the Beatmakers with The Memphis Five
Polesworth Memorial Hall
8.00pm-11.45pm
29/02/64
Jennie and the Big Guys (Pye recording artistes) "I Want You" + support
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
29/02/64
Johnny Washington and the Congressmen
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/- 7.45pm-11.30pm
02/03/64
Dave Berry and the Cruisers ("My Baby Left Me" single in the charts) + support
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments
06/03/64
Tamworth Herald – Record & Film Review
"Rush to Wax E.P. Boost"
EPs are so popular that several labels are releasing weekly EPs from artistes - Eden Kane, Freddie & the Dreamers, Frank Ifield, The Merseybeats have two EPs released this week.
06/03/64
Tamworth Herald – In Black & White
"These 'Beatles' Are Fab"
Four talented ladies from the Municipal Offices did two Beatles songs at a midnight cabaret show at the Assembly Rooms. Mrs Cheryl (Paul McCartney) Goodwin, Miss Janice (George Harrison) Davis, Miss Susan (Ringo Starr) Moore and Miss Susan (John Lennon) Pykett.
06/03/64
5 Group Show – all from 'Thank Your Lucky Stars"
Gerry Levene and the Avengers, The Grasshoppers, The Crescendoes, The Three Spirits and one more to make it "foive"*
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
*Read the full story of Janice Nicholls the "THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS " TV girl and how The catchphrase "Oi'll Give It Foive" came about......... www.foive.co.uk
09/03/64
The Four Pennies ("Do You Want Me Too?") plus support
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments
07/03/64
Rhythm & Blues Incorporated
Jesse and the James Boys, Mohamadon and the Mountaineers
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
07/03/64
Ronnie and the Rangers
Tamworth Working Mens Club
07/03/64
Select Dancing Every Sunday at The Chequers, Hopwas
The Allan Fisher Trio
Admission: 2/6
08/03/64
Grand Concert
The Freemen and Company
8.00pm
11/03/64
The Blue Hawaiians
Bolehall and Glascote Working Mens Club
13/03/64
Carl and the Cheetahs
The Blue Venoms, The Three Spirits, Memphis Five and The Emperors
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
13/03/63
The Neutrals
Old Swan, Tamworth
14/03/63
The Neutrals
Old Swan, Tamworth
14/03/64
The Grasshoppers, The Sovereigns and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
14/03/64
The Blue Stars
Tamworth Working Mens Club
14/03/64
The Chequers
Tamworth Young Farmers Club
Fradley Village Hall
Admission: 5/- 8.30pm-11.45pm
15/03/64
The Thunderbolts (featuring Johnny Brent)
Warton Working Mens Club
15/03/64
The Voodoes
Old Swan, Tamworth
18/03/64
The Blue Hawaiians
Bolehall and Glascote Working Mens Club
20/03/64
The Blue Hawaiians
Every Saturday and Sunday
Tamworth Working Mens Club
20/03/64
The Neutrals
Old Swan, Tamworth
20/03/64 - Tamworth Herald
Tamworth FC reach the Birmingham Senior Cup Final versus Kidderminster Harriers.
Match Report: Local derby game, Tamworth v Atherstone 1-0 - "In rushed John 'Donkey' Bayliss like a surf board on the crest of a wave to prod the ball past the helpless Dave Pugh."
21/03/64
Jury Men
Old Swan, Tamworth
21/03/64
Gerry Levene and the Avengers
The Congressmen, The Highcords
Lichfield Guildhall
8.00pm-12 midnight
21/03/64
Gullivers Travellers and The Beat Eaters
"Come and Nosh Some Good Beaty Blues"
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/-
22/03/64
The Wildcats
Old Swan, Tamworth
23/03/64
Eden Kane (Top Ten recording "Boys Cry")
The Downbeats, The Three Spirits, The Impacts
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments
27/03/64
Ken on the Electronic Organ
Every Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights
Boot Inn, Warton
27/03/64 - Tamworth Herald
"Better Side Wins Final Thriller – Ten-Man Tamworth Fight Hard" – Kidderminster Harries 3 Tamworth 2
28/03/64
Johnny Taylor and the Star Combo
Jesse and the James Boys, The Dead End Kids
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
28/03/64
Easter Special
The Astronauts plus support
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/- 7.45pm-11.30pm
30/03/64
Easter Parade Dance
The Zephyrs (from Thank Your Lucky Stars – "I Can Tell")
The Defenders, Jumping Jacks and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
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