Tamworth Bands History : 1964
02/04/64
Coleshill Young Farmers Club – Dairy Queen Competition
The Surfriders and Bob Mason and His Band
Coleshill Town Hall
Admission: 6/-
03/04/64
(First) Tamworth Carnival Dance 1964
Ricky Ford and the Cyclones, Memphis Five and The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
Girls who are eligible will be invited to compete in the semi-final for the 1964 Carnival Queen.
04/04/64
The Clansmen, The Dominators and The Black Dominoes
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
04/04/64
Wayne Gibson and the Dynamic Sounds (Decca recording artistes)
The Liberators
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/- 8.15pm-11.30pm
06/04/64
Marty Wilde and the Wildcats (star of "What a Crazy World")
with The Three Spirits (Baz, Jim, Pete)
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments
08/04/64
Jazz Club – Every Wednesday
The Prince of Wales, Gungate
Opening night – Wednesday April 8th
The Three Spires Jazzmen
Admission: 2/6
Membership: 1/-
10/04/64
Polesworth and Birchmoor British Legion
Alan Melville and His Band
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Admission: 7/6 9.00pm-1.00am
10/04/64 - Tamworth Herald – "Boom Time for Tamworth"
"These are boom times for Tamworth. Down, down, down goes the number of unemployed. Latest figures…show that only 57 men and 32 women are out of work…0.5% of the insured population as opposed to 1.9% for Great Britain as a whole."
10/14/64
Tamworth Herald – "Oversize "Winkle-Picker" Shoes were a clue"
10/04/64
(Second) Carnival Dance
Lance Harvey and the Kingpins, Bonnie and the Little People and The Emperors
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
11/04/64
Beatnik Dance
Atherstone & District Young Farmers Club
Bob Mason and His Band
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Admission: 5/- 9.00pm-12 midnight
11/04/64
… C and The Surfers, with The Alpha Beats and J.J.J.J.
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
11/04/64
Derrick and Stan
Warton Working Mens Club
11/04/64
Reliant Social Club – Twist and Shake Night
The Chequers and The Wanderers
Admission: 4/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
12/04/64
The Blue Hawaiians
Warton Working Mens Club
13/04/64
Big Dee Irwin (Top American recording artiste)
The Three Spirits, The Jumping Jacks
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 7.30pm-12 midnight
Vince Baker Entertainments
17/04/64
Tamworth Herald – "Dance Ban Hits Carnival Funds"
"A ban on a admission after ten o'clock on Friday night carnival dances at Tamworth Assembly Rooms could mean an overall loss of at least £100 to charity funds."
17/04/64 - Tamworth Herald – Record & Film Review
"Peter and Gordon to appear in the first 'Pop' concert in Tamworth on May 4th."
17/04/64
(Third) Carnival Dance
Denny Laine and the Diplomats
The Teddy Bears and The Defenders
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
18/04/64
Beat Special
Gullivers Travellers, The Blue Sapphires (from Birmingham)
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/- 8.15pm-11.30pm
18/04/64
Jim West and the Sunsets, The Dominators and The Merseyside Four
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
20/04/64
Twist, Rock, Blues – Dance
The Phantoms, The Three Spirits
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 3/6 7.30pm-10.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
24/04/64 - Tamworth Herald – Record & Film Review
"How long before Beat slows down and Ballads boom again?"
Cliff Richard and Billy Fury, their discs aren't taking the short route to the top anymore."
24/04/64
Carnival Queen Semi-Final Selection Dance
Gerry Levene and the Avengers
Ranne Starr and the Aliens, Tommy Walkden Trio
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
25/04/64
Blue Venoms and Memphis Five
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
25/04/64
Tamworth Local Association of Boy Scouts
4th Annual April Fair
Assembly Rooms 8.00pm-11.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
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| Meet the finalists - a dazzling dozen of Tamworth's prettiest girls. Left to right, back row first, they are: Alwyn Day, Carole Harper, Margaret Allsopp, Susan Bonser, Margaret Harrison, Yvonne Bonser, Hilary Bury. Front, Carol Cordell, Jenny Adams, Betty Roberts, Diana Wardall and Yvonne Field. The 12 will meet Jimmy Tarbuck and Susan Lane tonight when the Queen and her four maids will be chosen. |
01/05/64
Final Carnival Dance – Who will be Carnival Queen?
Tommy Walkden Big Band (Band of the Year)
With Jimmy Tarbuck and Susan Lane
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-2.00am
01/05/64 - Tamworth Herald – Record & Film Review
"Peter & Gordon appearing at the Assembly Rooms on May 4th. World Without Love is at No. 1 knocking The Beatles off the top spot. This is the first 'pop' concert in Tamworth, a new idea by Vince Baker, if it goes well he hopes to bring other top names from the pop world to Tamworth."
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Yvonne Bonser
Tamworth’s Carnival Queen is 19 year-old Yvonne Bonser, of 7 Coronation Crescent, Shuttington. |
01/05/64 - Tamworth Herald
Carnival Queen Winners
01/05/64
Palace – Summer Holiday with Cliff Richard
Tamworth Music Festival May 2nd, 8th and 9th
04/05/64
Peter and Gordon (World Without Love – No. 1)
The Cyclones, The Blackouts and Barmy Barry
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6, 10/6, 12/6
Two performances: 6.30pm and 8.30pm
07/05/64
Rock Dance – Rock, Twist, Jive
The Rocking Antics, Johnny Silver and the Cossacks, The Four Jaguars
Mancetter Memorial Hall
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-12 midnight
08/05/64- Tamworth Herald
"Bar Curfew at 11.30"
Application for a bar licence at the Assembly Rooms on Friday nights were granted until 11.30pm by Tamworth Licensing Magistrates on Tuesday. Application for Saturday night licence was granted up to 11.15pm. An occasional licence for a Whit-Monday night dance was granted until midnight."
09/05/65
The Astronauts (Brum Beat group) and The Tuxedoes
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/- 7.45pm-11.30pm
15/05/64
Palace – Zulu
15/05/64 - Tamworth Herald
"Sergeant Finney is again Music festivals Premier Vocalist"
"Police Sergeant Bernard Finney formerly of Amington…competed in the final day of the Music Festival and won the title of Premier Vocalist."
15/05/64
The Overlanders (Pye recording artistes, as seen on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars')
The Three Spirits, Deen Rivers and the Beatmakers
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6 8.00pm-12.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
15/05/64 - Tamworth Herald
Tamworth FC win the Staffs Senior Cup, Captain Ron Sims collects the cup.
18/05/64
Holiday Spectacular Dance
Gerry Levene and the Avengers
Gullivers Travellers and the Swinging Sinners
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6 8.00pm-12.30am
Whit-Sunday Dance
The Clansmen, The Pirates, Johnny Silver and the Cossacks
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
22/05/64
Doulton Football Club – Grand Dance
Ken Tongue and His Band
The Wanderers
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6
22/05/64
Starting May 22 – The Chequers Club
The Chequers, Hopwas
Johnny Silver and the Cossacks with The Three Spirits
22/05/64
Polesworth Carnival Queen Selection Dance
The Chequers
8.30pm-11.30pm
23/05/64
Big Beat
The Rocking Renowns, The Clansmen
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 4/6 8.15pm-11.30pm
23/05/64
The Three Spirits with Beat LTD and The Misfits
Lichfield Guildhall
8.00pm-12 midnight
23/05/64
The Ron Beats, The Dominators and The Stevedores
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
23/05/64
Hall and Ham River Social Club Dance
Dick Thorpe and His Music
Mile Oak Hotel
Admission: 4/- 8.00pm-12 midnight
23/05/64
Elford Garden Fete
Opened by Mrs. Inge-Innes Lillington
(Mother of the drummer from Rikki and the Last Days of Earth – Hugh Inge-Innes Lillington - Ed.).
29/05/64- Tamworth Herald
"Beat Music Festival – on conditions"
"Promotion of a July festival of beat music in Tamworth Castle Pleasure Grounds will be allowed by the Borough Council only if it is approved by the police, the Council is fully indemnified against damage and expense, there is a ban on the sale of intoxicants and a fee of £150 is paid."
"Application for the use of the grounds on July 11 from 8.00am – 9.00pm was made by Vince Baker Entertainments on behalf of Tamworth Cricket and Hockey Club."
29/05/64
Mammoth Twistacular – '6 hours – non-stop Rock, Twist and Blues'
The Diplomats, Carl and the Cheetahs, The Solitaires, Beta Ltd and The Sinners
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 7/6 8.00pm-2.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
29/05/64
Stop, Look and Twitch! Rockin' Weekend
Lee Stirling and the Bruisers, Beat Ltd, The James Boys
Lichfield Guildhall
29/05/64
Polesworth Carnival Queen Selection Dance
The Appaches
The Chequers 8.30pm-11.30pm
30/05/64
The Diplomats, The Creators, The Cossacks
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
30/05/64
The Diplomats, The Shades of Blue and The Suspects
Lichfield Guildhall
8.00pm-12 midnight
30/05/64
Tamworth Young Farmers
Rocking Rendezvous, The Three Spirits, The Wanderers
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/-
30/05/64
New Big Beat – "Summer Rave Nights"
The Tuxedoes, The Interns
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 4/6 8.15pm-11.30pm
05/06/64 - Tamworth Herald
"Gang of Boys was behind a crime wave in Bolehall"
"Property owners were alarmed when a wave of breaking-in offences hit Tamworth…Police grew suspicious pf a gang – six boys known as the 'Bolehall Gang". More than 30 offences had been committed."
05/06/64 - Tamworth Herald – Record & Film Review
The Blackouts – a Tamworth Band
Bob Ballard – Rhythm Guitar
Terry Harper - Vocalist
Trevor Pickering – Lead Guitar
Bob Childs – Drums (the baby in the group who only picked up a drum stick a month ago.)
"From within the confines of a hen-house at Elford comes a rhythm and blues sound that could take the four local boys to fame in the beat world." Read on...
05/06/64 - Tamworth Herald – Record & Film Review
"Reg Joins the Pirates"
"Promoter of Saturday night dances at Atherstone Memorial Hall, Reg Calvert is the latest to join the radio pirate ship war. Reg, 36 – Screaming Lord Sutch's manager, denied that it was a publicity stunt and said the aims was to promote new groups. His 13 year old daughter Candy will record the tapes and send them to the ship to be transmitted. Radio Sutch cannot be heard locally as the reception is too faint." Read on to read the full-text of the article and a profile of Reg Calvert.
05/06/64
4 Star Dance
The Fortunes
Gerry Levene and the Avengers, Gullivers Travellers and The Descendants
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6 8.00pm-12.30am
Vince Baker Entertainments
06/06/64
Miss Danny, Chuck Crest and the Crystelles, Johnny Silver and the Cossacks
Assembly Rooms
8.00pm-11.30pm
06/06/64
Big Beat Special
The Beatmen plus support
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 6/- 8.15pm-11.30pm
06/06/64
Elzabeth Athletic FC Dance
The Apaches
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 5/-
8.00pm-11.30pm
07/06/64
The Quarry Bank Silver Prize Band
Castle Grounds
FREE
If inclement weather, the concert will take place in the Assembly Rooms
Tamworth Borough Council event.
12/06/64 - Tamworth Herald
"Big Beat Festival is Off"
"The 9 hour concert planned for July 11 has been cancelled because leading beat groups are not available. Organiser Vince Baker told the Herald – it was hoped to stage the festival concert in May next year."
12/06/64
Beat Spectacular Dance
Beat Ltd, The Creators, The Megatones, Guitars Incorporated
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
13/06/64
The Blue Stars (from Cannock) and the Memphis Five
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/- 8.00pm-11.30pm
Vince Baker Entertainments
13/06/64
The Cascades, The Liberators
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 4/6 8.15pm-11.30pm
13/06/64
Twist and Shake to the Red Rockers
Elford Village Hall
Admission: 5/- 8.15pm-11.45pm
19/06/64
Rock, Twist, Jive Dance
The Beachcombers, The Little People and The Memphis Five
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6 8.00pm-1.00am
20/06/64
Atherstone Young Farmers Club – "Haymakers Hop"
Bob Mason and His Band
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Admission: 5/- 9.00pm-12 midnight
20/06/64
The Little People, The Panthers
Atherstone Memorial Hall
Admission: 4/6 8.15pm-11.30pm
20/06/64
Sombreros Rhythm Group, Carl and the Teddy Bears
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/-
8.00pm-11.30pm
21/06/64
Shirley Silver Band
Castle Grounds
FREE
3.00pm-5.00pm and 7.00pm-9.00pm
Tamworth Borough Council event.
22/06/64
Dave Berry and the Cruisers (Decca recording artistes – heard on the Light programmes 'Saturday Club' and as seen on ITV's 'Reday, Steady, Go and Thank Your Lucky Stars)
Carl and the Teddy Bears, Gullivers Travellers
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 5/6 8.00pm-12.30am
Vince Baker Entertainments
24/06/64
Mid-Summer Night Ball of the Year
Tamworth Castle Banqueting Hall
Frank Carter and His Orchestra
Informal Dress
Admission: 15/- 9.00pm-1.00am
26/06/64 - Tamworth Herald – Record and Film Review
Lee Stirling and the Bruisers formerly known as the Beachcombers
26/06/64
FAB Carnival Eve Dance
Lee Stirling and the Bruisers (Parlophone recording artistes)
Jeff Silvas and The Four Stooges, The Suspects
Assembly Rooms
Admission: 6/6 8.00pm-1.00am
Vince Baker Entertainments
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