| January
3 |
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| n.a. |
Presley
fans let off steam [Elvis Presley, Tommy Steele, Stan Freberg, British
vs. American i.e. rock films & rock craze idols] |
2 |
| — |
Good,
Jack & Mills, Freddie; Focus on Six-Five Special [Overcrowding
concerts, music skill and preparation] |
3 |
| Fordyce,
Keith |
Pops
Page [ballads] |
4 |
| Press
Release |
Dizzy
Gillespie, Ted Heath, Skiffle contest. |
6 |
| — |
Holly
Branches Out on Top 20 Tree ["Peggy Sue"] |
9 |
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| January
10 |
|
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| Johnson,
Derek |
Will
the Army Harm his Career? [Elvis Presley in the Army; will he be forgotten] |
3 |
| — |
Jerry
Lee Lewis… [Best seller, Palladium concert] |
6 |
| — |
Skiffle
Contest [Alley cats, The Rebels, Jim Dale] |
7 |
| Charlton,
Bruce |
Safer
in a double act [Ken Earle and Malcolm Vaughan, loyalty] |
8 |
| — |
Jerry
Lee shakes his way to the top ["Great Balls of Fire," Whole
Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On," biggest thing since Elvis] |
9 |
| |
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| January
17 |
|
|
| — |
They
put the life into The story of my Life [Marty Robbins, Gary Miller, success
of covering songs vs. original artist] |
3 |
| Fordyce,
Keith |
Pops
page [Johnnie Ray, Doris Day, Nat Cole, De John Sisters, Tony Osborne,
Hi-Los, Eddie Calvert, Maxine Daniels, Russ Conway] |
4 |
| — |
Doris
Day plans film here in April [Berle Adams, Paul Robeson, Ella Fitzgerald] |
6 |
| — |
Sensational
Lonnie Donegan… [10,000 pound record pact] |
7 |
| — |
Welcome
Glen Miller Band [Glen Miller in England] |
8 |
| |
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| January
24 |
|
|
| Fordyce,
Keith |
Paul
Anka Comes Up With a Ballad [Harry Belafonte, Eddie Fisher, The Gondoliers...] |
4 |
| — |
Exciting
Plans for Paul Anka, Jeff Chandler, Liberace [Belafonte, Fisher, British
TV dates, Liberace concerts, MCA contracts] |
6 |
| — |
Dene,
Terry; The Golden Disk [Britain’s latest musical film, sold 50,000] |
7 |
| — |
Skiffle
Queen and Jacks [Nancy Whiskey, Sonny Stewart, The Hobeaux, Lee Patterson,
Mary Steele] |
10 |
| — |
Presley
Jumps from nowhere to top in one go ["Jailhouse Rock"] |
11 |
| — |
Crickets,
Buddy Holly Open Here March 1 [25 day tour] |
11 |
| — |
Frankie
Vaughan’s Gay Debut at the Palace |
12 |
| |
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| January
31 |
|
|
| — |
Tommy
Steele Is No Carbon Copy of Elvis Presley [personality, defensive, Tommy
comments] |
2-3 |
| — |
Ronnie
Hilton’s Stunner…; ["Magic Moments," Troubadours, Jeremy Lubbock,
Glenn Miller, Louis Prima, Sandra Alfred, Jim Dale, Humph Lyttelton, Ken
MacKintosh] |
4 |
| — |
Lonnie
Donegan Set for Goon Comedy Film [American Film, Eric Sykes] |
6 |
| — |
Al Hibbler
pacted for six week tour |
6 |
| — |
New Company
plans to cut disc prices by a third [Rainbow Records, Monty Lewis] |
7 |
| — |
Tommy
Steele may be Britain’s "Mr. Wonderful"; Sam Wanamaker, Musical
acts supplement dramatic content |
7 |
| Goodwin,
Keith |
Focus
on Skiffle; Is it dying? Only Changing? [similarity between rock and Skiffle] |
10 |
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ojones
on Wednesday, March 3, 1999 at 23:08:55 |
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grtedit
3 January 2003 |
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