There were just five stage shows held at the Granada during 1963. The first on 23rd January was Jimmy Saville introduces Juke Box Doubles – something like Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the acts impersonating other, better-known artists. There was, for example, Brad Newman as Elvis, Steve Francis as Billy Fury and Dru Harvey as […]
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Granada Aylesbury 1962 stage shows
1962 saw six more stage shows at the Granada in Aylesbury – and by now these were predominantly music shows, having lost most of the variety acts. The first was on 6th February with Adam Faith supported by the John Barry Seven. Others on the bill included Desmond Lane (The Penny Whistle Man), a novelty […]
Granada Aylesbury 1961 stage shows
1961 saw seven more stage shows at the Granada Aylesbury. Ticket prices throughout the year were 3/6, 5/6 and 7/6. The first was on 19th January when Max Bygraves headed a bill that also included Cherry Wainer, Laurie Gold and the Pieces of Eight, Peter Dulay and The Raindrops. Gene Vincent was back on February […]
Granada Aylesbury 1960 stage shows
The first of the 1960 Granada stage shows starred Gene Vincent with Wee Willie Harris and Al Saxon. Also on the bill were The Rockets, The Bachelors (not the Irish group that later achieved chart success), Keith Kelly, Max Seymour and Lance Fortune. The compere was Don Arden. This was Gene Vincent’s first visit to […]
Granada Aylesbury 1959 stage shows
Following the 1958 shows, a further seven shows were staged in 1959. Again these offered a range of headliners. The first show was in February and bought Cliff Richard and the Drifters to Aylesbury. The Bucks Advertiser reported that 2,800 people were there – which seems alot, given the normal seating capacity of the Granada […]
Granada Aylesbury 1958 stage shows
1958 saw the start of regular stage shows at the Granada Aylesbury. These often resembled variety shows, and might include a compere and comedians as well as musical acts. The packages generally toured a number of Granada cinemas (or theatres as they were correctly known) as “Granada One Night Stands”. The removal of entertainment tax […]