NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS SU PPLEMENT Cliff flew from U.S. to Poll Show MIiis, then 22, and now manager of Tom Jones and Enge I b e rt Humperdlnck). Wem bley's Empire Pool, with Liberace was 11 the London (Jiff Richard, who flew back Palladium and Johnny Preston from U.'i.A. to perform as the on one-nighten. Jack Good, producer of t~~~srhPo~ira r ~~:~rmir~c~~sr~ successful 1V pop shows, staned a new one ca lled ~~~~•• ~~llhM:j:l y F~dd/OT~~ " Wham," whh BIiiy fury, Jee Heath, Em ile ~ord , Mudlarks, Brown, Jess Conrad, Dickie Craig Ooualas, Rust Conway, Pride and others In residence. TRAGEDY: On April 17 , ~!h~ B~~:;ai~ve~~rha1~ee3g;i 1960, ea rl y on a Sunday and Bob Miller's Millermen, morning, Eddie Cochran was and American guu t stars - kllled In a car cru h at Eddie Cochran anrl Gene Vin• Chippenham, Wilts.. while en ce nt rou1e from Bristol to London In Ma rch. Elvis left the U.S. airport. With him, Gene Vin ­ Army. NME's Derek Johnson cen1 and Sharon Sheeley were new to Germany to see him at bodlv injured, 1 Press confc reuce prior to Many WIide mei Johnny Elvis fl yi ng back to America. Cash in Hollywood. Everlys No. Lo nnie Donegan had a big hil I with Ca thy's Clown. In 1960's with My Old Man's A Dustman, 11 1 g~~ ~~- ~•:tie~nihC:e:-Li~~~l, ~~~~"\J~~s w~s°°re~il~~~a t1P~ Adam f aith, Chff Richard, John (as he still d~s now ever)' Barry, Vernon Girls, Lonnie week In NME), but in , those Donegan, Al ma Cogan. Joan days he says they were few Regan. Yana, Dickie Val,n1lne. Th• EVl!aL Y ■ aOThUU: { 00ft, ,.tt, •nd PHIL) with th• lat• ALMA compared to today. Anne Shelton, Ma rion Ryan, C OC.AN , btll'lg P rlHl'llld 111, NM E Poll Awards. Adam Faith's Poor Me was iJenn ls Lotls, Ve r:i Lynn. No. I and he made a film , <Ro nn ie Hilton, Tedd~ Johnson, Jones at No. I wi1h Good nus1lna Cliff from 1op of chan "Never Let Go," in which he Pea rl Ca rr. Gary Miller, Ken• Timin.' Newcomer to hit parade, played a bnrrow•boY, Perry Tone,. Billy Cotton and Robert Pioneer rock groups - aher 8 weeks waiting, Ror Como was a cons1ant hitmaker, Horton. Johnny and 1he Huricane, and via his U.S. TV 1how. shown by Connie Francis. Freddy Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - ~;b:!~: ai:~~d~n~rg T~eA;~~f:~ 1he BBC. Cannon and Conway Twitty we're both populor chonma• Louis Benjamin assis11n1 were visitors from the States. kers. So was newcomer 10 general manager of Pyt Darin-Edd,· Buddv Holly's Crickets worked cha n s Ken Dodd, - an appeal­ Records (later to be manaaini,. Johnny Preston's R'"unnina IS backing group for the Ing-voiced comedian wilh Love director, which he still is). Cli: Bear go1 to No. I. The big one• Everlys on tour. Is Like A Violin. Britain's Ga rry Richard got ford Thunderbird Cliff Richard WIS mobbed II Mills hod a hit In Britain and 1 night-stand show of the year cset::raE!vfsec~~Je •~r~he'!~~~ was Bobby Onrln•Duane Eddy• [ Ml Records offices by girl America with Look For A Star. ~~ Clyde McPhatter-Emlle ford• fans who picked Please Don't and America's Briar\ Hyland Mess Of Blues and made a ti.Im Bob Miller Millermen tour Tease as his next single from a (16J had ltsy Bilsy Teenie based 'lfl his Armv life, "GI Eddy's twangy guitar caused a ba1ch or taped songs. Th is was Weenie Yellow Polka Doi Slues." Sinaua, Dean Martin part or Cliff's Idea 10 keep in B!klni in the thart and Sammy Davis In "Ocean's :~d~=~~en atdi~tbt6arr:c~:~ 1ouch wilh fans. something he 11 " Oscar Hamm erstein, of 1 has always done. At a time famed Rodgers and Ham­ :i!i~~~ya~ 1:!t~~~1::s f~~r~~5 when ma rrlaae and pop weren' t F 1111s· 1'0. I merstein compasing team, died, of the ras1 ones he'd made hits s upposed to mix, Tommy Steele aged 65 in Britain. He soon oltered that. announced he'd marry ex• 0 however! Windmill theatre dancer Ann Cliff Rithard was No. I wllh oi!-t(~}! fi~:'t)efoar" D:,~:;,a~ :~ Cliff Richard moved inlO a Dcnogue Marty Wilde got Please Don'1 Tease (well, done. London. niaht club riva lr) ma rried os well . 1he fans). TV's .. Juke Box between Al Burnene's Pigalle ~~ch~gre s~1fiio~~d hr~~e In:~ Jury .. record show went well. The Shadows made a hit with ~;~ 1 ~ ,!~~~~ 1g ~:1~s6l {h: ~~~n~ ~~~bl~ei:t~:~: h~noroeiferi~i: llomanl!t•? Apache and Rolf Harris ca used (Eartha Kil[), while Jud y Gar• around in 1he hope of seeing Interest in his wobble-board In land triumphed a1 the Palla• their Idol. Chart newcomers Rumou rs of romance between Ame rica, rock raged via stars d1um were Americans Jim Reeves Connie Francis and German like Jimmy Jones and Marv with He'll Have To Go and star Peter Kraus, and later Johnson (who still aoes suona) Brenda Lee (15) whh Sweet Adam faith. came 10 nil. Stars In Au gus1, Ted Heath's Band Counlr~· hils Nuuin's. The Everly Brothen In Blockpool in 1960 - Toni celebrated IU 151h anniversor)' arrived for their firs t in•person Dolli, Mudlark:i, Adam failh Hank Locklin (Please Help tour to co-lncide wilh a mlllion ~~!~~~~rs.~i~ghi~u.t3fJ'~d i~e Me I'm ralhng) ond Bob Lu man dollar, ten-year Warner Bro• :~~ ~r~~e [g~~;,,Tg~m?.v~~~Ttl: Joan Regan hosted "Be My (Lei's Think About Living) new 1he rs contrac1: they had been WIS Michael Holiday, 1he 1111 Guest," Ka ye Sisters appeared 10 char1s. Shadows loured in Britain before for a pro• Jut-Jawed, deep-voiced singer. In "Sunday Show " from Prince wllhout Cliff as Apache stayed motional visits with Cadence. Lionel Bart, writer of Cliff's Of Wales thea1 re, and Russ six weeks at top of chart their former label. Living Do ll hit, had smash Johnny Worth praised for The Viscounts, former first musical ca lled "Oliver!" g~~:•atln~!~t ~!1h o9•: Ji~ie~ Adam foith hits - What Do Monon Fraser's Hannonlca (now playing as a lllm) wilh Lu lu and Johnny Kidd with You Want, Poor Me. Someone Gang-sttrs, made the charts many cove r records and Shirley Shakin' All Over livened the Else's Boby and How Aboul with Rockin' Li ttle Angel (one scene, but Shadows captured Tho1 Al Bennen, Liberty of the male trio was Go rdon ~~~eyA:e~!nt:!13s hte~ti:n~: No. I Sp()I with Apathe, Records chief. revealed he hod sllll more thon 20 un11sued Eddie Cothron tracks Sh1rle) Basse)' ond Tnmmy Steel went 1n 1he U.S.A Larry Parnes proml)ted the 0 ~iiock ulumTnrod.~!JU~~~~u te1°bY Jack Good and starrina Bill)· Fury (wrote NME's Don Wedge " He 1wls1ed. grunted, growlt d. pouted. alnred and won b•ll''lest streams,") with Dave Sampson. Peter W)•nne. Johnny Gentle. 0 0 ~~~te: bue,\ ~~;[1n~ ~~!oJ~~~ singer). Tomm:t: Bruce. Nelson Keene, Dickie Pride, Viscoun1s. Joe Brown and Vernon Girls Jimmy Jones came 10 London. Ric:k y Valente No. I with Tell Laura I Love Her Sam Cooke a newcomer to charts wl1h Choin Gan1t ~!Uc.I· larks disrupted when Jeff Mudd wanted for Army, leavin1 Mar) and Fred. Everl)'S had two hiu in charts - So Sad and Lucille. By October, 1960, ln11ru • 1 ~~ru~/ng ~r~:1iws, er~·~~)' .~ii OUANNE I OO Y, CLYOI! NcPNATTla Hd • o ••v oAalN taur•d L ONNIE OO NECAN II I OUll man. Hurricanes, Ventures, Duane l •■ • t h•r Eddy and Rebel Rousers. John .