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286
Saturday 23 January 1965, 5.15.-5.40pm
Panel: Angela Douglas, Virginia Lewis, Wolf Mankowitz, Del Shannon
Producer: Stewart Morris
Records played:
It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones (Decca)
Somewhere In Your Heart – Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
See You Later Alligator – Millie (Fontana)
It’s Gonna Last Forever – Billy J Kramer (Parlophone)
Nancy’s Theme – Earle Hagen (Colpix)
Game Of Love – Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders (Fontana)
No Other Heart – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol)
Yes I Will – The Hollies (Parlophone) -
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Saturday 15 February 1964, 5.40-6.05
Panel: Lesley Duncan, Steve Race, Sally Smith, Pete Murray
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Just One Look – Hollies (Columbia) HIT
I Love You Because – Jim Reeves (RCA) MISS
Tell Me When – Applejacks (Decca) HIT
That Girl Belongs To Yesterday – Gene Pitney (United Artists) HIT
She’s Sorry – Bobby Vee (Liberty) MISS
If You Love Me – Jackie Trent (Piccadilly) HIT
Little Children – Billy J Kramer & Dakotas (Parlophone) HIT -
258
Saturday 11 July 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Lionel Jeffries, Stubby Kaye, Anne Nightingale, Tessie O’Shea
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
Doo Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann (HMV) HIT
The Girl From Ipanema – Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto (Verve) MISS
She’s Fallen In Love With The Monster Man – Screamin’ Lord Sutch (Oriole) HIT
As Tears Goes By – Marianne Faithfull (Decca) HIT
Happiness – Ken Dodd (Columbia) HIT
From A Window – Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas (Parlophone) HIT -
208
Saturday 27 July 1963, 6.35-7pm
Panel: Carole Deene, David Gell, Nancy Spain, Paul Wallace
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
Angie – Gregory Phillips (Pye) HIT
Valentina – Spotnicks (Oriole) MISS
My True Confession – Brook Benton (Mercury) HIT
Like The Big Guys Do – Harry H Corbett (Pye) HIT
The Verdict Is Guilty – Susan Maughan (Philips) HIT
Bad To Me – Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas (Parlophone) HIT
The Song Of Rome – Van Doren (Decca) MISS
Wah Wah Wah Woo – Rockin’ Berries (Decca) MISS -
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Saturday 2 November 1963, 6.05-6.35pm
Panel: Cilla Black, Dick Haymes, Pete Murray, Yana
Pete Murray now billed as Peter Murray
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Saturday Night – New Christy Minstrels (CBS) MISS
I’ll Keep You Satisfied – Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas (Parlophone) HIT
The Father Of Girls – Anthony Newley (Decca) MISS
You Were Made For Me – Freddie & the Dreamers (Columbia) MISS
Freddie Garrity: “Cilla Black on JBJ said it sounded like Freda and the Dreamers so that speaks for itself. It sold 750,000 copies in the UK alone though.”
Don’t Talk To Him – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
Swinging On A Star – Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva (Colpix) HIT
The Long March – Ken Thorne & Ray Davies (HMV) MISS
Country Boy – Heinz (Decca) HIT
I Am – Ronnie Carroll (Philips) HIT
Heinz was behind the screen. Cilla said she didn’t like his voice, but said to him, “I like you though.”
Cilla Black paid 30g
Producer Neville Wortman: “I think Juke Box Jury launched Cilla Black’s career. It took her out from just being a singer to someone who can really relate to the public. She would say anything and she was like John Lennon in that respect. Brian Epstein also liked appearing but he wasn’t a natural performer although he was a good judge of music. He didn’t relate to cameras very well.”
Producer Neville Wortman: “Pete Murray wanted to be an actor, he got a silver medal at RADA and he is a very serious man. We did think of trying other presenters for Juke Box Jury like Pete, Alan Freeman and Jimmy Savile, but none of them would have been right. Jimmy Savile was a strange man and you never quite got to know him. Pete and David were great mates but they would have friendly arguments with each other in Juke Box Jury. David did think that Pete might take over the show but I don’t think that Pete ever wanted that. David went through to the end but he should have gone before.”