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Saturday 6 February 1960, 6-6.30pm (recorded 30.1.60)
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Michael Craig, Wolf Mankowitz, Nancy Spain, Henrietta Tiarks (Recorded 30.1.60)
Records played:
I Love a Violin – Petula Clark (Pye)
Youthful Years – Danny Williams (HMV)
The Happy Muleteer – Mike Desmond (Top Rank)
Hit and Miss – John Barry (Columbia) — side set
He’ll Have To Go – Jim Reeves
Oh Judy – Jimmy Isle (Top Rank)
Time and The River – Nat King Cole (Capitol)
Camera script unused: Sure Fire Love (Billie Anthony)
Michael Craig was a popular actor; Wolf Mankowitz a writer; Nancy Spain a writer and newspaper columnist; Henrietta Tiarks was a debutante who later, after marriage, became the Duchess of Bedford.
John Barry was the mystery guest. His record, Hit and Miss by The John Barry Seven plus Four, was voted a hit, and became the show’s signature tune from the following week onwards.
On the same day (9.30 to 10.15 p.m.) David Jacobs was hosting the Eurovision UK final. The contestants were Bryan Johnson, Ronnie Carroll, Vince Eager, David Hughes, Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, Marion Keene, Don Lang, Benny Lee, Dennis Lotis, Lita Roza and Malcolm Vaughan.
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Saturday 3 October 1959, 6.50-7.15pm
(Recorded 19 September 1959)
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Petula Clark, Dickie Dawson, Diana Dors, Tony Osborne
Records played:
Treble Chance – Joe ‘Mr Piano’ Henderson (Pye)
Makin’ Love – Floyd Robinson (RCA)
So High So Low – Danny Williams (HMV)
Broken Hearted Melody – Tony Raymond (Fontana)
But Not For Me – Ella Fitzgerald (HMV)
Jenny – Ray Sone (Decca)
She Came As A Stranger – Perry Ford (Parlophone)
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Saturday 19 December 1964, 5.15-5.40pm
(Recorded 12 December)
Panel: Marianne Faithfull, Sheila Hancock, Tony Hatch, Kenneth Williams
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
California Bound – Ronny & the Daytones (Stateside)
Lollipops And Roses – Danny Williams (HMV) 1.43
It Isn’t There – Swinging Blue Jeans (HMV)
Jive Jimmy – The Socialites (Warner)
Lookin’ For Love – Hummelflugs (Pye)
If I Fell – Keely Smith (Reprise)
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Saturday 26 January 1963
Panel: Jane Asher, Carroll Baker, Brian Hyland, Pete Murray
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Keep A Walkin’ – Bobby Darin (London) HIT
Queen For Tonight – Helen Shapiro (Columbia) HIT
Take Your Time – Jess Conrad (Columbia) MISS
My Own True Love – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes – Bobby Vee (Liberty) HIT
Little Girl – Steve Aliamo (Pye) MISS
The Lonely Bull – Jack Jones (London) HIT
Gonna Take A Chance – Tommy Roe (HMV) HIT
Bahia Bossa Nova – Barbara Law (Decca) MISS
Followed by PC Dixon episode, The Bitter Taste Of Youth
On Juke Box Jury, Pete Murray quipped, “If Helen Shapiro’s voice gets any lower, she’ll be giving Paul Robeson a run for his money.”
NME, 1 February 1963PFTP 240163
After a year’s careful viewing of JBJ, I should like to nominate the following team to counteract the sort of pretentious drivel which is normally talked on the programme.
Mai Zetterling, Spike Milligan, Elaine Stritch and David Kossoff with Eric Sykes to stand by and David Tomlinson as a sleeping partner.
A consolation prize to Pete Murray who really belongs to us eggheads but doesn’t like to say so.
J D Palmer, Manchester 19PFTP 140263
My team would be Jane Asher as she always knows her mind and sticks to it; Carole Carr because she knows a good song or tune; Steve Race for his technical knowhow; and Sid James because, well, he is just Sid James. As reserves, Judith Chalmers and Jimmy Young.
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Saturday 13 April 1963
Panel: Arthur Askey, Steve Race, Sabrina, June Thorburn
From what I recall, Sabrina didn’t say a word.
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
It’s A Pity To Say Goodnight – Donna Douglas (Pye) HIT
Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad About My Baby – The Cookies (London) MISS
More – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
Scarlett O’Hara – Jet Harris & Tony Meehan (Decca) MISS
Here I Stand – The Ripchords (CBS) MISS
Young Lovers – Paul & Paula (Philips) MISS
Watermelon Man – Mongo Santamaria (Riverside) HIT
Some Other Guy – Big Three (Decca) MISS
Night Cry – Bert Weedon (HMV) HIT
According to Mark Lewisohn, From Me To You was played.
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Saturday 15 June 1963, 6-6.35pm
Panel: Juliette Greco, Jean Metcalfe, Peter Sellers, Maurice Woodruff
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Little Latin Lupe Lu – Righteous Brothers (London) HIT
Smile – Sammy Davis Jr (Reprise) HIT
Ain’t Gonna Kiss Ya – Simone Jackson (Pye) HIT
Sukiyaki – Kyu Sakamoto (HMV) HIT
Kiss And Run – Tommy Roe (HMV) HIT
Moonlight Tango – Acker Bilk (Columbia) HIT
Nature’s Time For Love – Joe Brown (Pye) HIT
The Good Life – Tony Bennett (CBS) HIT
This Empty Place – Dionne Warwick (Stateside) HIT
The Wild Wind – Danny Williams (HMV) MISS
Cry Baby – Mal Ryder (Decca) MISS
A Beggar In Love – Clinton Ford (Columbia) MISS
9 straight hits!
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Saturday 31 August 1963, 6-6.35pm
Panel: Terence Edmond, Jean Metcalfe, Don Moss, Polly Perkins
Photo of Polly Perkins in RT!
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
You’re Gonna Need My Loving – Jimmy Justice (Pye) HIT
Wishing – Buddy Holly (Coral) HIT
It Hurts To Be Sixteen – Andrea Carroll (London) MISS
No One – Ray Charles (HMV) HIT
A Day Without You – Danny Williams (HMV) MISS
Applejack – Jet Harris & Tony Meehan (Decca) HIT
Hey There Lonely Boy – Ruby & the Romantics (London) HIT
I’m So Glad I Found Her – Craig Douglas (Decca) HIT
Humdrum Blues – Elaine Delmar (Columbia) MISS
The Kind Of Boy You Can’t Forget – Raindrops (London) HIT
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Saturday 30 November 1963, 6.05-6.35pm
Panel: June Ritchie, Nancy Spain, Jimmy Young, Ty Hardin
Producer: Neville Wortman (5-4)
Records played:
How Deep Is The Ocean – Shel Naylor (Decca) MISS
Jinglin’ Bells – Max Bygraves (Decca) HIT
Say It Again – Chimes (Decca) MISS
How Do You Keep From Crying – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
Geronimo – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
Mickey’s Monkey – Doug Sheldon (Decca) MISS
Do You Hear What I Hear – Bing Crosby (Capitol) MISS
Loddy Lo – Chubby Checker (Cameo Parkway) HIT
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Saturday 6 January 1962
Panel: Sam Costa, Alan Freeman, Sandu Scott, Nancy Spain
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
He’s Old Enough To Know Better – Crickets (London)
Small Sad Sam – Phil McLean (Top Rank)
D-Darling – Anthony Newley (Decca)
Happy Jose – Dave Appell (Columbia)
Jeannie – Danny Williams (HMV)
Forget Me Not – Eden Kane (Decca)
Crying In The Rain – Everly Brothers (Warner)
Especially For The Young – Perry Como (RCA)
Spin-A-Disc with Brook Denning: Happy Jose (Dave Appell), You’re Following Me (Breedlove), Revenge (Benton)
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Saturday 31 March 1962
Panel: Jane Asher, Alan Dell, Jimmy Henney, Jean Metcalfe
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
Everybody’s Twistin’ – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) MISS
A Girl Has To Know – G-Clefs (London) MISS
Shout, Shout – Ernie Maresca (London) MISS
The Wonderful World Of The Young – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
Cutty Sark – John Barry Seven (Columbia) HIT
Clown Shoes – Johnny Burnette (Liberty) MISS
Nicola – Steve Race (Parlophone) MISS
Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis (Fontana) MISS
When The Cats Come Twistin’ In – Mike Pedicin Quintet (HMV) HIT
What Now My Love – Jane Morgan (London) MISS
Johnny Burnette was about to tour the UK and was behind the panel. He had very smart hair (a la Ricky Nelson and Everly Brothers) and was very smartly dressed. Boxer’s physique.
Spin-A-Disc: Slow Twistin’, What’s Your Name, Nut Rocker (BB)
Tomorrow’s Juke Box Jury is Harry Carlisle’s last production: third Johnnie Stewart stint from April 7.
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Saturday 23 June 1962
Panel: Arthur Askey, Bill Crozier, Jean Metcalfe, Juliet Mills
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Show Me The Way To Go Home – Frank D’Rone (Mercury) HIT
Tears – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
Having A Party – Sam Cooke (RCA) MISS
I Bent My Assagai – Charlie Drake (Parlophone) HIT
April In Paris – Mr Pollard (Piccadilly) MISS
Don’t Dilly Dally On The Way – Georgia Brown (Decca) MISS
Cindy’s Birthday – Johnny Crawford (Pye) MISS
Spin-A-Disc: Palisades, Steel Men (Dean), Show Me (D’Rone)
RT billing:
Neither cat nor square, Arthur Askey’s standpoint with regards to the pops is probably best described as commonsensical and, of course, humorous. Also on the panel are Jean Metcalfe and Bill Crozier, two experts on discs who are usually at opposing ends of the Family Favourites link.
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Saturday 10 June 1961
Panel: Sonya Cordeau, Robert Morley, Cliff Richard, Anthea Askey (All making The Young Ones)
Records played:
Temptation – Everly Brothers (Warner)
Bee-Bom – Anthony Newley (Decca)
The Miracle Of You –Danny Williams (HMV)
The Man Who Invented Beer – Steve Benbow (Parlophone)
Breakin’ In A Brand New Broken Heart – Connie Francis (MGM)
Pancho – Max Harris (Fontana)
Life’s A Holiday – Frank Ifield (Columbia)
Stand By Me – Ben E King (London)Radio Times profile praises David Jacobs for his “adroit chairmanship”
Jacobs’ background includes being a stable lad, ice skater, junior announcer
He is chairman of the Spastics Charity and TV Personality of the Year
He says, “Never be afraid to admit a mistake. It shows you’re human.”