• 12

    Saturday 12 September 1959, 6.50-7.15pm


    Chairman: David Jacobs


    Panel: Peggy Cummins, Eric Robinson, Susan Stranks, Eric Sykes


    Records played:
    Peggy Sue Got Married – Buddy Holly (Coral)
    Cry Baby Cry – Bernie Fenton (Philips)
    Lady May – Eddie Hickey (Decca)
    Smile Smile Smile And Sing Sing Sing – Russ Hamilton (Oriole)
    My Funny Valentine – Shirley Bassey (Philips)
    The Shape I’m In – Johnny Restivo (RCA)

  • 248

    Saturday 2 May 1964, 5.55-6.30pm


    Panel: Maureen Cleave, Freddie Garrity, Dick Haymes, Barbara Windsor
    P J Proby, mystery guest


    Producer: Neville Wortman


    Records played:
    Brazilian Shake – Tom Springfield Combo (Philips) MISS 3-1
    You Might As Well Forget Him – Tommy Quickly (Piccadilly) HIT 3-2
    Hold Me – P J Proby (Decca) HIT
    Skin – Allan Sherman (Warner) MISS 3-2
    We Will Make Love (Remake) – Russ Hamilton (Ember) MISS 3-1
    One And One Is Two – Mike Shannon and the Strangers (Philips) MISS 3-1
    No Particular Place To Go – Chuck Berry HIT 4-0
    Someone, Someone – Brian Poole and the Tremeloes HIT 4-0
    You Are Here – Carvelles (Fontana) MISS 3-1


    P J Proby: “When Hold Me came out, I was sure it was going to be a Miss on JBJ because Dick Haymes was on the panel. I’d done a rock version of his beautiful ballad and when I shook hands with him, I said, ‘I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry.’ I told him afterwards, ‘I can sing ballads, you just haven’t heard me yet.’ He said, ‘I was in the era of crooners and we had to sing like that. You’re with the Beatles now and you’ve done a great job.’ I thought, ‘If the Beatles accept me, if Dick Haymes accepts me, I’ll stick around.”