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Saturday 6 February 1965, 5.15.-5.40pm
Panel: Thora Hird, Linda Lewis, Don Moss, Gene Pitney
Producer: Stewart Morris
Records played:
Your Hurtin’ Kinda Love – Dusty Springfield (Philips)
Mary Anne – Shadows (Columbia)
Silhouettes – Herman’s Hermits (Columbia)
Come and Stay With Me – Marianne Faithfull (Decca) (Mystery Guest)
Goodnight – Roy Orbison (London)
In My Way – Dave Kaye (Decca) MISS
The Look Of Love – Lesley Gore (Mercury)
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Saturday 22 February 1964, 5.40-6.05
Panel: Cilla Black, Sam Costa, James Garner, Susan Hampshire
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Big Town – Clevelands (Philips) HIT
We Love You Beatles – Carefrees (Oriole) MISS
Theme For Young Lovers – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
Not Fade Away – Rolling Stones (Decca) HIT
Blue Winter – Connie Francis (MGM) MISS
Big Bad Bass – Jet Harris (Decca) MISS
You’re Gonna Be My Girl – Chris Sandford & the Coronets (Decca) MISS
Little Bitty Pretty One – Paramounts (Pye) HIT -
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Saturday 29 August 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Susan Baker, Millicent Martin, Jimmy Savile, Stanley Unwin
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
Hey Hey Hey – Tammy St John (Pye)
Seven Daffodils – Cherokees (Columbia)
Is It True – Brenda Lee (Brunswick)
Young Love – Bo & Peep (Decca)
Rhythm & Greens – Shadows (Columbia)
I Didn’t Mean To Hurt You – Rockin’ Berries (Pye)
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Saturday 5 December 1964, 5.15-5.40pm
Panel: Diahann Carroll, Vic Lewis, Pete Murray, Sandie Shaw
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
No Arms Can Ever Hold You – Bachelors (Decca) HIT
How Soon – Jackie Trent (Pye) MISS
Genie With The Light Brown Lamp – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
I Think I’m Goin’ Out Of My Head – Dodie West (Decca) MISS
Ferry ’Cross The Mersey – Gerry & the Pacemakers (Columbia) HIT
Funny Girl – Barbra Streisand (CBS) MISS
Sandie Shaw: “I was awful as a panellist. Quite scathing. ‘No, don’t like that. Rubbish. It’ll never be a hit.’ And then that person would come out from behind the screen so it was quite embarrassing.”
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Saturday 2 March 1963
Panel: Alan Dell, Harry H Corbett, Dusty Springfield, Millicent Martin
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Look Out Chattanooga – Johnnie Ray (Brunswick) HIT
Count On Me – Julie Grant (Pye) HIT
The Desperadoes – Cambridge Strings (Decca) MISS
One Broken Heart For Sale – Elvis Presley (RCA) HIT
He’s Got The Power – Exciters (United Artists) HIT
Say Wonderful Things – Ronnie Carroll (Philips) HIT
Foot Tapper – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
Our Day Will Come – Ruby & the Romantics (London) MISS
Darkest Street In Town – Jimmy Clanton (Stateside) MISS
Harry H Corbett raved about Our Day Will Come and said there was a lot of good music coming from America. (Brian O’Connell)
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Why do members of the JBJ panel have to be so sarcastic to each other? This spoils an otherwise enjoyable programme.
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Could we have some pictures of pretty girls? The concentration seems to be on expressionless head-nodders. Often the subjects chosen are bizarre in styles, ranging from near beatnik to femme fatale, while others are undeniably plain. Where is the warmth, sparkle and vivacity that we associate with youth. Surely there are pretty girls in the JJB audience who could charm our eyes, even though our ears are suffering.
Miss Winifred Williams, Liverpool 25Suggested fee for serial rights of David Jacobs’ magazine biography – £20,000.
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Saturday 1 June 1963
Panel: Tony Meehan, Barbara Murray, Pete Murray, Annie Ross
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Around And Around – Lonnie Jay & the Jaynes (Stateside) MISS
Danke Schoen – Craig Douglas (Decca) MISS
Gravy Waltz – Millicent Martin (Parlophone) MISS
Riviera Cafe – Lance Percival (Parlophone) HIT
Atlantis – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
Tomorrow Night – Eden Kane (Fontana) MISS
See If She Cares – Faron’s Flamingos (Oriole) HIT
Sally – Tubby Hayes Quartet (Fontana) MISS
Blue On Blue – Bobby Vinton (Columbia) MISS
Da Doo Ron Ron – Crystals (London) HIT
(I Love You) Don’t You Forget It – Perry Como (RCA) MISS
Love Is A Ball – Billy Eckstine & Damita Jo (Mercury) MISS
It’s Been Nice – Everly Brothers (Warner) HIT
Keith Fordyce said on Lucky Stars last Saturday that Craig Douglas, Mark Wynter and Jimmy Justice were better singers than Rick Nelson.
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Saturday 14 September 1963, 6-6.30pm
Panel: Sam Costa, Louise Dunn, Anne Nightingale, Bruce Prochnik
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
The First Time – Adam Faith & the Roulettes (Parlophone) HIT
Say You Do – Danny Storm (Pye) MISS
That Sunday, That Summer – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol) HIT
Like I Love You – Eden Kane (Fontana) MISS
Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton (Columbia) MISS
Shindig – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
Straighten Up Your Heart – Barbara Lewis (London) MISS
Three Rows Over – Bobby Curtola (Decca) MISS
Blue Bayou – Roy Orbison (London) HIT
Everybody – Tommy Roe (HMV) MISS
One Mile Over, Two Miles Back – Bill Anderson (Brunswick) HIT
You’d Think He Didn’t Know Me – Sandra Browne (Columbia) HIT
Jo-Anne – Barron Knights (Columbia) 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
We Are In Love – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT -
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Saturday 24 February 1962
Panel: Paul Anka, Carole Carr, Tony Orlando, Sheila Tracy
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
I’m The Greatest – Frankie Townsend (Fontana) HIT
Please Don’t Ask About Barbara – Bobby Vee (Liberty) HIT
Hello First Love – Susan Singer (Oriole) MISS
What Kind Of Fool Am I – Sammy Davis Jr (Reprise) MISS
Duke Of Earl – Gene Chandler (Columbia) MISS
Wonderful Land – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
Letter Full Of Tears – Billy Fury (Decca) HIT
I Ain’t Got Nobody – Buddy Greco (Fontana) HIT
Dream Baby – Roy Orbison (London) HIT
Paul Anka and Tony Orlando on Juke Box Jury voted Gene Chandler’s Duke Of Earl a miss, but your Alley Cat disagrees.
Alley Cat, 2 March 1962The Shadows went to No. l with ‘Wonderful Land’, written by Jerry Lordan: “I got the first phrase and it took me six months to get to the middle. I knew it had to have a second part and I couldn’t think of anything. The Shadows did it marvellously and Norrie Paramor added strings very sympathetically. I thought it was fantastic but it didn’t get a unanimous vote on Juke Box Jury.”
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Saturday 28 July 1962
Panel: Alan Dell, Shirley Eaton, Susan Franks, Jimmy Justice
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Dancin’ Party – Chubby Checker (Columbia) HIT
Come To Me – Ken Dodd (Columbia) HIT
Peter And The Wolf – Clyde Valley Stompers (Parlophone) MISS
Roses Are Red – Ronnie Carroll (Philips) HIT
Guitar Tango – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
The Lads O’Bonnie Scotland – Andy Stewart (HMV) MISS
Down The River Nile – John Leyton (HMV) HIT
To This Man – Lena Martell (HMV) MISS
Blitz Medley – Russ Conway (Columbia) MISS
Hardly anything pleased Jimmy Justice on Juke Box Jury.
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Saturday 2 September 1961, 6-6.25pm
Panel: Shirley Abicair, Scilla Gabel, Ray Orchard, Eric Sykes
Producer: Bill Cotton Jr
Records played:
Kon-Tiki – Shadows (Columbia)
Together – Connie Francis (MGM)
Get Lost – Eden Kane (Decca) MISS
Don’t Have Any More Mrs Moore – David Kossoff (Oriole)
Hurt – Timi Yuro (London)
Who Put The Bomp – Viscounts (Pye)
A Little Bit Of Soap – Jarmels (TopRank)
Cryin’ – Roy Orbison (London)
Well, I ask you. ‘Juke Box Jury’ voted Eden Kane’s ‘Get Lost’ a miss.
Alley Cat, 8 September 1961Eden Kane: “The record got exposure and that’s what mattered. It didn’t matter whether it was voted a hit or a miss as any publicity was good publicity in those days. The girl in Lady Antebellum was on one of those TV star search programmes and didn’t get through, so what do judges know?”
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Saturday 11 November 1961
Panel: Adam Faith, John Leyton, Rita Tushingham, Leila Williams
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Come Along Please – Bob Wallis (Pye)
Crazy – Patsy Cline (Brunswick)
The Coffee Song – Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
The Door To Paradise – Bobby Rydell (Columbia)
The Savage – Shadows (Columbia)
Summer Day – Kari Lynn (Oriole)
Jubilee – Ken Jones (Parlophone)
Just A Twinkle – David Macbeth (Decca)
Do You Still Love Me – Pierce Rogers (Parlophone)
Spin-A-Disc: Big John, The Door To Paradise (Bobby Rydell), For Me And My Gal (Freddie Cannon)
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Michael Wale’s profile of Rita Tushingham: “Immediately after pleasing the intellectuals in A Taste Of Honey, she stunned them by appearing crop-haired on JBJ which has more sheer inanity per minute than anything I’ve ever heard.”