Oh Boy! 1958
Oh Boy! was the first teenage all-music show on British TV airing in 1958 and 1959. It was produced by Jack Good for ITV. Good had previously produced 6.5 Special for the BBC Television, but wanted to drop the sport and public-service content from this show, and concentrate on the music. The BBC would not accept this, so Good resigned. ABC allowed Good to make two pilot all-music shows, which were only broadcast in the Midlands. These pilots were successful, so the programme was given a national ITV slot on Saturday evenings, from 6.00 – 6.30 PM, in direct competition with 6.5 Special, but starting slightly earlier. The hosts were Tony Hall, a jazz record producer and critic, and Jimmy Henney, and the artists covered a broad spectrum of music including ballads, jazz, skiffle and rock and roll. The show was broadcast live from the Hackney Empire. Each week Oh Boy! featured resident artists plus a selection of special guests. The residents included Cuddly Dudley, who sang on 21 shows, Cliff Richard, The Drifters, Marty Wilde, and The Dallas Boys. Guests included Billy Fury, Tony Sheridan, Shirley Bassey and Lonnie Donegan; with occasional US stars, such as The Inkspots, Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee. The solo artists were supported by a specially created house band Lord Rockingham's XI, who went on to have hits in their own right, including a No 1 single "Hoots Mon". Performers were also supported by the singing and dancing of The Vernons Girls, the Dallas Boys and Neville Taylor's Cutters
- Released: 1958-09-13
- Runtime: 25 minutes
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- Director: Jack Good
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10. Show 10 1958-11-15
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11. Show 11 1958-11-22
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12. Show 12 1958-11-29
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13. Show 13 1958-12-06
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14. Show 14 1958-12-13
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15. Show 15 1958-12-20
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16. Show 16 1958-12-27
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17. Show 17 1959-01-03
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18. Show 18 1959-01-10
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19. Show 19 1959-01-17
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20. Show 20 1959-01-24
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21. Show 21 1959-01-31
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22. Show 22 1959-02-07
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23. Show 23 1959-02-14
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24. Show 24 1959-02-21
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25. Show 25 1959-02-28
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26. Show 26 1959-03-07
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27. Show 27 1959-03-14
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28. Show 28 1959-03-21
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29. Show 29 1959-03-28
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30. Show 30 1959-04-04
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31. Show 31 1959-04-11
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32. Show 32 1959-04-18
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33. Show 33 1959-04-25
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34. Show 34 1959-05-02
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35. Show 35 1959-05-09
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36. Show 36 1959-05-16
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37. Show 37 1959-05-23
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38. Show 38 1959-05-30