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The
Bachelors appear on their second Royal Variety Performance before The
Queen Mother
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The Bachelors visited Caroline House, the offices of Radio Caroline,
along with Cilla Black,
Dusty Springfield and Spencer Davis.
Radio Caroline was a Pirate Radio Station based on a ship off
the British Coast. The public had little idea that
The Bachelors were 1/3 owners of Caroline! All of their investment was lost. A tidy sum.
Back in Blackpool's ABC
Theatre 'The Bachelors' with
Cilla Black supporting them.
Mrs Mills who was a brilliant pianist, celebrating
with a cake
she had baked in honour of a record breaking Summer Season!
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Cilla Black was asked by The Bachelors to join them for a 16 week Summer
Season at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, England. The show was a complete
sellout for the entire run. Both Cilla and The Boys were presented with
plaques at the end of the season to commemorate the fact. Most nights,
even the 'standing room' was full which was a record not just for the
ABC Blackpool, but for all ABC theatres in the country!
Also on the bill was Pianist Mrs Mills, Freddie [Parrot-Face] Davies,
Canadian comedian Frank Berry, and comedian Ray Fell.
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The Bachelors' appearing
with Billy
Fury, in the film 'I Gotta Horse' - also
Billy's agent Larry Parnes
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The Bachelors were in Blackpool, the
film was being made in Great Yarmouth. This meant The Boys had to fly
down to the film set to do their bit each day, returning in the evening
to appear on stage in Blackpool. They sang two songs in the film which
were pre-recorded in London.
The
choreography for the film was directed by their great friend Ross
Taylor. He produced/choreographed virtually every show, TV, film apprearance of The Bachelors. |
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A trip
to America to appear on the Ed Sullivan show and the Johnny Carson Show
on TV and perform some Cabaret shows
We did two nights at Lou Rossi's Three Oaks Restaurant in
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The Bachelors released
'Sound of Silence' which went to
No.3 in the UK Charts. This did not go well with Paul Simon, as he mentions it
in his autobiography
On 10th Dec. 1966 The Bachelors were asked to lay the
Foundation Stone for Batley Variety Club in Yorkshire, England.
The club was to become famous for the quality of the shows
that the owner, Jimmy Corrigan put on, as he booked world class acts such as Louis Armstrong,
The Bee Gees, Shirley Bassey as well
as The Bachelors.
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