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Artists that I can remember seeing at the City Hall are:

CLIFF RICHARD - 14th April, 1964

ESTHER & ABI OFARIM - 4th July, 1968 (This was one of the best concerts I ever attended. Esther had the most amazing voice.)

THE NEW SEEKERS - April 13th, 1971

DON MCLEAN - 24th May, 1976

GILBERT O'SULLIVAN - 1977 (I don't have the ticket stub to check the full date.)

I also saw The Beatles there - twice, but I sold my ticket stubs, long ago !

I also remember seeing people like : Billy Fury, John Leyton, Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, the Brook Brothers, etc.

Anyone have the dates for any of those ?

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What an interesting collection S24

I have already posted all of the dates that The Beatles appeared in Sheffield earlier in this thread as they are well documented.

Well, they would be wouldn't they, ...it was The Beatles after all.

But some of those you are looking for exact dates on, - what an interesting set of early 1960's, mainly pre - Beatle artists.

Wish I had been to see some of them.

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What an interesting collection S24

I have already posted all of the dates that The Beatles appeared in Sheffield earlier in this thread as they are well documented.

Well, they would be wouldn't they, ...it was The Beatles after all.

But some of those you are looking for exact dates on, - what an interesting set of early 1960's, mainly pre - Beatle artists.

Wish I had been to see some of them.

I wish I could see them all again Dave....especially at those prices !

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I wish I could see them all again Dave....especially at those prices !

Unfortunately Billy Fury and Mike Sarne are both dead.

Johnny Leyton is still alive

Not sure about the Brook Brothers

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Johnny Leyton is still alive

Now here is a pop trivia question that both me and my wife would love to know the answer to, -

Who was "The wailing woman" on Johnny Leytons records "Johnny Remember Me" and "Wild Wind"?

Neither his official site, or the Joe Meek site (who produced Leytons records) mention her so we would love to know.

Her "wailing" certainly adds a mysterious atmosphere to both of these hits.

We think she would have been an ideal subject to appear on Eamon Andrews programme "What's My Line?" due to the fact that she never sang, only wailed.

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Now here is a pop trivia question that both me and my wife would love to know the answer to, -

Who was "The wailing woman" on Johnny Leytons records "Johnny Remember Me" and "Wild Wind"?

Neither his official site, or the Joe Meek site (who produced Leytons records) mention her so we would love to know.

Her "wailing" certainly adds a mysterious atmosphere to both of these hits.

We think she would have been an ideal subject to appear on Eamon Andrews programme "What's My Line?" due to the fact that she never sang, only wailed.

Well Dave, the answer to your "wailing woman" question is - Lissa Gray, who sang on many of the records produced by Joe Meek.

I hope that wins you your next Pub Quiz - and, if it does, you owe me a pint !

By the way, Billy Fury is gone, but Mike Sarne is still with us.

He appeared in "Doctors" (BBC), only last year, and before that, both him and John Leyton (and other contemporaries) appeared in the Joe Meek biopic - "TELSTAR"......not as themselves, but playing character roles.

If you havn't seen this fabulous movie - do so! (it's out on DVD).

It's a real nostalgia trip, and Con O'Neill is absolutely amazing as Joe Meek.

Likewise.....read John Repsch's excellent biography of Meek - "The Legendary Joe Meek - The Telstar Man" (Cherry Red Books).

As far as I know, the Brook Brothers are still with us....... Ricky being 70 this year, and Geoff 67.

Wow!....that makes me feel old (although, not as old as them !).

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Well Dave, the answer to your "wailing woman" question is - Lissa Gray, who sang on many of the records produced by Joe Meek.

I hope that wins you your next Pub Quiz - and, if it does, you owe me a pint !

By the way, Billy Fury is gone, but Mike Sarne is still with us.

He appeared in "Doctors" (BBC), only last year, and before that, both him and John Leyton (and other contemporaries) appeared in the Joe Meek biopic - "TELSTAR"......not as themselves, but playing character roles.

If you havn't seen this fabulous movie - do so! (it's out on DVD).

It's a real nostalgia trip, and Con O'Neill is absolutely amazing as Joe Meek.

Likewise.....read John Repsch's excellent biography of Meek - "The Legendary Joe Meek - The Telstar Man" (Cherry Red Books).

As far as I know, the Brook Brothers are still with us....... Ricky being 70 this year, and Geoff 67.

Wow!....that makes me feel old (although, not as old as them !).

Thanks for that S24, my wife and I have often wondered who "The wailing woman" was but have never found any mention of her on record sleeves or the Internet, - I suppose because she would be written off as a "backing singer" or a "session singer" but she is clearly a very talented, almost operatic, singer and as stated earlier she adds a lot to the atmosphere of those classic Johnny Leyton recordings.

I am sure I had read somewhere that Mike Sarne was dead, but I may have got it mixed up with an article about Michael Holliday and has breakdown and suicide. I may also have been mislead by that fact that on TV shows about 60's music they never interview Mike Sarne about his classic comedy recording "Come Outside", chosing instead to talk to Wendy Richards (now also sadly deceased) about it.

My wife has recently bought the DVD about Joe Meek (Telestar Man) and we intend to sit down and watch it together when we get a couple of hours together to sit down and relax without being disturbed. It has been on the side of the DVD player waiting for about 3 weks already. :o

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I don't know if this actually happened, but, it's an early one and interesting ...

Mr Pike asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the resolution of the

"Sheffield United Action Committee"

(composed of representatives of several trade unions, the Independent Labour party, some co-operative organisations, the Anti-War Committee, and the Communist party) pledging itself to demonstrate against the meeting to be held at the City Hall, Sheffield, on Thursday, 28th June, to be addressed by Sir Oswald Mosley.

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1934/jun/26/british-union-of-fascists

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I don't know if this actually happened, but, it's an early one and interesting ...

Mr Pike asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the resolution of the

"Sheffield United Action Committee"

(composed of representatives of several trade unions, the Independent Labour party, some co-operative organisations, the Anti-War Committee, and the Communist party) pledging itself to demonstrate against the meeting to be held at the City Hall, Sheffield, on Thursday, 28th June, to be addressed by Sir Oswald Mosley.

http://hansard.millb...ion-of-fascists

Sir Oswald Mosley's visit to Sheffield, picturesheffield s03772

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A suggestion from another thread. A few references in other threads to acts that have appeared at the City Hall. Reply to this thread and I'll compile a list with dates if possible - there I'll start you off.

Acts that have appeared at the City Hall

&

Known dates .

1933

March 23rd 1933 Last appearance of Sir Henry Coward with Sheffield Musical Union

May 6th to May 13th Hiawatha

1934

27th February 1934 Sheffield Musical Union, conductor H J Wood.Berlioz, "Faust"

1945

22 April 1945 Sheffield Philharmonic - First ever performance.

1952

March 29th 1952: Humphrey Lyttleton.

Nov 19th 1952 Gracie Fields

1953

Jan 20th 1953: Maurice Chevalier.

Feb 14th 1953: Sarah Vaughan.

1954

23rd January 1954 Vic Lewis and his Orchestra

Apr 5 1954: Nat King Cole. Plus Johnny Dankworth & his Orchestra.

April 19th 1954 Johnnie Ray

April 30th 1954 Yma Sumac

May 7th 1954 Mantovani & His New Orchestra �"“returning by public demand”.

May 12th &13th 1954 Guy Mitchell, with Ronnie Scott & His Orchestra

May 19th 1954 Gracie Fields

April 10th 1956: Slim Whitman.

May 11th 1956: Danny Kaye

May 21st 1956 (Whit Mon): Louis Armstrong.

Oct 11th 1956: Liberace.

Dec 29th 1956: Pat Boone.

1957

Feb 13th 1957: Guy Mitchell.

March 14th 1957 The Platters/Kay Cavendish/Vic Lewis & his Orchestra

May 17th 1957: Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers.

May 28th 1957: Frankie Laine.

1958

March 4 1958: Buddy Holly

April 30th 1958 Frankie Vaughan

June 25th 1958: Tommy Steele.

1959

1960

1960 (date unknown): Everly Brothers.

1960 (date unknown): Ella Fitzgerald.

1961

17/11/1961 Halle Orchestra, Herman Lindars

1963

March 2nd 1963 Helen Shapiro

March 2nd 1963: The Beatles.

March 16th 1963: The Beatles.

March 16th 1963 Tommy Roe

March 16th 1963 Chris Montez

May 25th 1963: The Beatles.

16th September 1963 Dave Berry and the Cruisers/Karen Young and the Cadillacs/The Debonairs/Vance Arnold and the Avengers

Nov 2nd 1963: The Beatles.

13th November 1963 - Rolling Stones "The Rhythm 'N' Blues Show"

1964

1.3.1964 C.I.S.W.O. 15TH. ANNUAL BRASS BAND FESTIVAL - CONTEST AND CONCERT - CITY HALL SHEFFIELD

TESTPIECE SYMPHONY OF MARCHES

10th April 1964 BBC CHALLENGING BRASS FINALS - SHEFFIELD CITY HALL

Nov 9 1964: The Beatles.

1965

30th April 1965 Bob Dylan

1966

19th March 1966 P J Proby (Support acts The Searchers, The Action and Thane Russal & Three)

5th November 1966 Small Faces/Hollies/Paul Jones/Nashville Teens

1967

28th October 1967 The Who/The Herd/Marmalade/The Tremeloes

17th November 1967 Pink Floyd (Nice guitarist Davy O'List stands in for Syd on several dates due to his 'personal problems')

1968

17th May 1968 Honeybus

9th October 1968 Incredible String Band

1969

27th January 1969 The Nice

24th May 1969 Pink Floyd

15th October 1969 Jethro Tull/Terry Reid

4th December 1969 Delaney & Bonnie & Friends

(Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Price, Tex Johnson, Rita Coolidge and George Harrison).

1970

16th January 1970 Led Zeppelin

29th January 1970 The Nice

12th February 1970 Pink Floyd

9th March 1970 Pink Floyd

9th June 1970 Soft Machine

5th September 1970 Manfred Mann Chapter III/East of Eden

23rd September 1970 Jethro Tull/Procol Harum

24th September 1970 Groundhogs

29th September 1970 Barclay James Harvest

15th October 1970 T. Rex

27th October 1970 ELP

22nd December 1970 Pink Floyd

1971

2nd January 1971 T. Rex

14th January 1971 Black Sabbath/Freedom/Curved Air

27th January 1971 Van der Graff Generator/Lindisfarne/Genesis

29th January 1971 Mott the Hoople/Wishbone Ash

6th February 1971 Deep Purple

25th February 1971 Jackson Heights/Every Which Way/Audience

6th March 1971 Quintessence

20th March 1971 Incredible String Band

24th March 1971 ELP

17th April 1971 T. Rex

24th April 1971 Caravan/Barclay James Harvest/Gringo

29th May 1971 King Crimson

12th June 1971 Rory Gallagher/Byzantium

16th June 1971 Curved Air

17th June 1971 Lindisfarne/Bell + Arc/Halfbreed

21st June 1971 Groundhogs

22nd June 1971 Wishbone Ash/Renaissance/Stackridge

26th June 1971 Van der Graff Generator/Bronco/Cohise

19th August 1971 If/Steamhammer/Million

7th October 1971 Mott the Hoople/Peace

9th October 1971 Incredible String Band

13th October 1971 Yes/Jonathan Swift

15th October 1971 Terry Reid

18th October 1971 Steeleye Span/Andy Roberts

19th October 1971 King Crimson

23rd October 1971 T. Rex

16th November 1971 Fairport Convention

22nd November 1971 Mungo Jerry

27th November 1971 Alan Bown

29th November 1971 Groundhogs/Egg/Quicksand

39th November 1971 Soft Machine

29th December 1971 East of Eden/Troggs/Gravy Tain

1972

25th January 1972 Procol Harum/Amazing Blondel

2nd February 1972 Audience/Stackridge

3rd February 1972 Nazareth

10th February 1972 Wishbone Ash/Glencoe

12th February 1972 Pink Floyd

16th February 1972 Roy Harper

21st February 1972 Black Sabbath/Wild Turkey

11th March 1972 Jethro Tull

17th March 1972 Heads, Hand and Feet/Patto/Claire Hamill

23rd March 1972 Rory Gallagher/Byzantium

10th May 1972 ELO/Colin Bluntstone

12th May 1972 Slade/Status Quo

25th May 1972 Arthur Brown & Kingdom Come

5th June 1972 - David Bowie

13th June 1972 Uriah Heep

25th September 1972 Stray/Pretty Things

28th September 1972 Deep Purple/Glencoe

30th September 1972 Stone the Crows

3rd October 1972 Lindisfarne/Genesis

14th October 1972 Jackson Heights/Magna Carta

23rd October 1972 Steeleye Span/Amazing Blondel

2nd November 1972 Barclay James Harvest (Cancelled)

7th November 1972 Humble Pie

9th November 1972 Slade/Thin Lizzy

25th November 1972 ELP

27th November 1972 Cat Stevens

1st December 1972 Wishbone Ash

4th December 1972 King Crimson

5th December 1972 Hawkwind

7th December 1972 Blackfoot Sue/Medicine Head

14th December 1972 Camel

15th December 1972 Groundhogs

22nd December 1972 Faces

28th December 1972 Geordie

1973

1st February 1973 Family

8th February 1973 Al Stewart

20th February 1973 Deep Purple/Nazareth

28th April 1973 Bert Jansch

2nd April 1973 Curved Air

6th April 1973 Ten Years After

28th April Bert Jansch

12th December 1973 Sensational Alex Harvey Band

14th March 1973 Status Quo/Byzantium

17th March 1973 King Crimson/Claire Hamill

21st March 1973 Geordie

23rd March 1973 Strawbs

28th March 1973 Roxy Music/Sharks

6th June 1973 David Bowie

12th June 1973 Slade/Sensational Alex Harvey Band

14th June 1973 Wishbone Ash

4th July 1973 Paul McCartney and Wings

25th September 1973 Argent

8th October 1973 Gong

1974

24th January 1974 T. Rex

3.3.1974 C.I.S.W.O. 25TH. ANNUAL BRASS BAND FESTIVAL - CONTEST AND CONCERT - CITY HALL SHEFFIELD TESTPIECE BELMONT VARIATIONS -

6th May 1974 Deep Purple/Elf with Ronnie Dio

10th May 1974 Sensational Alex Harvey Band

9th October 1974 Sensational Alex Harvey Band

1976

24th March 1976 - Gong - "Tribal Heart" tour.

1979

8 October 1979 Gary Numan

1980

17 April Genesis

17th June 1980 - Steve Hackett (a Hallam Radio broadcast)

1981

January 26th 1981 -The Who supported by Q-Tips with Paul Young

1982

30 & 31st October 1982 - Japan "Sons of Pioneers" tour.

1983

25 September 1983 Gary Numan

1984

5 December 1984 Gary Numan

1985

25 September 1985 Gary Numan

1994

25th June 1994 BLACK DYKE BAND WITH ENFIELD CITADEL BAND - CITY HALL SHEFFIELD

I remember going to see Joan Baez at the City Hall around September/October 1965, shortly before the birth of my daughter. My wife didn't want to go because she was so close to giving birth so I took my mum-in-law instead!!

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Argent

3/10/75

Late for Argent, they split in 1975 ... or thereabouts

and "God gave Rock and Roll to you" btw ...

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Now was he still standing lol

Or was he a passenger and did he want to get off he he

So long as it wasn't Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy !

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