HELEN SHAPIRO FRIENDS CLUB

With Danny Willams, The Honeys, Dave Allen Jet Harris, Tony Meehan, Red Price Band, The Kestrels,

March 16 Birmingham Town Hall * March 17 Derby, Gaumont cinema * March 18 Maidstone Granada March 20 Aylesbury Granada March 21 Cheltenham Gaumont March 22 Plymouth A.B.C March 23 Cardiff Sophia Gardens

Helen Shapiro returned to the Granada on 20th March. The support acts included Jet Harris and Tony Meehan and Danny Williams, with comedian Dave Allen as compere. The Bucks Advertiser noted that “unknown to hundreds of fans” Bobby Rydell was backstage; he made the trip to Aylesbury to meet up with Jet Harris and Tony Meehan: Bobby flew into the country on Saturday for some recording sessions, was told by a friend that Jet and Tony were appearing at Aylesbury on Wednesday, and without hesitation travelled up with his manager Frank Day to see them. It was the first time they had met since 1961, when Jet and Tony were touring the States with Cliff Richjard and The Shadows. Bobby was appearing on the same bill then and became firm friends with the two British stars. As for the show itself, this time Bobby Rydell in the Bucks Advertiser was more positive: With Helen Shapiro, Danny Williams and Jet Harris and Tony Meehan on the same bill, Wednesday night’s show at the Granada Theatre, Aylesbury, couldn;t fail. And it didn’t. Soure: Aylesbury Music Town

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