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Oh Boy!

Oh Boy! (1958)

September. 13,1958
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Oh Boy!

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

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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

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Seasons & Episode

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Seasons 1 : 1958

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38 Episode

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Episode 2 - Show 2
September. 20,1958
Episode 3 - Show 3
September. 27,1958
Episode 4 - Show 4
October. 04,1958
Episode 5 - Show 5
October. 11,1958
Episode 6 - Show 6
October. 18,1958
Episode 7 - Show 7
October. 25,1958
Episode 8 - Show 8
November. 01,1958
Episode 9 - Show 9
November. 08,1958
Episode 10 - Show 10
November. 15,1958
Episode 11 - Show 11
November. 22,1958
Episode 12 - Show 12
November. 29,1958
Episode 13 - Show 13
December. 06,1958
Episode 14 - Show 14
December. 13,1958
Episode 15 - Show 15
December. 20,1958
Episode 16 - Show 16
December. 27,1958
Episode 17 - Show 17
January. 03,1959
Episode 18 - Show 18
January. 10,1959
Episode 19 - Show 19
January. 17,1959
Episode 20 - Show 20
January. 24,1959
Episode 21 - Show 21
January. 31,1959
Episode 22 - Show 22
February. 07,1959
Episode 23 - Show 23
February. 14,1959
Episode 24 - Show 24
February. 21,1959
Episode 25 - Show 25
February. 28,1959
Episode 26 - Show 26
March. 07,1959
Episode 27 - Show 27
March. 14,1959
Episode 28 - Show 28
March. 21,1959
Episode 29 - Show 29
March. 28,1959
Episode 30 - Show 30
April. 04,1959
Episode 31 - Show 31
April. 11,1959
Episode 32 - Show 32
April. 18,1959
Episode 33 - Show 33
April. 25,1959
Episode 34 - Show 34
May. 02,1959
Episode 35 - Show 35
May. 09,1959
Episode 36 - Show 36
May. 16,1959
Episode 37 - Show 37
May. 23,1959
Episode 38 - Show 38
May. 30,1959

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

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