Oh, Boy!

And now, ladies and gentlemen, let's go back to those thrilling days of yesteryear. Those of you in Great Britain (or who lived there during the late 1950s) who are old enough to remember, may remember a show entitled Oh, Boy! that aired on ITV, a commercial television network during 1958 and 1959. Kinescopes of eight episodes aired here in the US on ABC during the summer of 1959. Here is the episode from April 4. 1959.

Segment One:

Compered by Tony Hall (a Jazz critic)

1. It's Late (Dean Webb)
He's My Own (2 Vernons Girls)
Good Rockin' Tonight (The Cutters & Entire Cast.)

2. Long Gone (Lord Rockingham's XI)

3. Charlie Brown (Neville Taylor & The Cutters)

4. Oh Wait For It Baby (Cherry Wainer)

Segment Two:

Compered by Tony Hall

1. I Like Love (Tony Sheridan and his Wreckers)

2. Don't Look Now (The Vernons Girls)

3. Red Planet Rock (Don Lang - with Red Price on sax solo)

4. Slippin' n' Slidin' (Dickie Pride)

5. This is Our First Anniversary (Lorie Mann)

Segment Three:

Compered by Tony Hall

1. Move It! (Chris Andrews)

2. Dirty Old Town (Mike Preston)

Tony Hall introduces Brenda Lee's first UK TV appearance;

3. Humming The Blues Over You (Brenda Lee)

4. Wont You Come Home Bill Bailey (Brenda Lee & Lord Rockingham's XI)

This series was produced by Jack Good, who formerly produced 6:5 Special for the BBC, and who also produced Shindig! here in the States on ABC from 1964 to 1966. 38 episodes of this show were produced, but only two of them are reported to be still in existance.