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Ricky Seaton and the Avengers
Ricky Seaton and the Avengers
Loyds Bank
Loyds Bank
Moldy Warp
Bands who appeared
at the Kings Hall Ilkley
Bands who appeared
at the Kings Hall Ilkley
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Pete and Stan with the Earwig trophy which was won in "Best Yorkshire group contest" organised by Coca Cola, Star Cinema and Philips records at the Albert Cinema Brighouse on 29th April 1964.
They were part of the group The Tarantulas in the final and completed against: The Zondas, Clive and the Crestas, The Talismen, The Phantoms, The Ravons, The Gleneagles and The Astrals.
Their prize was an audition for Philips Records and a tour of Star Cinemas
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Clive Steele
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
The Raiders
The Vikings
7 FOLK
The Senators
Vince Philpotts
BEFORE THE 60's
The Essoldo Cinema and ballroom (upstairs) where Bradley Hustwick and also the Olicana Players did their stuff. Now Boyes.
Beech Hill Cinema Otley was also putting groups on to entertain us
Top Leeds group the Tremmers picture here at the Jubilee Hall Chappeltown in 1959
Top L to R Gerry Layton, Stan Drogie
Btm row L to R Jeff Christie and Rod Brooks
Jeff Christie was also in the Outer Limits and had a British No. 1 hit single with Yellow River, and a No. 7 British hit with San Bernadino (it got to No. 1 in Germany).
Rod Brooks btm right, is featured on this website under the Dawnbreakers
One of Ilkley's popular dance bands of the 1950's was known as the Bradley Hustwick Band. Members of the band are pictured providing music for the annual farmer's dance at the Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley, on January 20th 1954. Pictured (left to right) Reg Dove (piano), Bill Smith (MC), Bob Hopkinson (violin), Bradley Hustwick (accordian), Dennis Petty (accordian), Harry Roe (drums). Bradley Hustwick's band played regulary for old time, modern and sequence dancing at the New Cinema Ballroom in Railway Road during the 1940's and the 1950's and throughout the area including Buckden, Norwood, Knaresborough and Appletreewick. Picture contributed by F W Smith of Ben Rhydding.
BRADLEY HUSTWICK
Alan Wilkinson (with pianist Lou on his lap), Geoffrey Wilkinson and unknown drummer in the Olicana Players Band
A very early Crescendos transformation from the skiffle group
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