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Robert Nicholls has added an article on his experience of the show Ready Steady Go


"For me, in late 1964 and 1965, Fridays between 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm was “Ready Steady Go!” because I was often part of the studio audience. My Aunty Betty would always say, “We saw you on the telly
last night,” but it was broadcast live and I never got to see myself."

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Permalink Reply by LC on March 9, 2010 at 20:07
I have a few RSG DVD's, next time they are on I will have a week look for Rob, great article thanks for sharing your memories :-) did you get a wee pin badge Rob?
Permalink Reply by Chris Cameron on March 9, 2010 at 20:50
Great recollections Rob. I have seen a few of the RSG videos and they are all brilliant. There is one where a black guy is dressed as a cook, surely that was not one of the latest Mod fashions in early 60s London ha ha.
Permalink Reply by Robert Nicholls, Ph.D. on March 10, 2010 at 12:25
LC: I don't remember a wee pin badge, but I might have had one. I've read elsewhere about regulars getting a membership card. I may have had one of those too, I just don't remember. I've scoured the video's of RSG that Stephen sent me, but I've yet to see myself. Although I caught the Beatles twice when they did shows in London, and I saw the Rolling Stones a lot, I was never on RSG when they were there. I think I became part of the audience towards the end of 1964, which mean all the 1963 and the early 1964 videos would not have me in them.

Chris: Thanks, yes they were interesting shows, the best TV coverage we had at the time. The black guy dressed as a cook, I don't remember that but my guess is that it was Kenny Lynch, a singer/comedian/actor from Stepney in East London. His version of the Drifter's "Up on the Roof" (1962) got into the British hit parade, as did his version of Ben E .King's "Stand by Me" (1964). He co-wrote with Mort Shuman the Small Faces' hit, "Sha-La-La-La-Lee."
Permalink Reply by Chris Cameron on March 10, 2010 at 18:39
Cheers Rob. The black guy was not Kenny Lynch, just a member of the audience, who for some reason or another was dressed as a chef, with the white jacket and white hat on. I have to confess that I was a bit surprised years ago when I heard that Kenny Lynch was the co writer of the Small Faces hit. I had heard his version of the Ben E King classic and I have to say that people have been jailed for far less ha ha.

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