SHADOWS on Billy Cotton Show

[drakula63]

Found a few photos of the Shadows (and Cliff) when they appeared on The Billy Cotton Show. Seeing as there is no pipeline convention this year, and it's looking a bit cloudy out, I thought I'd post them to cheer everyone up!
HAPPY EASTER!!!

[JimN]

Early 1963, if I recall. The Shadows played Foot Tapper and Cliff sang Summer Holiday and Bachelor Boy. Maybe another song as well.

[Mikey]

Wakey wakey!

[drakula63]

Wakey wakey!

Thanks! I was just beginning to nod off!!!!

[alewis41]

Interesting. Of course Billy Cotton's son had a big part to play in the Shads revival in the 70's when he invited them to play Eurovision.

Andrew

[George Geddes]

They played It'll Be Me, if my memory isn't letting me down

George

[drakula63]

Interesting. Of course Billy Cotton's son had a big part to play in the Shads revival in the 70's when he invited them to play Eurovision.

Andrew

Speaking of which...

[cockroach]

Interesting in the old photos that Hank and the two Brians have quite trendy shortish French crewcuts, whilst Bruce and Cliff still stick with the 'old fashioned' teddy boy quiffs!

[JimN]

Interesting in the old photos that Hank and the two Brians have quite trendy shortish French crewcuts, whilst Bruce and Cliff still stick with the 'old fashioned' teddy boy quiffs!

Indeed. This is making me re-think the date. Perhaps around autumn 1962 (which would accommodate the haircuts and George's It'll Be Me) rather than the spring of 1963 (which is when I first thought it must be).

[Iain Purdon]

The colour of the instruments helps with dating the picture and in most cases the greyish shade suggests they're probably red. However the bass guitar looks white in the lower picture.