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Performance TitleDaily Mirror Golden Ball
Performance Date18 February 1965
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time20:00
Main PerformersThe Beat Girls,
Boscoe Holder and His West Indian Dancers,
Bruce Forsyth,
Sir Billy Butlin,
Katherine Blake,
Nicol Williamson,
David Coleman,
John Surtees,
Robbie Brightwell,
Ann Brightwell,
Keith Musto,
Tony Morgan,
Matt Monro,
Harry Secombe,
Sandie Shaw,
Norman Vaughan,
Val Doonican,
Kathy Kirby
Orchestra or BandThe Barron Knights,
Ted Heath and His Music,
Bob Miller and His Millermen,
Les Flambeaux Steel Band
Performance NotesThe event was an award ceremony to all the UK 'pacemakers and record breakers' in the music industry in 1964 and was organised by the Daily Mirror newspaper to celebrate reaching record sales in the western world of five million copies per day.

The Beatles attended the event but did not perform. They were interviewed by Des O'Connor and waved to the audience from one of the boxes in the auditorium, and then were invited for drinks in the Prince of Wales Room with the Daily Mirror's Directors.

Mirrorpix holds original photographs from the event.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1965/25),
Photograph
URLhttp://www.mirrorpix.com/id/00002080
https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/ndXneAJneK0Mp5
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1965/25Daily Mirror Golden Ball18 February 1965
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Osavcpol_MowxDaily Mirror Golden Ball1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1119Daily Mirror; 1903-; British tabloid newspaper
DS/UK/709Forsyth; Sir; Bruce (22 February 1928-18 August 2017); CBE; British presenter and entertainer
DS/UK/9196Butlin; Sir; William Heygate Edmund Colborne "Billy" (1899-1980); South African-born British entrepreneur
DS/UK/12750Monro; Matt (1930-1985); English singer
DS/UK/7082Secombe; Sir; Harry (8 September 1921-11 April 2001); CBE; Welsh actor and comedian
DS/UK/824Shaw; Sandie (1947-); English pop singer
DS/UK/12610Vaughan; Norman Edward (1923-2002); English comedian
DS/UK/13012Doonican; Val (1928-fl 2009); Irish singer
DS/UK/14553Kirby; Kathy (1938-2011); English singer
DS/UK/15029The Barron Knights (1959)
DS/UK/8227Heath; Ted (1902-1969); British musician, big band leader
DS/UK/10907Bob Miller and The Millermen; fl 1950s-1970s; English instrumental group
DS/UK/15263Holder; Boscoe (1921-2007); Trinidadian artist, designer, dancer, choreographer, musician
DS/UK/15264Blake; Katharine (11 September 1921-1 March 1991); South African-British actress
DS/UK/15266Coleman; David Robert (1926-2013); OBE; English sports commentator, television presenter
DS/UK/15267Surtees; John (1934-); OBE; English motorcycle racer, racing driver
DS/UK/15265Williamson; Nicol (1938-2011); British actor
DS/UK/15269Brightwell; Robbie (1939-2022); MBE; British athlete, teacher, business person
DS/UK/15270Brightwell; Ann (fl 1960s); MBE; British athlete
DS/UK/15272O'Connor; Des (1932-2020); CBE; English comedian, singer and presenter
DS/UK/15274Les Flambeaux (fl 1960s-)
DS/UK/15271Musto; Franklyn Keith (1936-); OBE; British sailor, businessman
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