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Performance TitleTop Beat
Performance Date9 November 1964
Performance DayMonday
Performance Time19:45
Main PerformersGene Pitney - vocal,
Eric Delaney - drums
Orchestra or BandGerry and The Pacemakers (Gerry Marsden, Freddy Marsden - drums, vocals, Les Maguire - piano, Les Chadwick - bass guitar, vocal)

The Hollies (Graham Nash - rhythm guitar, vocals, Allan Clarke - vocals, Tony Hicks - lead guitar, vocal, Eric Haydock - bass guitar, Bobby Elliott - drums)

The Honeycombs (Honey Lantree -drums, Martin Murray - rhythm guitar, John Lantree - bass guitar, Denis D'Ell - vocal, Allan Ward - lead guitar)

The Kinks (Ray Davies - guitar, vocal, harmonica, Dave Davies - guitar, Pete Quaife - bass guitar, Mick Avory - drums)

Lulu and The Luvvers (Marie Lawrie (Lulu) - vocal, Ross Neilson - lead guitar, Alex Bell - guitar, vocal, Jim Dewar - rhythm guitar, Tommy Tierney - bass guitar, Jimmy Smith - sax, Henry Wright - drums)

Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers (Cliff Bennett, Mick Burt - drums, Dave Wendells - lead guitar, Bobby Thomson - bass, Maurice Groves - tenor sax, Sid Phillips - sax, Roy Young - electric piano)

The Pretty Things (Phil May - vocal, Dick Taylor - lead guitar, John Stax - bass guitar, Brian Pendleton - rhythm guitar, Viv Prince - drums)

Martha and the Vandellas
Performance NotesSmash Hit-makers from both sides of the Atlantic in the first of a monthly series of star-studded public shows at the Royal Albert Hall.

The event was recorded and broadcast on BBC One on 11 November 1964 at 21:25.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1964/169)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/ZQZEXlZE.qh0CZ
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Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1964/169Top Beat9 November 1964
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ufah_Toit_MietTop Beat1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/9577Delaney; Eric (1924-2011); English drummer, bandleader
DS/UK/14000Gerry and the Pacemakers (1959-1966)
DS/UK/99The Hollies (1963-)
DS/UK/96The Kinks (1964-1996)
DS/UK/15033Lulu (3 November 1948); OBE; Scottish singer songwriter, actress and businesswoman
DS/UK/15035The Luvvers (fl 1960s)
DS/UK/15145The Pretty Things (fl 1960s-)
DS/UK/15143The Honeycombs (fl 1960s)
DS/UK/15142Pitney; Gene (1940-2006); American singer-songwriter, musician, sound engineer
DS/UK/15141Savile; Jimmy (1926-2011); English DJ, television presenter, media personality, charity fundraiser
DS/UK/15144Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers (1957)
DS/UK/17264Marsden; Gerard "Gerry" (1942-2021); MBE; English musician, television personality
DS/UK/26Davies; Sir; Ray (21 June 1944); CBE; English singer songwriter and musician
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