People Open DS/UK/10139 The Dallas Boys (c.1950) The Dallas Boys c.1950 English vocal group Group (Male) Leicester, England (formed) English Music Group; Vocals Members: Joe Smith Stan Jones Bob Wragg Leon Fisk Nicky Clarke Tony Day (Wally shackell, aka Jerry Angelo) The Dallas Boys were a five-piece vocal group from Leicester, England who were regular performers on British television in the 1950s and 1960s. They have been described as "Britain's first boy band". The group comprised four former pupils of Moat Boys School. After winning a Butlins talent content, they became a fixture on the TV show Six-Five Special, becoming household names. They went on to be regular performers on Oh Boy! in the late 1950s. They continued to perform through the 1960s, and appeared on other British TV shows such as Val Parnell's Startime, Thank Your Lucky Stars, All That Jazz, Sunday Night at the London Palladium, Comedy Bandbox, Frost on Sunday, and Sez Les, and on US television on Showtime. They split up in the early 1970s, but reunited in 1988 to perform at fellow Oh Boy! star Cliff Richard's concert celebrating thirty years in the entertainment business in 1989, and continued to perform around the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dallas_Boys (2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RAHdroberts 12/12/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 3b498d70-9fb0-4a3c-aec1-a8c25bca8e0d