Ready Steady Go! (1963)
Ready Steady Go! is one of the UK's first rock/pop music television programmes and was a forerunner of MTV-type programming. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan was assisted by record producer/talent manager Vicki Wickham, who became the show's producer, and Michael Lindsay-Hogg who was appointed the show's director in 1965. It was broadcast from August 1963 until December 1966. It was produced by Associated-Rediffusion the weekday ITV contractor for London, called Rediffusion-London post 1964. The live show was eventually networked nationally. The show gained its highest ratings on 20 March 1964 when it featured the Beatles being interviewed and performing their songs "It Won't Be Long", "You Can't Do That" and "Can't Buy Me Love" - the last of which was a hit at the time. RSG! USA! was a Dick Clark production in 1964. A trademark infringement ended the show after six episodes. Its last episode was broadcast on 23 December 1966.
Seasons & Episode
Scheduled guests: --The Spencer Davis Group - ""When I Come Home"" --Wayne Fontana - ""Goodbye Bluebird"" --The Fortunes - ""Is It Really Worth Your While?"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Run""
Guests (scheduled to appear): --Eddie Cave and the Fyx --David Garrick - ""Dear Mrs. Applebee"" --Zoot Money & Big Roll Band - ""Big Time Operator"" --Peter and Gordon - ""Lady Godiva"" --Twice As Much - ""Step Out Of Line"" --The Who - ""I'm A Boy"" and ""Heat Wave""
--Otis Redding - ""Satisfaction,"" ""My Girl"" and ""Respect"" --Eric Burdon - ""Hold on I'm Coming"" --Chris Farlowe - ""It's A Man's Man's Man's World"" --Otis Redding - ""Pain in My Heart"" and ""I Can't Turn You Loose"" --Otis Redding, Eric Burton, Chris Farlowe - ""Shake"" and ""Land of 1000 Dances""
Scheduled guests: --The Breakaways --Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch - ""Bend It"" --The Walker Brothers - ""Another Tear Falls""
--The Rolling Stones - ""Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing In The Shadow,"" ""Paint It Black"" and ""Lady Jane"" Scheduled guests: --Paul & Barry Ryan - ""Have You Ever Loved Somebody?"" --Eric Burdon (possibly Eric Burdon & The Animals - ""Help Me Girl"")
Scheduled guests: --Paul Jones - ""High Time"" --Dusty Springfield - ""All I See is You""
--The Who - ""Batman,"" ""Bucket T,"" ""I'm A Boy,"" ""Disguises,"" and ""My Generation/Rule Britania"" --Also, The Who mime to Cliff Richard's ""Summer Holiday"" --Lee Dorsey - ""Holy Cow"" --Georgie Fame - ""Sunny""
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Nineteen Days"" --Bobby Goldsboro --Edwin Starr --The Troggs - ""I Can't Control Myself""
--Cream - ""Wrapping Paper"" & ""N.S.U."" Scheduled guests: --Bobby Darin - ""If I Were A Carpenter"" --Manfred Mann - ""Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James""
Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""A Fool Am I"" --The Spencer Davis Group - ""Gimme Some Loving"" --Wayne Fontana - ""Pamela Pamela"" --Françoise Hardy --Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band - ""Que Sera Sera""
Guests: --The Breakaways --Eric Burdon (formerly of the Animals) - ""Jailhouse Rock"" and ""Help Me Girl"" --The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - ""I'm Dropping Out On You"" --Donovan - ""Sunshine Superman"" --The Four Tops - ""Baby, I Need Your Loving,"" ""I Can't Help Myself"" and ""Reach Out, I'II Be There"" --Kathy McGowan interviewed the Kinks' Pete Quaife and Dave Davies. --The Small Faces - ""(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me"" and ""My Mind's Eye"" Also appearing: --RSG! dancers Sandy Sarjeant, Georgie Allen and Celia Hetherington.
Scheduled guests: --Donovan - ""Sunshine Superman"" --Ben E. King --Little Richard - ""I Need Love""
Scheduled guests include: --Herman's Hermits - ""East West""
Scheduled guests: --Marc Bolan - ""Bolan's Dream"" --Bobby Hebb - ""A Satisfied Mind"" --The Move - ""Night Of Fear"" --The Alan Price Set - ""Willow Weep For Me'/""Yours Until Tomorrow""
Guests: --Marc Bolan - ""Hippy Gumbo"" --The Escorts - ""Head To Toe"" --The Four Tops (on film) - interview --Jimi Hendrix Experience (Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell) - ""Hey Joe"" (their U.K. TV debut) --The Merseys - ""Rhythm Of Love"" --Keith Relf (of the Yardbirds) - ""Shapes In My Mind"" --Victor Sylvester - ""You're Dancing On My Heart"" --The Troggs - ""5-4-3-2-1,"" ""Anyway That You Want Me"" and ""I Can Only Give You Everything"" (last song with closing credits)
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