Norman Wisdom – 7 April – 13 April 1974 Baileys Leicester
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) As comfortable, celebrated, and wealthy as Norman Wisdom would become in later life, his early years was a…
New Seekers 2 April 1974 De Montfort Hall Leicester
The New Seekers were a British pop group, formed in London in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, the Seekers. The idea was that the New…
Tommy Cooper – 31 March – 6 April 1974 Baileys Leicester
Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician. As an entertainer, his appearance was large and lumbering at 6 feet 4…
Gypsy 24/12/1973 & 29/03/1974
Gypsy When the roots of the band first came together back in 1965, they went under the uninspiring name of Legay, after their drummer, the unusually named Legay Rogers. They…
The Grumbleweeds – 24 March – 30 March 1974 Baileys Leicester
The Grumbleweeds turned professional following success on the television talent show Opportunity Knocks. In the late 1960s and early 1970s the band released several records, none of which made the…
Gerry and the Pacemakers – 3 March – 9 March 1974 Baileys Leicester
LES MAGUIRE died aged 81 on November 25, 2023. He was the last surviving member of Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Merseybeat group formed by Gerry Marsden in 1959 who…
Mott The Hoople 22 March 1974 De Montfort Hall Leicester
Mott the Hoople were an English rock band formed in Herefordshire. Originally named the Doc Thomas Group, the band changed their name after signing with Island Records in 1969. The…
The Drifters – 17 March – 23 March 1974 Baileys Leicester
According to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame: “Through turmoil and changes, the (original) Drifters managed to set musical trends and give the public 13 chart hits, most of which…
Rockin’ Berries – 10 March – 16 March 1974 Baileys Leicester
The Rockin’ Berries are a beat group from Birmingham, England, who had several hit records in the UK in the 1960s. A version of the group, emphasising comedy routines as…
Wizzard 18 March 1974 De Montfort Hall
The sound was (according to the Mercury reporter), ‘ uniformly flat’ !