HM Queen Elizabeth
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Re: HM Queen Elizabeth
by Twilight Ranger » Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:32 am
It's obvious that she had good taste in music.
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Re: HM Queen Elizabeth
by Didier » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:47 am
Iain Purdon wrote:
The Shadows played many times at the annual Royal Variety Performance, it must have been at one of them.
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Re: HM Queen Elizabeth
by JimN » Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:24 pm
Didier wrote:Iain Purdon wrote:
The Shadows played many times at the annual Royal Variety Performance, it must have been at one of them.
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Yes: 1960, 1962, 1964, 1981 and 2008.
Only in 1964 whilst John Rostill was alive and a member.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Variety_Performances#1960s
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Re: HM Queen Elizabeth
by GoldenStreet » Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:02 am
The same scene in November 1964. Part of Brian's features can be glimpsed immediately on Bruce's right...
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Re: HM Queen Elizabeth
by GoldenStreet » Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:40 pm
With the arrival of rock and roll during the first decade of her reign, Johnnie Ray, at the Royal Variety Performance in November 1955, was said to be a personal favourite of the Queen.
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