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Farewell Performance

Postby Derek Mowbray » Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:04 pm

I remember seeing a film many years ago about 1963 called "Farewell Performnce" it was about a pop singer who was murdered .In the film were a solo performace by Heinz Burt, and TheTornados with a bass player called Tab Martin who came either Huddersfield or Brighouse West Yorkshire .I don`t know what \the Tornados played, the film has been lost,any information on the film?
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Re: Farewell Performance

Postby dave robinson » Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:50 am

Wasn't Tab Martin the bass player with The Peddlers ?
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Re: Farewell Performance

Postby JimN » Sun Nov 22, 2015 2:16 am

dave robinson wrote:Wasn't Tab Martin the bass player with The Peddlers ?


He was.

Before that, he was a Joe Meek stable player and played with the Saints (and perhaps The Tornados).
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Re: Farewell Performance

Postby George Geddes » Sun Nov 22, 2015 10:21 am

I think Tab Martin played with the band briefly before Brian Gregg joined?

Where is Rob B when youneed him?

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Re: Farewell Performance

Postby anniv 63 » Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:08 pm

According to most sources and collectors of this genre, no copies of this film are in circulation or have been
found to date.
Maybe some private collector has the surviving master? (Dave Clark comes to mind)
It seems strange that a film that was in general circulation of cinemas in 1963, had copies that were possibly
junked?
Most other pop orientated films of the time eg Just for Fun, Its Trad Dad etc survived.
A few well known names in FP. David Kernan (That Was The Week That Was) and surprisingly James Copeland
the Scottish actor whose son is James Cosmo also an actor who is better known in historical dramas.

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Re: Farewell Performance

Postby George Geddes » Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:59 pm

The BFI website has some stills from the film, including one with Heinz clearly visible...

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Re: Farewell Performance

Postby GoldenStreet » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:51 am

By coincidence, the film's director, Robert Tronson, was a former associate of the 50s & 60s TV scriptwriter, Hazel Adair (Emergency Ward 10, Crossroads, etc.) who has recently died, aged 95.

Tab Martin appeared as a member of the Saints (with Roy Phillips), backing Andy Cavell in another 1963 film, Live It Up!, which featured Joe Meek's regular stable of musicians, in addition to various celebrated others!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057504/ful ... t_ov_st_sm

This documentary on Roy Phillips by Ken Clark is illuminating...



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