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Live Music

Artist: Johnny And The Moondogs Title: Carroll Levis "TV Star Search" Venue: Hippodrome Theatre, Ardwick City:   Manchester, England, UK Date: Sunday, 15 Nov 1959 Collection:   Attended     Wishlist  Community:

	Lineup	Rating
1	Johnny And The Moondogs	Rate

Notes

More than two years after the Quarry Men's first attempt to audition for Carroll Levis and his "TV Star Search" show, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison (the remaining Quarry Men) auditioned again for Carroll Levis, in October 1959 at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, naming themselves Johnny and the Moondogs especially for the event. This time they were more successful and qualified for the finals.

The local finals were held between 26 and 31 October 1959 at the Empire Theatre. The band did not win but qualified for the final round at the Hippodrome Theatre in Manchester on Sunday 15 November 1959.

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Number: 722570  THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: kab2112 SUBS Description: Newspaper advert

Number: 732812  Uploaded By: kab2112 SUBS Description: Ardwick Hippodrome

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kab2112 SUBS 29th Apr 2015		Added a photo of the Ardwick Hippodrome from about that time
kab2112 SUBS 18th Apr 2015		Looks good with a little more detail
JPGR&B SUBS 18th Apr 2015		With acknowledgement to kab2112 I've expanded the notes a little to set this appearance on 15 Nov 59 in a little clearer context.
Orbiting Cat 18th Apr 2015		This looks fine to me I think. The gig was played under this name, so it can be listed like this.
kab2112 SUBS 18th Apr 2015		I take your point... but.. As it's a historical event in the context of the progress of the biggest ever group in popular music, I think we should leave it as it is, as little is known about other acts on the bill for these auditions. Carroll Levis was a bit of a Simon Cowell of his day and did not perform. The Beatles had to do it the hard way, having to perform maybe hundreds of times before getting any real fame. Nowadays the pop music industry is full of overnight success acts who have instant stardom many of whom have the talent to lipsync and little else..
TopPopper 18th Apr 2015		Although historically the Beatles/Moondogs appearing is the most important thing about the gig, they aren't mentioned on the advert, let alone as the main act. I wonder if this ought to be changed to Carroll Levis? (It's on JPGR&B's list of Beatles appearances, so wouldn't get lost.)
kab2112 SUBS 16th Apr 2015		Johnny and the Moondogs went on to better things.....................

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