Ready Steady Go!

Ready Steady Go! (" With your marks, loan, partez") - more simply shortened RSG! - was one of the first British musical programs devoted to the rock'n'roll and with pop It was created by Elkan Allen, then chairman of Repeat broadcast TV, which wanted to try a concept of radio broadcast dedicated to musical services. Allen was assisted by famous Vicki Wickham, producer of discs and manager talented, who became also one of the producers of the show. RSG! was filmed for the first time in August 1963; the recordings of emission ceased in December 1966. It was produced by Associated-Repeat broadcast, re-elected later Rediffusion, which had rights ITV on the area of London. It was such a success that the concept was imported in other countries. The triumph of the emission is closely related on the British Invasion and the planetary phenomenon of the Beatles.

It was diffused Fridays evenings and was introduced each week by the emission “5-4-3-2-1” of Manfred Mann (replaced later by “Hubble Bubble, Toil and Trouble” of the same man). The emission was directed towards youth than its rival of the time “Top off the Pops”, diffused on BBC.

At the origin, artists diffused on RSG! played in playback. However, to the beginning of the year 1964, certain groups gave true performances live . Finally, all the performances were live in April 1965. It was requested from the artists to rather play of the whole versions their songs than of the short versions such as they were asked by the shows of the time.

In 1966, whereas the happy movement dying out, the emission was removed program timetables. Its disappearance with the height of its glory allowed RSG! to acquire a statute of emission worship.

Presenters

During all the diffusion of the emission, the principal presenters were Keith Fordyce and Cathy McGowan, although the first emissions were presented by Dusty Springfield. Moreover, RSG! was occasionally presented by David Gell and Michael Aldred.

Cathy McGowan rejoigna the emission after having answered an advertisement which sought a “typical teenager” to come and work as presenter. It did not do without much time before she presented the emission; its stumblings, its difficulty of keeping its calm during the interviews and its apparent inexperiences only made it become more popular with the eyes of the public. Towards the end of the diffusion of the emission, it only presented.

Artists

RSG! had as high-speed motorboats of the groups and the artists with success. Let us quote among them: The Beatles, Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, The Dave Clark Five, Dusty Springfield, Bobby Vee, The Animals, Cilla Black, The Searchers, The Who, Georgia Famed and the Blue Flames, Billy Fury, Excentric, Van Morrison, Marvin Gaye, Pitney Gene, The Beach Boys, Sandie Shaw, Burt Bacharach, Samantha Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kenny Lynch, Simon Scott (III), Them and The Zephyrs.

Ready Steady Go! was implied mainly in the planetary success of Jimi Hendrix. Its first televisual performance in England was in this emission. He in addition played Hey Joe which remained one of its larger tubes. After this appearance, the concerts appeared complete. The second time where it turned over to England, it played Royal Albert Hall.

The driver of room was during many Gary Glitter years (also known under the name of Paul Raven). He helped also safety (he can be seen besides in a film which shows the fans of Beatles to shout and become hysterical). The emission had been already finished for 6 years when it was made known thanks to its hit " Rock'n'roll “Roll (Shares One and Two) " in 1972 and became one of the spearheads of the movement Glam Rock.

The emission was not afraid to introduce artists relatively little known at the time, coming from the United Kingdom or the United States. The actors Peter Cook & Dudley Moore made also their first appearances in this emission.

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External bonds

  • TV Divides into volumes one page Ready Steady Go! Bonds towards complete emissions
  • Feature one RSG! from Retrosellers.com Photographic archives

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