Scott Walker first BBC TV solo, August 1967, studio audio tape found
A clip from BBC Radio Solent on 25/03/19 (3 days after the death of singer Scott Walker, ex The Walker Brothers). Matthew North talks to Alex Dyke about a recently discovered studio audio tape of Billy Cotton's Music-Hall, from Sat 26 August 1967, featuring a guest appearance by Scott Walker. This was his first appearance on BBC TV (or any TV channel) as a solo artist and he sang 2 songs, 'More' and 'My Death'. Sadly, the show is lost visually, but you can now listen to the audio of this show here, for the first time in over 50 years.
20.25
: BILLY COTTON'S MUSIC-HALL
From the stage of the BBC Television Theatre with BILLY COTTON AND HIS BAND
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Special guest stars, THE SEEKERS and starring
SCOTT WALKER
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Comedy stars,
FREDDY DAVIES (Mr. Parrot Face)
DEREK DENE
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Kathie Kay
The Tiller Girls
Precision routine by Barbara Aitken
The Cotton Singers
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Choreography by Maura Bowes Musical direction by HARRY RABINOWITZ
Musical associate, Fred Tomlinson
Script by ERIC DAVIDSON
Design by John Burrowes
Production by MICHAEL HURLL
Freddy Davies Is appearing tn The Bachelors' Show ' at the Futurist Theatre. Scarborough: Derek Dene in The Jimmy Clitheroe Show ' at the Floral Hall. Scarborough: The Tiller Girls are in ' Pavilion Show Time ' at the Cliffs Pavilion. Southead-on-Sea
21.10
: THE NEWS and THE WEATHER
