Ready Steady Go! Pop dances on to TV

August 1963: Number 10 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicPop on TV in the mid-60s was the chaotic and brash Ready Steady Go! – the audience milled about the studio while cameras pushed through; artists performed from four stages. It was a weekly party of pop, rock and soul. The singers were the stars but the audience was almost as big a part of the show.This style had been pioneered by Jack Good, the man who put Oh Boy! on British TV in the 50s. He decided rock'n'ro...

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Ready Steady Go! Pop dances on to TV

Guardian Music — August 1963: Number 10 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicPop on TV in the mid-60s was the chaotic and brash Ready Steady Go! – the audience ... more info