1962

Complete

Confirmed events are indicated by a ♫
Events are only confirmed if printed evidence is available, i.e.. Magazine, Advert, Ticket, Poster etc. or if verified by two independent sources. Internet sourced dates are not classed as evidence due to errors being copied from site to site.
All acts are listed exactly as they appeared in the advert.
It will be noted that in the early years, some of the more famous bands had differing names and may have been lower on the bill. This usually means that they were, as yet, relatively unknown.
Additional information and corrections to this list are more than welcomed.

All the gigs and events at the California Ballroom during 1962
Date		Valid	Event	Comments
Jan	3	♫	Adon White Bingo Club	All of these dates come from a 1961 Christmas card sent out to patrons by the Management of the California Ballroom. There was nothing for any of these dates in the local papers. The card also lists weekly events as follows: Swimming..... Mar - Sept Roller Skating..... Mar - Sept Roller Hockey matches every Sunday afternoon Tuesday nights - Amateur wrestling 1/6d 7pm Wednesday Bingo 2/6d 7.30pm Thursday alternate weeks - Professional wrestling Friday Rock-a-cha-cha 8pm 3/6d Saturday Dancing non-stop 6/6d Sunday Bingo 2/6d Various rooms for hire 15 to 1000 for Dances, Banquets and Weddings
	4	♫	International Wrestling
	5	♫	Screaming Lord Such and the Savages The Jesters
	6	♫	Emile Ford and the Checkmates Ray Miller Orchestra
	12	♫	The Scorpions The Venders	Adm. 3/6
	13	♫	Tommy Thompson Orchestra Russ Sainty Rhet Stoller	Adm 6/6
	18	♫	Wrestling	Wrestling took place most Thursdays
	19	♫	Baron Knights The Checkmates	3/6
	20	♫	The Commanders Mike Berry The Outlaws	6/6
	26	♫	Rhet Stoller Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Viking Twisters
	27	♫	Cherry Wainer Sounds Incorporated Colin Brooks Orchestra
Feb	1	♫	Wrestling
	2	♫	Wee Willie Harris The Rockets Dave Clark Five Mel Wayne and the Mystery Men
	3	♫	Freddie Maydwell Orchestra Rob Storme
	8	♫	Vauxhall Gaelic Football Club Modern Dance	4/-
	9	♫	Eden Kane Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers The Cannons Johnny Ringo The Diamonds	4/6
	10	♫	Tommy Claridge Orchestra Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes	6/6
	16	♫	Baron Knights Peter Nelson Travellers
	17	♫	Geoff Stokes Orchestra The Flintstones
	23	♫	The Flintstones Lee Atkins High Five
	24	♫	Freddie Maydwell Orchestra Rhet Stoller
Mar	2	♫	Jerry Temple Johni Milton and the Condors Terry Anton and the Rhythm Rockers The Jesters
	3	♫	Danny Williams and the Wanted Five The Commanders Orchestra The Cannons
	9	♫	Checkmates Mel Wayne and the Mystery Men The Trespassers
	10	♫	Tommy Thompson Orchestra Rhet Stoller
	16	♫	Baron Knights Apex Northamptians	Contemporary Rock-a Twist
	17	♫	Colin Brooks Orchestra Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes	Rock-a-twist-a-cha-cha
	23	♫	Rhet Stoller Neil Christian and the Crusaders The Satellites Davy Jones	Not (we think) the Davy Jones who ended up in the Monkees and not David Bowie. More likely to be the Black American who recorded Amapola
	24	♫	Ray Miller Orchestra Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes
	30	♫	Open Twist Competition and Demonstration with Pepi, USA champion and his band The New York Twisters and Martine, British Lady champion with her band Grant Tracy and the Sunsets	First Prize £25, 2nd £10, 3rd £5
	31	♫	Ronnie Carroll Rhet Stoller Tommy Claridge Orchestra
Apr	6	♫	Jerry Temple Rhet Stoller The Dynamics The Kingpins
	7	♫	Geoff Stokes Orchestra Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes	3/6
	12	♫	Wrestling	3/6 to 10/-
	13	♫	Johnny Carr and the Cadillacs Vicky Rennie and the Victors	6/6
	14	♫	Craig Douglas Freddie Maydwell Orchestra Rhet and The Dynamics
	19	♫	John Barrie Seven Bobby Patrick and the Big Six
	20	♫	The Commanders Orchestra Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes
	23	♫	Lance Fortune Keith Kelly Rocking Henry and the Phantoms Ray Miller Orchestra
	27	♫	Jimmy Crawford The Ravens The Hustlers
	28	♫	Jess Conrad and the Nite Sounds Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Tommy Thompson Orchestra
May	4	♫	Grant Tracy The Sunsets
	5	♫	Colin Brooks Orchestra Rhet Stoller The Dynamics
	10	♫	Wrestling
	11	♫	Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes The Redcaps	3/6
	12	♫	Craig Douglas Terry Dene Bill Forbes Rhet Stoller and The Dynamics Ray Miller Orchestra	6/6
	18	♫	Barron Knights Dave Clark Five	3/6
	19	♫	The Four Kestrels Tommy Claridge Orchestra Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes	6/6
	24	♫	Wrestling
	25	♫	Eden Kane The Jaywalkers Terry Dene Rhet Stoller and The Dynamics Jeff Knight and the Challengers	4/6
	26	♫	Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes Geoff Stokes Orchestra	6/6
Jun	1	♫	Helen Shapiro's cousin, Susan Singer Super Scooper The Streamliners Grant Tracy The Sunsets Bobby Vincent The Blue Coats	3/6
	2	♫	Rhett Stoller Terry Dene The Dynamics Freddie Maydwell Orchestra	6/6
	8	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes The amazing Stopsley boys - The Sunspots
	9	♫	Rhet Stoller Terry Dene The Dynamics Tommy Thompson Orchestra	3/6
	11	♫	Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages Ray Miller Orchestra Jeff Knight and the Challengers	3/6
	15	♫	Duke D'Mond and the Baron Knights Terry Dene Rhet Stoller The Dynamics	6/6
	16	♫	Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes The Commanders Orchestra	6/6
	21	♫	Wrestling
	22	♫	Terry Dene Jackie Lynton and the Jury Rhet Stoller and The Dynamics Johnny Carr and the Linkers	3/6
	23	♫	Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes Colin Brooks Orchestra	6/6
	29	♫	Dru Harvey The Jokers Bobby Rio The Dominators
	30	♫	Rhet Stoller The Dynamics Ray Miller Orchestra
July	4	♫	Double Snowball Stupendous Bingo	2/6
	5	♫	Wrestling
	6	♫	Wee Willie Harris Tony Crombie Paul Raven Apex Group Baby Bubbly and the Bubble Men	4/6
	7	♫	Tommy Bruce and the Bruisers Tommy Claridge Orchestra	6/6
	13	♫	Mike Sarne Ricky Marino Clive Turner The Stormbreakers The Sapphires
	14	♫	Four Ambassadors Geoff Stokes Orchestra Keith Turner The Swallows
	19	♫	Wrestling
	20	♫	Grant Tracy and the Sunsets Johnny Milton and the Condors The Fleereckers	3/6
	21	♫	Joe Brown and the Bruvvers Ray Miller Orchestra Gene & the Cossacks	6/6
	27	♫	John Barry Seven Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes	3/6
	28	♫	Jimmy Justice and Hit Group Johnny Milton and the Condors Tommy Claridge Orchestra	6/6
Aug	2	♫	Wrestling
	3	♫	The Flintstones Ken Ford and the G Men Johnny Carr and the Linkers
	4	♫	Eden Kane Rhet Stoller Johnny Angell Johnny Dave Five Freddie Maydwell Orchestra
	6	♫	The Flintstones The Commanders Orchestra
	10	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Johnny Milton and the Condors
	11	♫	Ray Pilgrim Tommy Thompson Orchestra Grant Tracy and the Sunsets
	17	♫	Baron Knights Johnny Angell Johnny Dave Five
	18	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes The Commanders Orchestra
	24	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes The Flintstones
	25	♫	Rhet Stoller The Four Kestrels Johnny Angell Colin Brooks Orchestra
	31	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Keith Turner The Swallows
Sep	1	♫	Roy Castle Baron Knights Freddie Maydwell Orchestra
	7	♫	Rhet Stoller Rory Blackwell The Blackjacks
	8	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Tommy Thompson Orchestra
	14	♫	Michael London Paul Dean The Dreamers The Kingpins
	15	♫	Don Riddle Four Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Ray Miller Orchestra
	21	♫	Chance Gordon The Stormbreakers Paul and the Alpines
	22	♫	Ricky Stevens Paul Raven Ricky Allen Trio Tommy Claridge Orchestra
	28	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Sandra and the Boyfriends
	29	♫	Brook Brothers The Semitones Johnny Wilsher and the Treble Tones The Commanders Orchestra
Oct	5	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes The Fleereckers The Hustlers
	6	♫	Gary Mills and the Decades Unit Seven Tommy Thompson Orchestra
	12	♫	Danny Williams John Milton and the Condors Bobby James The Clippers
	13	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Michael Cox Johnny Gentle Ricky Valance and his group Ray Miller Orchestra	Russ Sainty's 200th Anniversary night 6/6
	19	♫	Vince Eager Paul Kane (Eden's Brother) Bobby Angelo The Echos The Blue Notes	3/6
	20	♫	Keith Turner and the Swallows The Viscounts Freddie Maydwell's Tradestra	6/6
	25	♫	Wrestling
	26	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Baron Knights
	27	♫	Wee Willie Harris Colin Brooks Rocking Locomotions George and the big beat Vibratones
Nov	2	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes John Milton and the Condors
	3	♫	The Flintstones Brian Poole and the Tremeloes Tommy Thompsons new style musicals
	9	♫	Lee Corvette Clive Turner Ricky Marino The Fleereckers The Stormbreakers
	10	♫	The Vernon Girls Ray Millers Rockomotions Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames Ricky Temple and the Lonely Ones
	16	♫	The Fleereckers The Stormbreakers The Hustlers
	17	♫	Bee Bumble and the Stingers Dru Harvey and the Jokers The Commanders Traddsters
	22	♫	Wrestling
	23	♫	Bert Weedon Baron Knights The Jaybirds
	24	♫	Joe Brown & the Bruvvers John Milton and the Condors Syndicate Colin Brooks Rocking Locomotions
	30	♫	Johnny Kidd and the Pirates Philip De Ford The Zephers	3/6
Dec	1	♫	The Tartans Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes Tommy Thompsons New Musicals	6/6
	6	♫	Wrestling
	7	♫	Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes Nero and the Gladiators The Scorpions Jet Harris and the Jetblacks Bobby Veto and the Dominators Ray Millers Rockomotions	3/6
	14	♫	Johnny Carson Mark Douglas The Prowlers The Stormbreakers	3/6
	15	♫	The Morton Frazer Boys Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes Tommy Claridge's Newsounds	6/6
	20	♫	Wrestling
	21	♫	Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes Johnny Milton and the Condors	3/6
	22	♫	The Red Price (Chubby Checker's Band) Ricky Marino Clive Turner The Stormbreakers Wes Sands	6/6
	23	♫	Bingo night of the year	Fun & Games with the staff
	24	♫	Duke D'mond Wes Sands Geoff Stokes Orchestra Baron Knights The Tartans
	26	♫	The Flintstones The Starlettes Floor Show Ray Miller Orchestra Franklyns TV Versatility	Presents for all by Miss Christmas this was Edwina Green
	27	♫	Bingo
	28	♫	Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers Ray Dell The Rocking Deacons
	29	♫	Ray Pilgrim Ricky Temple and the Lonely Ones Johnny Hilton The Condors Colin Brooks Rocking Locomotions