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Friday 4th March 1983
Mr Who Road Show
If anybody has any information on this event please let me know, your input would be very welcome.
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Saturday 5th March 1983
DJ Team "Give away Night" Two's Company Road Show with Merv St Clair
DJ Team "Give away Night" Two's Company Road Show with Merv St Clair.
Comments (0) 19.04.2008. 09:59
Friday 11th March 1983
Mark David Road Show
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Comments (0) 19.04.2008. 09:53
Saturday 12th March 1983
Interstate Road Show
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Comments (0) 19.04.2008. 09:51
Friday 18th March 1983
Guy Francis Road Show
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Saturday 19th March 1983
Foundations
The Foundations are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby, Now That I've Found You" (a Number One written by Tony MacCaulay and Mike McCleod, hit in the UK singles chart, and subsequently Top 10 in the U.S.); and "Build Me Up Buttercup" (a chart topper in the Billboard Hot 100), co-written by MacCaulay with Michael d'Abo, at the time the lead vocalist with Manfred Mann.
The make up of the group drew much interest and intrigue due to the size and structure of the group. Not only was there a diverse ethnic mix in the group but there was also diversity in ages and musical backgrounds.
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Friday 25th March 1983
Jimmy Layne
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Saturday 26th March 1983
Paul Burnett Radio 1 DJ
In 1974 Burnett joined BBC Radio 1 hosting a Sunday morning show and sitting in on the station's Top 20 show. From July 5, 1976 he hosted the weekday lunchtime show after Johnnie Walker left the station and moved to California.
Here he had the responsibility of revealing the new singles chart every Tuesday lunchtime. His popular show included several features such as Pub of the Day, Fun at One and Is, Was, Should Have. Burnett became a regular presenter of Top of the Pops and presented the Radio 1 Roadshow during the summer.
Continue reading | Comments (0) 18.04.2008. 21:11
Article Of The Week
Hi to you all and welcome to the site
The following are a small selection of acts that have appeared in the past at TCB
10cc
One of the most popular bands that achieved their greatest commercial success during the 1970s.
Appearing at the Bumpkin on Friday 19th October 1973 very early in their road to success
Raving Rupert
With a place in The Guinness Book Of Records, Raving Rupert is, after all, the longest running tribute act in the world and he appeared at TCB on Friday 12th Sept 1975
Geno Washington
Geno Washington is the "Geno" of Dexys Midnight Runners' eponymous 1980 single and he appeared at TCB on Friday 18th Sept 1975
Radio 1 DJ Road Shows
Amazingly The Country Bumpkin had, over the years of its existence, some of the biggest names from the world of Radio, entertaining the crowds with their road shows.
Kid Jenson, Paul Burnett, Peter Powell, Simon Bates, Mike Reid, Steve Wright, Dave Lee Travis, Adrian Juste, Noel Edmonds just to name a few!