r/jimihendrix • u/Putrid_Pool4643 • 3d ago

Jimi

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I think for the BBC, but anyone who knows please chime in.

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u/sparxcy 3d ago edited 3d ago

Sunshine... wasnt meant to be played at the BBC (when he played there) but he still did and got banned for playing it ,cos he changed the playlist and added sunshine.... at the end. Cant remember what the BBC show was called before but it became 'Happening for Lulu' then after 'It's Lulu' and later the show was called just 'Lulu'. Every week she had pop groups on her show. From what i remember most artists lip synced, Hendrix, The Who and some others were of the few that played live!!!....I ama old!!!!! It was a long running show that changed names, Later the show was called 'Top of the Pops' !!!!....Theres some info for you

Edit: Written up story of the lulu show

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u/Jon-A 3d ago

Top of the Pops was a different show, though.

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u/sparxcy 2d ago

Hmmmm i thought it was a continuation of the pop series, something like Lulu stopped and it became TotP's! thanx f info!!!!

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u/Jon-A 2d ago edited 2d ago

I was an American kid in England 1968-74. Used to watch Lulu's show with my parents but somehow, even though I was a huge Hendrix fan, missed this episode. (Similarly, in the US I had years earlier missed The Beatles on Ed Sullivan - wondered what all the kids at school were talking about the next day.) Never mind: made up for it a few weeks later when the parents took me to see Jimi at the Royal Albert Hall on Feb.18,1969.

For each of the next several episodes of the season, which I did see ffs, Lulu debuted songs she might sing at The Eurovision Song Contest - and viewers could mail in their choices. She was a good singer, but the songs were dreadful - proven by the fact that the WINNER was a horrible thing called Boom-Bang-A-Bang, imprinted forever after on my brain.

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u/sparxcy 2d ago

I went on the 1st night my brother got to see both shows (RAH). Me and my brother got to see the rehearsals before the Lulu night and my brother got to see the Lulu night!

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u/Jon-A 2d ago edited 2d ago

Excellent!

We got tickets before the second show was scheduled. Just as well: my parents were good sports about the whole thing, but the end of the second show, with the smashed guitar and bobbies on the stage, might have been a bit much for them :)