Iconic UK TV Music Show ...

[jsmith]

THE WEEKEND STARTED HERE .... this show commenced broadcasting in August 1963 but soon transitioned from featuring UK beat groups to featuring as many US soul & Motown acts / records as it could ... unfortunately it was taken off air at the end of December 1966 ...
the attached is a BBC documentary about the show [[which wasn't a BBC production & was shown by it's main rival) ...
In the main, it was really good, though the UK beat group performing just before 6 minutes in are painful to listen to ...

[reachoutuk]

There is a glorious LP-sized 268-page book all about Ready Steady Go, written by Andy Neill which was published in 2020. Pages 122-133 has a section titled The Sound of Motown, plus there is an episode guide listing artists' appearances. [[Link refers to Amazon UK, slightly cheaper copies available on eBay.)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ready-Stead...ks%2C65&sr=1-1