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On this day 13 November 1959, early teen idol Cliff Richard and the Shadows played the Capitol Theatre. The tour included, The Five Dallas Boys, Cherry Wainer, Al Saxon, Peter Elliott, Roy Young, The Landis Brothers, Tommy Allen Beat Boys, with Tony Marsh (compere).
Earlier in the year, Richard along with The Shadows (then called the Drifters) hit the top of the UK charts with Living Doll, which went on to be the top selling single in the UK in 1959.
The song was recorded in April 1959 by Cliff Richard and the Drifters and produced by Norrie Paramor. It was first released in the UK in May 1959 on the Serious Charge (EP) soundtrack before being released as a single in July 1959.
It was number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks from July, with sales of 770,000.
Richard was awarded a Silver Disc on 1 November 1959, on the television show Sunday Night at the Palladium.
SETLIST (Cliff Richard & The Shadows)
Dynamite
Here Comes Summer
Mona Lisa
Living Doll
Move It
Whole Lotta Shaking Going On
Guitar Boogie Shuffle (The Shadows)
Travelling Light
Love Me Tender
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
When The Saints Go Marching In
