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On this day, 24 April 1960, American singing duo The Everly Brothers played Cardiff’s Gaumont Theatre.
Also on the bill were The Crickets (backing the Everly Brothers) Dallas Boys, Cherry Wainer & Don Storer, Lance Fortune, Danny Hunter,Flee-Rekkers, Freddy Lloyd Five with
Tony Marsh (compere).
It was the Everly Brothers first ever tour of the UK.
Unfortunately, part way through the tour, on April 17th, Don and Phil’s good friend, Eddie Cochran was in a car accident following the conclusion of his own UK tour and passed away.
Eddie’s fiancee, Sharon Sheeley, was also in the accident and said Phil and Cricket’s drummer, Jerry Allison (The Crickets had been touring with the Everlys after Buddy Holly’s death in 1959), were the first faces she saw when she woke up in the hospital.
The Everlys finished the tour a week later.
