Ready Steady Go! - Season 2

First aired: 9/4/1964 52 episodes

Episodes

1. The Searchers; Herman's Hermits; Peter & Gordon

Aired: 9/4/1964

Scheduled guests: --Peter and Gordon --Herman's Hermits - ""I'm Into Something Good"" --The Searchers - ""When You Walk In The Room"" --The Rustiks Additional guests (from another source): --Bern Elliott and the The Klan - ""Good Times""

2. Cliff Bennett; Adam Faith; Bill Haley & his Comets

Aired: 9/11/1964

Scheduled guests: --Bill Haley and his Comets --Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers - ""One Way Love"" --Tony Jackson and the Vibrations - ""Bye Bye Baby"" --Adam Faith and the Roulettes --Rita Bartok --Doug Sheldon

3. The Animals; Elkie Brooks; The Hollies; Dionne Warwick

Aired: 9/18/1964

Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""I'm Crying"" --The Hollies - ""We're Through"" --Dionne Warwick - ""Reach Out for Me"" --Elkie Brooks --The Chants

4. Gerry & the Pacemakers; Wayne Fontana; Little Eva

Aired: 9/25/1964

Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" --Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders - ""Um Um Um Um Um Um"" --Little Eva --Little Walter --The Band of Angels --The Four

5. John Lee Hooker; Lulu; Keith Powell

Aired: 10/2/1964

Scheduled guests: --John Lee Hooker --Lulu and the Luvvers --Keith Powell

6. Dave Clark Five; Manfred Mann; Honeycombs

Aired: 10/9/1964

Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five --Manfred Mann - ""Sha La La"" --The Honeycombs - ""Is It Because""

7. Dionne Warwick; Mick Jagger

Aired: 10/16/1964

Scheduled guests: --Dionne Warwick - ""Reach Out For Me"" From another source: --Mick Jagger interview by Ellen Grehan

8. Dusty Springfield; Dave Clark 5; Marianne Faithfull; Sandie Shaw

Aired: 10/23/1964

Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Anyway You Want It"" --Marianne Faithfull - ""Blowin' in the Wind"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Losing You"" --Sandie Shaw - ""There's Always Something There To Remind Me"" Also appeared? --The Rolling Stones - ""Cry to Me"" and ""She Said Yeah""

9. The Kinks; The Dixie Cups

Aired: 10/30/1964

Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""All Day & All Of The Night"" --The Dixie Cups - ""People Say"" --Sugar Pie Desanto - ""I Don't Wanna Fuss""

10. The Beach Boys; Gene Pitney; Dusty Springfield; Fourmost

Aired: 11/6/1964

--The Beach Boys - ""I Get Around"" and ""When I Grow Up (to be a Man)"" Plus, an interview by Keith Fordyce. Clips (probably from 6-Nov-64): --Martha and the Vandellas --Dusty Springfield - ""Losing You"" --Gene Pitney - ""I'm Gonna Be Strong"" --The Fourmost - ""Baby I Need Your Lovin'"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Eden Kane --The Plebs --Johnny Tillotson

11. Adam Faith; Herman's Hermits; The Hollies; FranÃ§oise Hardy

Aired: 11/13/1964

Scheduled guests: --Herman's Hermits - ""Show Me Girl"" --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""Message To Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)"" --The Hollies - ""We're Through"" and ""Come On Back"" --Francoise Hardy

12. Jerry Lee Lewis; Rolling Stones; Marvin Gaye

Aired: 11/20/1964

--Rolling Stones - ""Off The Hook,"" interview with Brian & Mick, ""Little Red Rooster"" & ""Around And Around"" --Jerry Lee Lewis (with the Plebs) - ""High Heel Sneakers"" & ""Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"" --Marvin Gaye - ""How Sweet It Is"" & ""Can I Get A Witness"" --Them - ""Baby, Please Don't Go"" --The Zephyrs - ""What Am I Gonna Do"" --Kenny Lynch - ""On My Own Two Feet"" Additional guests (scheduled): --Simon Scott - possibly ""My Baby's Got Soul"" --Samantha Jones From this date? --Burt Bacharach

13. The Beatles; Kim Weston; Isley Brothers; Searchers

Aired: 11/27/1964

--The Beatles (3rd RSG! appearance) - ""I Feel Fine,"" ""She's A Woman,"" ""Baby's In Black"" & ""Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey"" --Kim Weston - ""A Little More Love"" --The Isley Brothers - ""Stagger Lee"" & ""The Last Girl"" Also from this show: --The Searchers - ""What Have They Done To The Rain?"" and ""This Feeling Inside"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Girl Don't Come"" --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas

14. The Miracles; P.J. Proby; Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers

Aired: 12/4/1964

--The Moody Blues - ""Go Now"" Scheduled guests: --The Miracles --P.J. Proby - ""Somewhere"" --Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers

15. Georgie Fame / Rufus Thomas / Dick and DeeDee / Gerry & the Pacemakers

Aired: 12/11/1964

Guests: --Georgie Fame & Blue Flames - ""Monkeying Around"" and ""Yeh Yeh"" (live performance) --The McKinleys - ""Sweet and Tender Romance"" --Kenny Lynch - ""On My Own Two Feet"" --Tony Jackson and the Vibrations - ""You Beat Me to the Punch"" --John Watson and the Hummelflugs - ""Looking for Love"" --Rufus Thomas - ""Walking the Dog"" and ""Jump Back"" (live performance) --Dick and DeeDee - ""Thou Shalt Not Steal"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""Ferry Cross The Mersey,"" ""Why Oh Why"" and ""My Babe""

16. Petula Clark; The Animals; Brian Poole and the Tremeloes

Aired: 12/18/1964

Scheduled guests: --Petula Clark - Downtown"" --The Animals --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes

17. The Searchers; Sandie Shaw

Aired: 12/25/1964

Scheduled guests: --Dave Berry --Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders --The Four Pennies --Herman's Hermits --The Nashville Teens --The Searchers --Sandie Shaw Rediffusion Stars And Garters Susan Maughan, The Square Pegs, Steve Berry --The Searchers --Sandie Shaw Surviving footage (might be from 25-Dec-64): --The Searchers - ""What Have they Done to the Rain?"" --The Searchers - ""This Feeling Inside"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Girl Don't Come""

18. RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1965 New Years Show)

Aired: 12/31/1964

""Ready, Steady, Go! The New Year Starts Here"" London, Television House, Kingsway. --Interviews with members of The Stones --The Rolling Stones (performances from the 20-Nov-64 RSG!) - ""Around And Around,"" ""Little Red Rooster"" and ""Off the Hook."" Also Mick Jagger demonstrates a new dancing style. Scheduled guests: --The Animals --The Dave Clark Five --Freddie and the Dreamers --The Kinks --Kenny Lynch --Manfred Mann --Susan Maughan --Sandie Shaw --Dusty Springfield

19. Cilla Black; The Rockin' Berries; Sonny Boy Williamson

Aired: 1/8/1965

Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"" --The Rockin' Berries - ""What In The World's Come Over You"" --Sonny Boy Williamson

20. Rolling Stones; Righteous Brothers; Del Shannon; Kinks

Aired: 1/15/1965

--Rolling Stones - ""What a Shame,"" ""Time Is On My Side"" and ""Down The Road Apiece"" Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""Tired Of Waiting For You"" --Del Shannon - ""Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)"" --The Righteous Brothers - ""You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'""

21. Dave Clark Five; Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders; Billy J. Kramer

Aired: 1/22/1965

Scheduled guests: --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas --Dave Clark Five - ""Everybody Knows"" --Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders - ""Game Of Love""

22. The Who; The Animals; Hollies; Elkie Brooks

Aired: 1/29/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Yes I Will"" --The Animals - ""Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"" --Goldie and the Gingerbreads - ""Can't You Hear My Heart Beat"" --Elkie Brooks From another source: --The Who - ""I Can't Explain"" (believed to be the Who's British TV debut) --The Animals --The Hollies - ""Yes I Will"" and ""Nobody"" --Donovan --Ron and Mel --Elkie Brooks --Goldie and the Gingerbreads --Rick and Sandy --Rhythm and Blues, Inc

23. Marianne Faithfull; Gene Pitney; The Zombies

Aired: 2/5/1965

Scheduled guests: --Gene Pitney - ""I Must Be Seeing Things"" --Marianne Faithfull - ""Come & Stay With Me"" --Adam Faith - ""Stop feeling Sorry For Yourself"" --The Roulettes --The Zombies From another source: --Donovan (his TV debut)

24. Manfred Mann; Millie; Sandie Shaw; Dusty Springfield

Aired: 2/12/1965

Scheduled guests: --Manfred Mann - ""Come Tomorrow"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Your Hurtin' Kind Of Love"" --The Nashville Teens - ""Find My Way Back Home"" --Sandie Shaw - ""I'll Stop At Nothing"" --Millie Small (a.k.a. Millie) From another source: --Donovan - ""Talking Donovan Blues""

25. Georgie Fame; Roy Orbison; The Searchers

Aired: 2/19/1965

Scheduled guests: --Roy Orbison - ""Goodnight"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames - ""In The Meantime"" --The Searchers - ""Goodbye My Love"" Additional guests (from another source): --Donovan - ""Talking Pop Star Blues"" --Crispian St. Peters - ""At This Moment""

26. 26 February 1965

Aired: 2/26/1965

--The Rolling Stones - ""The Last Time,"" ""Everybody Needs Somebody To Love""/""Pain In My Heart,"" ""Play With Fire"" and ""I'm Moving On"" --The Who - ""I Can't Explain"" Additional guests (scheduled): --The Dave Clark Five - ""Reelin' & Rockin'"" --The Animals - ""Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood""

27. Petula Clark; The Moody Blues

Aired: 3/5/1965

Scheduled guests: --Petula Clark - ""I Know A Place"" --The Moody Blues - ""I Don't Want To Go On Without You""

28. Donovan; Gerry & the Pacemakers;Temptations; Stevie Wonder

Aired: 3/12/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Temptations --Little Stevie Wonder --Donovan - ""Catch the Wind"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""I'll Be There"" --FranÃ§oise Hardy - ""All Over The World"" --Gary Farr and the T-Bones

29. Dave Clark 5; Kinks; Martha & the Vandellas; Miracles; Them

Aired: 3/19/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Reelin' & Rockin'"" --Martha and the Vandellas - ""Nowhere To Run"" --The Kinks - ""Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"" --Them (with Van Morrison) - ""Here Comes The Night"" --Dave Berry - ""Little Things"" --The Miracles --Bobby Vee --The Yardbirds - ""For Your Love""

30. The Supremes; The Drifters; The Moody Blues

Aired: 3/26/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Drifters - ""At the Club"" --The Supremes - ""Stop In The Name Of Love"" --The Moody Blues - ""I Don't Want To Go On Without You"" --The Checkmates

31. Ready Steady Goes Live!

Aired: 4/2/1965

--Donovan --The Roulettes --The Artwoods - ""Sweet Mary"" --Tom Jones - ""It's Not Unusual"" (mimed, despite the new policy) --The Kinks - possibly ""Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"" --Manfred Mann - ""With God On Our Side"" (joined by session musician Jim Sullivan) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Dionne Warwick - ""You Can Have Him"" --Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers --Zoot Money's Big Roll Band --The Yardbirds - ""For Your Love""

32. The Rolling Stones; The Animals; Roger Miller

Aired: 4/9/1965

--The Rolling Stones - ""Everybody Needs Somebody to Love""/""Pain In My Heart,"" ""I'm Alright"" and ""The Last Time"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --The Animals - ""Bring It On Home To Me"" --Roger Miller - ""King Of The Road"" --Goldie and the Gingerbreads --Dave Bem (or Bern?) --Madeline Bell - ""Daytime"" --The Yardbirds - ""For Your Love""

33. Adam Faith; John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Aired: 4/16/1965

Live from The Ricky Tick Club, Windsor --John Lennon and George Harrison interviewed by Cathy McGowan Other guests: --Don & Dee Dee Ford --Adam Faith --The Kinks - ""Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"" --Herman's Hermits - ""Wonderful World"" --Doris Troy --The Yardbirds - ""For Your Love"" --Adam Faith - ""I Need Your Lovin'"" (with John Lennon, George Harrison and others singing along) An audio recording of this performance survives.

34. Cilla Black; Tom Jones; Paramounts; John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

Aired: 4/23/1965

Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""I've Been Wrong Before"" --Tom Jones - ""Once Upon A Time"" --Paramounts --The Moody Blues --John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

35. Bertice Reading; Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames

Aired: 4/30/1965

Scheduled guests: --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames --Bertice Reading

36. Everly Brothers; Sandie Shaw; Unit Four Plus Two

Aired: 5/7/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""The Price of Love"" --Unit Four Plus Two (Unit 4+2) - ""You've Never Been In Love Like This Before"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Long Live Love"" (also scheduled for next week's show)

37. Dave Clark 5; Kinks; Sandie Shaw; Spencer Davis Group

Aired: 5/14/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""Set Me Free"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Long Live Love"" --The Dave Clark Five - ""Come Home"" --The Spencer Davis Group

38. The Who; The Four Tops; Connie Francis

Aired: 5/21/1965

--The Who - ""Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"" --The Four Tops --Connie Francis - ""My Child"" --David Goldsmith --Ronnie Jones

39. The Moody Blues; Billy J. Kramer; Soul Sisters

Aired: 5/28/1965

Scheduled guests: --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas - ""Trains & Boats & Planes"" --The Moody Blues - ""From The Bottom Of My Heart"" --The Soul Sisters

40. The Rolling Stones; The Kinks; The Yardbirds

Aired: 6/4/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Rolling Stones --The Kinks - ""Set Me Free"" --The Yardbirds - ""Heart Full Of Soul"" --Les Surfs From another source: --Rolling Stones - ""The Last Time"" and ""Play With Fire"" --Burt Bacharach

41. Marianne Faithfull; Lulu; Manfred Mann; Wayne Fontana

Aired: 6/11/1965

Scheduled guests: --Dave Berry --Manfred Mann - ""The One In The Middle"" --Lulu - ""Leave A Little Love"" --Marianne Faithfull - ""This Little Bird"" --Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders - ""Just A Little Bit Too Late""

42. The Marvelettes; Them; Solomon Burke

Aired: 6/18/1965

Scheduled guests: --Them - ""One More Time"" --Solomon Burke --The Marvelettes

43. The Animals; Donovan; Hollies; P.J. Proby

Aired: 6/25/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"" --Donovan - ""Colours"" --Bobby Goldsboro - ""Voodoo Woman"" --The Hollies - ""I'm Alive"" --P.J. Proby - ""Let The Water Run Down""

44. The Who; Peter Cook & Dudley Moore

Aired: 7/2/1965

--The Who - ""Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"" and ""Shout And Shimmy"" --Peter Cook and Dudley Moore - ""Goodbye-ee"" Additional guests (scheduled): --Kenny Lynch - ""I'll Stay By You"" --Manfred Mann - ""The One In The Middle"" --Nina Simone --Ad Libs --Majority

45. Yardbirds; The Dave Clark Five; The Ivy League

Aired: 7/9/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Catch Us If You Can"" --Goldie and the Gingerbreads - ""Sailor Boy"" --The Ivy League - ""Tossing & Turning"" --Kenny Lynch - ""I'll Stay by You"" --Simon Scott Additional guest (from another source): --The Yardbirds - ""Heart Full Of Soul""

46. The Animals; Georgie Fame; Nina Simone

Aired: 7/16/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames - ""Like We Used To Be"" --Dusty Springfield - ""In The Middle Of Nowhere"" --Inez & Charlie Foxx --Nina Simone

47. Simon & Garfunkel; Marianne Faithfull; Moody Blues

Aired: 7/23/1965

Scheduled guests: --Marianne Faithfull - ""Summer Nights"" --P.J. Proby - ""Let The Water Run Down"" --Dave Berry - ""This Strange Effect"" --The Pretty Things - ""Cry To Me"" --The Moody Blues - ""From The Bottom Of My Heart"" From another source: --Simon & Garfunkel - ""I Am A Rock""

48. The Kinks; The Yardbirds; The Breakaways

Aired: 7/30/1965

Scheduled guests: --Anki --The Breakaways --The Kinks - ""See My Friend"" --Crista Nelli --Bobby Solo --The Yardbirds - ""My Girl Sloopy""

49. The Byrds; The Who; Sonny & Cher; Brian Poole

Aired: 8/6/1965

--The Who (without Roger) Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""I Want Candy"" --The Byrds - ""All I Really Want To Do"" --Sonny And Cher - ""I Got You Babe""

50. The Animals; Walker Brothers; Nico

Aired: 8/13/1965

Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place"" --Nico - ""I'm Not Sayin'"" --The Walker Brothers - ""Make It Easy On Yourself"" From another source: --The Animals - ""Talkin' About You"" & ""Let The Good Times Roll"" --Sonny and Cher

51. Herman's Hermits; Donovan; Wayne Fontana

Aired: 8/20/1965

Scheduled guests: --Donovan - ""Universal Soldier"" --Herman's Hermits - ""Just A Little Bit Better"" --Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders - ""She Needs Love"" --The Alan Price Set - ""Any Day Now""

52. The Rolling Stones; The Hollies; Lulu

Aired: 8/27/1965

--The Rolling Stones - ""Mercy Mercy,"" ""Cry To Me"" and ""Satisfaction"" --The Rolling Stones - ""Apache"" (the Shadows classic the Stones never issued on record. This song performed without Mick, during closing credits) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --The Hollies - ""Look Through Any Window"" --Georgie Fame --Lulu - ""Try to Understand"" --The Yardbirds