NOSTALGIA: Chart sensation Billy Fury plays Boston’s Gliderdrome in 1966

By David Seymour
Published 17th Nov 2021, 16:00 BST
Updated 17th Nov 2021, 16:10 BST
The Starlight Room, 55 years ago.The Starlight Room, 55 years ago.
The Starlight Room, 55 years ago.
This was the scene at the Gliderdrome, in Boston, 55 years ago, when chart sensation Billy Fury played the venue.

At the time of this photograph, Fury had 11 top 10 singles to his name, including number two hit Jealousy in 1961.

According to an advert carried in the Standard ahead of the show, he was due to be supported by Victor Brox and the Blue Train, Guy Darrell Syndicate, Equals, and Ray Bones.

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