Gene Vincent pictured with TV producer Jack Good on ATV’s Boy Meets Girls in 1960
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Just before this issue of Vintage Rock went to press, we were saddened to hear of the death of Jack Good, the pioneering TV and music producer. Good was the brains behind Six-Five Special, Oh Boy!, Wham! and Boy Meets Girls, and was responsible for the first TV appearances of Marty Wilde, Joe Brown, Cliff Richard, The Shadows, Adam Faith, Billy Fury and many more. He was also responsible for bringing Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and other American stars to the UK, and was so highly regarded that American TV recruited him for the creation of ABC’s Shindig!. He got on so well with Elvis that Presley cast Good in his movie, Clambake, and Good also co-conceived and directed Elvis, the musical.
There will be a full feature paying tribute to Jack Good in the next issue of Vintage Rock.