January 2nd 1959 - Alex Welsh and his Dixielanders play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Hi Fi's play at the RAFA Club Cosham.
January 3rd 1959 - The Crescent City Jazzband play for the Cobden Arms. Two Bands at the South Parade Pier, Mick Mitchell and his Music and the Sid Heaton Band.
January 7th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz band play at the Cobden Arms.
January 9th 1959 - Mick Glover and his Rock'n'rollers play at Caesars Club North End. Ken Mackintosh and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
January 10th 1959 - The Arthur Ward Quintette plays on South Parade Pier with Mick Mitchell and his Music.
January 12th 1959 - The Hi Fi's play at the Savoy Ballroom.
January 14th 1959 - British Railways Staff Dance at the South Parade Pier with Doris Westaways Broadway Orchestra and Mick Mitchell and his Music. The Alpha Jazzmen play at the Cobden Arms.
January 15th 1959 - The Hi Fis play at Ricky's Club.
January 16th 1959 - Ray Ellington and his Quartet play at the Savoy Ballroom. Mike Glover and his Rockets plus Colin Hart and his Rock Group play at Caesars club. Tony Porter and his Rock Group play at 'The Bop Club' at Hillside Youth Club.
January 17th 1959 - The Broadway Trio play at St Peter and St Paul Hall Cosham.
January 19th 1959 - Don Rendell plays at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
January 21st 1959 - The Crescent City Jazz band play at the Cobden Arms.
January 23rd 1959 - Eric Delaney and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
January 24th 1959 - The Arthur Ward Quintette plays on South Parade Pier with Mick Mitchell and his Music.
January 25th 1959 - The Hi Fi's plat at Ricky's Club.
January 26th 1959 - The Austin Treend Quartet play at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
January 30th 1959 - Cyril Stapleton and his 19 piece Showband play at the Savoy Ballroom.
February 4th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazzband play at the Cobden Arms.
February 6th 1959 - Wee Willie Harris, The Tony Crombie Rockets and the Batchelors appear at the Savoy Ballroom.
February 7th 1959 - The Kings Theatre closes down.
February 9th 1959 - Bill Le sage, Kenny Harrison and Denny Nash play at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington. The Hi Fi's play at the Savoy Ballroom.
February 10th 1959 - At the Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Ballroom, Rory Blackwell's Rock and Jive show with Vince Eager, Barry Barron's Live Five, The Nevitt Brothers and the Hi Fi's appear. Vic Abbott and his Music play at the Savoy Ballroom.
February 11th 1959 - The Crescent City Jazzband play for the Cobden Arms.
February 12th 1959 - The Sunshine Jazzmen play at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
February 13th 1959 - Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
February 14th 1959 - The Arthur Ward Quintette plays on South Parade Pier with Mick Mitchell and his Music.
February 17th 1959 - The Wellington Hall re-opens after short indisposition of Mrs. R Mathews. The 17th anniversary of the Portsmouth Music club coincided with it's 425 meeting, when they met at the Lecture hall of the central Library to hear a piano recital.
February 18th 1959 - The Crescent City Jazzband play for the Cobden Arms.
February 19th 1959 - The British Railway Staff dance at the South Parade Pier with music from the De Reske Old Time Orchestra and Mick Mitchell and his Music. Vic Abbott and his Music play at the Savoy Ballroom.
February 20th 1959 - Andre Rico and his Cha Cha Chaleros 16 piece Orchestra appear at the Savoy Ballroom. Billy Duncan on his Organ begins a residency at the Seahorse Bars at Clarence Pier in the Neptune Bar.
February 21st 1959 - The Broadway Trio play at St Peter and St Paul Hall, Cosham. The Arthur Ward Quintette plays on South Parade Pier with Mick Mitchell and his Music.
February 23rd 1959 - Vic Abbott and his Music play at the Savoy Ballroom.
February 25th 1959 - The Crescent City Jazzband play for the Cobden Arms.
February 26th 1959 - Vic Abbott and his Music play at the Savoy Ballroom.
February 27th 1959 - Ted Heath and his Music play at the Savoy Ballroom.
February 28th 1959 - The Arthur Ward Quintette plays on South Parade Pier with Mick Mitchell and his Music.
March 2nd 1959 - The Bostons Old Time Orchestra play on South Parade Pier. Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom with the Benny Freedman Orchestra.
March 3rd 1959 - Miss Florence Greaves is elected Vice President of the Portsmouth Music Society at their AGM in the Portsmouth Central Library. Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
March 4th 1959 - The Alpha Jazzmen play at the Cobden Arms.
March 5th 1959 - Record entries in the Portsmouth Music festival which opens on March 30th, but the guitar class flops.
March 6th 1959 - Humphrey Lyttleton and his band play at the Savoy Ballroom.
March 7th 1959 - The Arthur Ward Quintette plays on South Parade Pier with Mick Mitchell and his Music.
March 10th 1959 - Rob Cooper, Moose Hall organiser, has three jazz bands playing at the Talbot Hotel, Goldsmith Avenue.
March 11th 1959 - Humphrey Lyttleton has agreed to become President of the Fratton Jazz Club, run by Robin Cooper. The Crescent City Jazzband play for the Cobden Arms.
March 13th 1959 - Ray Ellington and his Quartet play at the Savoy Ballroom.
March 14th 1959 - The Arthur Ward Quintette plays on South Parade Pier with Mick Mitchell and his Music.
March 16th 1959 - At the Theatre Royal, Colin Hicks, Tommy Steele's brother, and Jill Gascoine star in the Musical "Expresso Bongo".
March 17th 1959 - Three jazz bands playing at the Talbot Hotel, Goldsmith Avenue.
March 18th 1959 - Drayton Methodist Church perform the St Matthew Passion with soloists Brice, Mayes, Brown, Wassell and Hutchings. The Crescent City Jazzband play for the Cobden Arms.
March 19th 1959 - British Railways Staff Dance at South Parade Pier with the Southern Counties Orchestra and Mick Mitchell and his Music.
March 20th 1959 - Mick Mulligan and his Jazz Band with George Melly play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Crescent City Jazz Club opens at the Star Inn, Lake Road. Rock'n'pop at the Swing G Club, the Pure drop, in Middle Street.
March 21st 1959 - Mozart Recital by Dawn Holder and John Durrant at John Pounds Church, Old Portsmouth.
March 23rd 1959 - Tubby Hayes joins the Austin Treend Quartet at the Sunshine inn, Farlington.
March 24th 1959 - Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
March 25th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz band play at the Cobden Arms.
March 26th 1959 - Phil Fernando and his Rock in Rhythm Group play at the Savoy Ballroom.
March 27th 1959 - Donald Thorne plays the Wonder Organ on South Parade Pier.
March 30th 1959 - Mike Glover and his Group play at the Savoy Ballroom.
April 3rd 1959 - Sid Phillips and his Band play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Zodiacs play at the Swing G Club at the Pure Drop, Middle Street. Dancing to the Vulcans at the Africano Coffee Club 234 Fratton Road.
April 4th 1959 - The Arthur Ward Quintette plays on South Parade Pier with Mick Mitchell and his Music.
April 5th 1959 - The Southern Philharmonic Orchestra and soloist American pianist, Abbey Simon play for the final Municipal Concert of the season at the Kings Theatre.
April 6th 1959 - Dancing to Barry Barron's Live Five at the Africano Coffee Club, 234 Fratton Road. 'The Casual' Vocal Group appear at the Savoy Ballroom.
April 7th 1959 - Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
April 8th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz band play at the Cobden Arms.
April 10th 1959 - Joe Loss and his Orchestra, plus Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton and Ross McManus, play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Rebels play at the Swing G Club, Pure Drop, Middle Street.
April 13th 1959 - The Tony Allen group play at the Savoy Ballroom.
April 15th 1959 - Ronnie Scott's Traditional Jazzmen and the Celestial City Blue Blowers play at the Cobden Arms. Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
Ap0ril 16th 1959 - The Portsmouth Music Festival is hailed as the best ever since it's start in 1923
April 17th 1959 - Andre Rico and his Cha Cha Charleros play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Zodiacs play at the Swing G Club, Pure Drop Middle Street. Ad in the Evening News;- Vegas Group available for weddings, socials, dancing and skiffle, apply Metherill, 70 Folkestone Road Copnor.
April 18th 1959 - The Broadway Orchestra play at the Rock Gardens Pavilion.
April 20th 1959 - The Casuals Vocal Group and the Hi Fi's "who are being auditioned by a London agent" appear at the Savoy Ballroom.
April 21st 1959 - Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
April 22nd 1959 - The Alpha Jazzmen play at the Cobden Arms.
April 23rd 1959 - British Railways Staff Dance with Doris Westaways Old Time Orchestra and Mick Mitchell anmd his Music play at the South Parade Pier.
April 24th 1959 - Eric Winstone and his Showband play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Tia Juana Jazzband from Southampton play at the Star Inn, Lake Road. The Zodiacs play at the Swing G Club, Pure Drop Middle Street.
April 27th 1959 - Ronnie Ross and the Austin Treend Quartet play at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington. Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
April 28th 1959 - Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
April 29th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Cobden Arms Arundle Street.
May 1st 1959 - Cyril Stapleton and his 19 piece Showband play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Crescent City Jazz Band play at the Star Inn, Lake Road. The Zodiacs play at the Swing G Club, Pure Drop Middle Street.
May 2nd 1959 - The WEA Concert at John Pounds Church is the 25th in the series featuring Ernest Barr violin, John Long cello, John Durrant piano and also Dawn Holder piano.
May 6th 1959 - The Malatinga Jazzmen play at the Cobden Arms.
May 8th 1959 - Ted Heath and his Music play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Crescent City Jazz Band play at the Star Inn, Lake Road.
May 9th 1959 - The Broadway Trio play at St Peter and Paul Church Hall, Cosham. The Empire Theatre is being demolished.
May 11th 1959 - The Tony Allen Group play at the Savoy Ballroom.
May 13th 1959 - The Malatinga Jazzmen play at the Cobden Arms.
May 15th 1959 - Kenny Ball and his Jazz band play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Crescent City Jazz Band play at the Star Inn, Lake Road.
May 16th 1959 - Mike Glover's Group play at the Africano Club 234 Fratton Road.
May 17th 1959 - Bob Miller and his Millermen play on South Parade Pier.
May 18th 1959 - The Portsmouth Players appear in "Waltztime" on South Parade Pier.
May 19th 1959 - Betty Smith and her Quintet start a residency in the South Parade Pier minor hall.
May 20th 1959 - The Alpha Jazzmen play at the Cobden Arms.
May 22nd 1959 - Nat Gonella play at the Star Inn, Lake Road. Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
May 23rd 1959 - Mike Glover's Group play at the Africano Club, 234 Fratton Road.
May 24th 1959 - The Milton Glee Club are guest artistes in the Palm Court on South Parade Pier.
May 25th 1959 - Kathy Stobart plays at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
May 27th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Cobden Arms.
May 29th 1959 - Vic Lewis and his 14 piece Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Crescent City Jazz Band play at the Star Inn, Lake Road.
May 30th 1959 - Drayton Methodist Choral Society perform "Merrie England" at the Drayton Methodist Church hall. The Portsmouth Philharmonic Society give a Handel-Purcell Commemoration Concert, orchestra leader Ernest Barr, at Portsmouth Cathedral. Mike Glover's Group play at the Africano Club 234 Fratton Road.
June 1st 1959 - Bill le Sage plays at the White Hart, Kingston Cross, the new venue for the Sunshine Inn, jazz club.
June 3rd 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Cobden Arms. Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
June 4th 1959 - The Casuals appear at the Savoy Ballroom for the Portsmouth Group Sports and Social Club.
June 5th 1959 - The Wee Willie Harris Package Show with the Rocking "Rockets", and the Batchelors appear at the Savoy Ballroom. The Tia Juana Jazzband from Southampton play at the Star Inn, Lake Road.
June 8th 1959 - Guildhall is re-opened by the Queen after the rebuild with a sell-out Inaugural concert with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, guest conductor Sir Arthur Bliss and George Thalben-Ball at the organ. The Musical "Gigi" is performed at the Theatre Royal. The Royal Ballet dance at the Kings Theatre. The Portsmouth Music Club have a concert in the Lecture Hall of the Central Library by the Portsmouth Teachers String Orchestra conducted by Reginald Wassell.
June 9th 1959 - Chris Barber and his Band with Ottilie Patterson, play at a sell-out Guildhall.
June 10th 1959 - The BBC Symphony Orchestra play at the Guildhall. The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Cobden Arms.
June 11th 1959 - Vic Oliver conducts the Bristish Concert Orchestra at the Guildhall. At the Guildhall, a concert by the Portsmouth Schools Festival Choir of 400 with Reginald Wassell, Portsmouth Technical High School music master, at the piano. The Milton Glee Club sing two songs with Reginald Wassell at the organ.
June 12th 1959 - George Melachrino and his Full Concert Orchestra play at the Guildhall to a full house. Mick Mulligan and his Jazz band with George Melly, play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Zodiacs play at St Mary's Institute.
June 13th 1959 - The Portsmouth Choral Union perform, Handel's "Messiah" at the Guildhall.
June 17th 1959 - The Portsmouth Glee Club perform "Merrie England" at the Guildhall.
June 19th 1959 - The Ray Ellington Quartet with Valerie Masters play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Crescent City Jazz Band play at the Star Inn, Lake Road. Mike Glover's Group play at the Africano Club 234 Fratton Road.
June 22nd 1959 - The Beverley Sisters and Arthur Haynes appear on South Parade Pier. Trumpeter Bert Courtley plays at the White Hart, Kingston Cross. The London Symphony Orchestra play at the Guildhall.
June 28th 1959 - Humphrey Lyttleton and his Band play at the Guildhall.
June 29th 1959 - Billy Cotton and his Band play on South Parade Pier for a week.
August 3rd 1959 - Lita Roza and Reg Varney appear at the Kings Theatre.
August 5th 1959 - Frankie Vaughan, Edna Savage and trumpeter Murray Campbell, appear at the Guildhall.
August 7th 1959 - Bob Miller and his Millerman play at the Savoy Ballroom. Music from Jacquesl Vallez and his Orchestra play on South Parade Pier deck.
August 10th 1959 - Bill le Sage joins the Bill Cole Trio at the White Hart, Kingston Cross.
August 14th 1959 - Vic Lewis and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Crescent City Jazz Band play at the Star Inn, Lake Road.
August 15th 1959 - Mike Glover's Group play at the Africano Club 234, Fratton Road.
August 17th 1959 - Trumpeter Ricky Price appears at the Railway Hotel, Fratton.
August 21st 1959 - Ted Heath and his Music play at the Savoy Ballroom. Caesars Club re-opens with music from The Strollers.
August 24th 1959 - At the Oddfellows Kingston Ballroom, Geoff and Ricky Brooks and the Dominos, The Tony Porter Rock Group and The Strollers play for dancing.
August 25th 1959 - The 1959 Festival of Dance Music is at the Savoy Ballroom with 12 un-named bands and a guest appearance of Lita Roza with the Tommy Allen Trio.
August 26th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Pedrian Jazz Club at the Cobden Arms.
August 28th 1959 - Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
August 29th 1959 - "Those Casuals" appear at Kimbells Ballroom.
August 30th 1959 - Chris Barber's Jazzband with Ottille Patterson play on South Parade Pier.
August 31st 1959 - Dickie Valentine and Joe Mr Piano Henderson appear for the week on South Parade Pier. Tenor player Jimmy Skidmore plays at the Railway Hotel, Fratton.
September 2nd 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Pedrian Jazz Club at the Cobden Arms.
September 4th 1959 - Ronnie Aldrich and the Squadronaires play at the Savoy Ballroom.
September 5th 1959 - "The Stars" rock group play at Caesars Club, North End.
September 6th 1959 - Farewell concert by Jaques Vallez and his Orchestra on South Parade Pier.
September 7th 1959 - Jimmy Young, Jon Pertwee and Rawicz and Landauer appear for a week on South Parade Pier. Billy Fury and Dickie Pride appear in person at the Oddfellows Kingston Ballroom.
September 8th 1959 - The Broadway Orchestra play at the Guildhall for the Southsea Old Time Dance Club.
September 9th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Pedrian Jazz Club at the Cobden Arms.
September 11th 1959 - The Ray Ellington Quartet play at the Savoy Ballroom.
September 12th 1959 - Mick Glover and his 'Fabulous Rockets' play at the Africano Club 234 Fratton Road. The Broadway Orchestra play on the deck of the South Parade Pier. The Broadway Trio play at St Peter and Paul Church Hall Cosham.
September 18th 1959 - Mick Mulligan and his Band, with George Melly, play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Crescent City Jazz Band play at the Star Inn, Lake Road.
September 19th 1959 - Cyril Parker and his Band play on the South Parade Pier deck. Final appearance of Betty Smith at the South Parade Pier. The Theatre Royal closes, again.
September 21st 1959 - At the Guildhall, The Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond, The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet and Buck Clayton's All-Stars appear. Gala re-opening of the Kings Theatre.
September 22nd 1959 - Dancing to the Kimbells Dance Orchestra at Kimbells.
September 23rd 1959 - Wednesday concerts begin at the Guildhall organized by the Portsmouth Libraries and Museums Committee. Sid Dean and his Orchestra take up residency at the South Parade Pier. Stanley Matthews and his Orchestra play at the Guildhall. Dancing to the Kimbells Dance Orchestra at the Savoy.
September 25th 1959 - Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents play at the Savoy Ballroom.
October 2nd 1959 - Eric Winstone and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
October 3rd 1959 - Henry Hall's Guest Night at the Portsmouth Guildhall. The Southern Counties Orchestra play at the Masonic Hall, Cosham.
October 5th 1959 - Tubby Hayes, Joe English and 'Art' Ward play at the Railway Hotel, Fratton.
October 10th 1959 - The Max Jaffa Trio play at the Guildhall with the Milton Glee Club. The Marty Wilde Show is at the Troxy Cinema live on stage. Gracie Fields appears at the Guildhall.
October 18th 1959 - Kid Ory and his New Orleans Jazz Band play at the Guildhall.
October 21st 1959 - Cliff Richard appears at the Guildhall.
October 22nd 1959 - Vic Oliver with the British Concert Orchestra play at the Guildhall.
October 23rd 1959 - Eric Delaney and his New Band play at the Savoy Ballroom.
October 24th 1959 - The Portsmouth Choral Union, conductor Bertram Bradshaw, perform Verdi's Requiem and Handel's Sixth Chandos Anthem at the Guildhall.
October 25th 1959 - The Concert Orchestra of the Royal Marines play at the Guildhall.
October 26th 1959 - Vic Ash plays at the Railway Hotel, Fratton. Nat Gonnela and the Summa Cum Laude Orchestra play at the Summa Cum Laude Club at the Star Inn, Lake Road. Tony Porter and his Group play at Hillside Youth Club.
October 27th 1959 - Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
October 28th 1959 - The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play at the Guildhall. Wendy Hawkins ties for third place in the all winners final of 'Home Grown.'
October 29th 1959 - The Portsmouth Teachers String Orchestra, conductor Reginald Wassell give a concert at St Simons Church, Southsea.
October 30th 1959 - The Garry Hayman trio play at the Africano club. Ted Heath and his Music play at the Savoy Ballroom. Diz Disley plays at the Crescent City Jazz Club at the Star Inn, Lake Road.
October 31st 1959 - Newlyweds Dawn Holder and John Durrant play Mendelsshon's "A midsummer nights dream" as a duet in concert at John Pounds Church.
November 2nd 1959 - The Red Cressdee Quintet play at the Railway Hotel. Cyril Brown's String Quartet with Ted Piggott play at the Summa Cum Laude Club at the Star Inn Lake Road.
November 3rd 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Pedrian Jazz Club at the Cobden Arms.
November 4th 1959 - "The Starlight Room" opens at the Conservative Hall, Hampshire Street. The Teddy Forehead Trio play at the Africano Club 'each night'.
November 6th 1959 - Ray Ellington and his Quartet play at the Savoy Ballroom.
November 7th 1959 - The Portsmouth Philharmonic Society perform at the Guildhall. Kitty and Karl, plus the Southern Counties Orchestra play at the Masonic Hall, Cosham.
November 9th 1959 - Eddie Thompson plays at the Railway Hotel. Cyril Brown and Red Cressdee play at the Summa Cum Launde Club at the Star Inn, Lake Road.
November 10th 1959 - Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
November 13th 1959 - Andre Rico and his 15 piece Orchestra plus the Cha Cha Chaleros play at the Savoy Ballroom. Geevers Apex Jazzmen play at the Crescent City Jazz Club at the Star Inn, Lake Road.
November 14th 1959 - Semprini with George Melachrino and his Orchestra appear at the Guildhall. The Garry Hayman trio play at the Africano club. Mike Glover and his Rockets play at Caesars Club.
November 15th 1959 - The Showbiz XI, with Tommy Steele and Ronnie Carroll, and Millicent Martin to kick off, play at the Clarence Ground against the All Star managers.
November 16th 1959 - The Four Freemen appear at the Savoy Ballroom. Nat Gonnela and the Summa Cum Laude Orchestra play at the Summa Cum Laude Club at the Star Inn, Lake Road. Billy Duncan plays nightly on the new super electronic organ at the Seahorse Bars Clarence Pier.
November 18th 1959 - Jive to Tommy Moss's Ramblers play at the Festival Bar, advertised but is later cancelled!. Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
November 19th 1959 - At the Richmond Hotel, Lake Road, Sid Harris "The Guv" plays the magnificent new Compton organ every night from tonight. Ad in the Evening News, Club Bands Agency First class bands available, Portsmouth Premiere Agency, 1 Lichfield Road Copnor tele 23590.
November 20th 1959 - Tony Crombie and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
November 21st 1959 - The Irvin Millen Orchestra play at the Twyford Avenue Community Centre. The Broadway Trio play at St Peter and Paul Church Hall Cosham. The Teddy Forehead Trio play at the Africano Club.
November 23rd 1959 - Tommy Moss's Ramblers play at the Savoy Ballroom. Canadian tenor sax player Art Ellefson plays at the Railway Hotel.
November 24th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Pedrian Jazz Club at the Cobden Arms.
November 25th 1959 - Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Ottilee Patterson, appear at the Guildhall.
November 26th 1959 - The Christmas lights of North End are switched on by singer Malcolm Vaughan. British Railways Staff Dance at the South Parade Pier with the Southern Counties Orchestra and Mick Mitchell and his Music.
November 27th 1959 - Mick Mulligan and his Band with George Melly, play at the Savoy Ballroom.
November 28th 1959 - Violinist Ernest Barr and pianist John Durrant perform at the John Pounds Church Concert. The Garry Hayman trio play at the Africano club.
November 29th 1959 - The Ace Trio play at the Conservative Hall, Hampshire Street.
November 30th 1959 - Sadler's Wells Opera company perform The Merry Widow at the Kings Theatre. Red Cressdee tenor, and Denny Putman trumpet, play at the Railway Hotel.
December 2nd 1959 - The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play at the Guildhall. Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
December 4th 1959 - Cyril Stapleton and his Show Band play at the Savoy Ballroom.
December 5th 1959 - The Harry Watts Trio play at the Africano Club.
December 6th 1959 - The Modern Jazz Quartet, featuring John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath and Connie Kay play at the Guildhall with guests Ronnie Ross and Joe Harriott.
December 7th 1959 - Resident at the Star Inn Lake Road, Cy Brown Jazz Band, recent sessions included Diz Disley, Red Cressdee, and Denny Putman.
December 9th 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band play at the Pedrian Jazz Club at the Cobden Arms.
December 11th 1959 - Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Garry Hayman trio play at the Africano club.
December 12th 1959 - The Milton Glee Club and the band of the Welsh Guards perform at the Guildhall with soprano Wendy Hawkins.
December 16th 1959 - Emile Ford and his Checkmates play at the Savoy Ballroom.
December 17th 1959 - Harry Stares and his Music play at the Co-op Hall, Albert Road.
December 18th 1959 - The Portsmouth Players perform "Christmas Pie" at the Wesley Central Hall, Fratton Road. Humphrey Lyttleton and his band play at the Savoy Ballroom. The Bostons play at All Saints Church Hall.
December 19th 1959 - Portsmouth Choral Union, conductor Bertram Bradshaw, perform carols and Christmas music at the Guildhall.
December 21st 1959 - Bill Le Sage plays at the Railway Hotel with the Bill Cole Trio Art Ward and Joe English, and Wally Waldron on tenor sax. Geoff and Ricky Brooks and the Dominoes play at the Oddfellows Hall Kingston Road.
December 23rd 1959 - The Vieux Carre Jazz Band plus Spasm Group, play at the Pedrian Jazz Club at the Cobden Arms.
December 24th 1959 - Cinderella with John Hansen and Grazina Frame, is the panto at the Kings Theatre. The Garry Hayman trio play at the Africano club.
December 26th 1959 - "Tommy the Toreador" with Tommy Steele is shown at the Savoy Cinema and the Essoldo Cosham and Southsea.
December 27th 1959 - Vic Oliver conducts the British Concert Orchestra at the Guildhall.
December 30th 1959 - Vic Abbott and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom.
December 31st 1959 - Mick Mitchell and his Orchestra play at the Guildhall for the Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce. Syd Dean and his Orchestra and "The Clubmen" with Ron Reagan and Toni Lee play on South Parade Pier. Tony Porter and his group play at Hillside Youth Club.
NOTE: This is an edited version of Mick Cooper's research. The full version can be found at Mick Cooper's website