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The Dallas Boys
The Dallas Boys were a five-piece vocal group from Leicester, England who were regular performers on British television in the 1950s and 1960s. They have been described as "Britain's first boy band".
==History==
The group formed in Leicester and comprised four former pupils of Moat Boys School (Joe Smith, Stan Jones, Bob Wragg, and Leon Fisk) and London-born Nicky Clarke.〔"('First boy band' singer Joe dies )", ''Leicester Mercury'', 28 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013〕 After winning a Butlins talent content, they became a fixture on the TV show ''Six-Five Special'', becoming household names.〔Eder, Bruce "(The Dallas Boys Biography )", Allmusic. Retrieved 8 September 2013〕 They went on to be regular performers on ''Oh Boy!'' in the late 1950s.〔〔Corner, John (1990) ''Popular television in Britain: Studies in Cultural History'', BFI Publishing, ISBN 978-0851702704, p. 97〕〔Frame, Pete (1999) ''Pete Frame's Rockin' Around Britain: Rock'n'roll Landmarks of the UK and Ireland'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 978-0711969735, p. 71〕 They continued to perform through the 1960s, and appeared on other British TV shows such as ''Val Parnell's Startime'', ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'', ''All That Jazz'', ''Sunday Night at the London Palladium'', ''Comedy Bandbox'', ''Frost on Sunday'', and ''Sez Les'', and on US television on Showtime.〔"Your TV Scout", ''TimesDaily'', 9 July 1968, p. 10〕〔"('Showtime' Guests Led by Nureyev )", ''Schenectady Gazette'', 6 July 1968, p. 7. Retrieved 8 September 2013〕 They split up in the early 1970s, but reunited in 1988 to perform at fellow ''Oh Boy!'' star Cliff Richard's concert celebrating thirty years in the entertainment business in 1988, and continued to perform around the UK.〔
The group have been described as "Britain's first boy band".〔〔"(Leicester's the Best... Musically! )", BBC, 23 April 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2013〕
Joe Smith died in 2012, aged 78.〔
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