Live It Up! is an British music-film (US release title:
Sing and Swing) released in
1963The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
. It was filmed at Pinewood Film Studios in London, England and featured
Gene VincentVincent Eugene Craddock , better known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula," is considered a significant early example of rockabilly...
, Jenny Moss,
The OutlawsThe Outlaws were an English instrumental band that recorded in the early 1960s. One time members included Ritchie Blackmore, Chas Hodges, Bobby Graham, Ken Lundgren, Mick Underwood, Reg Hawkins, Billy Kuy and others....
,
Patsy Ann NoblePatricia Ann Ruth "Trisha" Noble is an Australian singer and actress.-Biography:Noble was born in Sydney, Australia. Her father was comedian and singer Buster Noble and her mother was the entertainer Helen De Paul....
,
The SaintsThe Saints were an instrumental band that worked for record producer Joe Meek.-Career:The band were made up of Tab Martin , Roy Phillips , and drummer Ricky Winter. They worked as the house band for Meek's productions, and as such backed Heinz, Andy Cavell and others. Their only hit was their...
and Heinz Burt (most of them being produced by
Joe MeekJoe Meek was a pioneering English record producer and songwriter...
who wrote the film's theme) among others. It was filmed at
Pinewood StudiosPinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. Approximately west of Central London on what was the estate of Heatherden Hall, the studios were created in 1934 by Charles Boot and built within 12 months by the Henry Boot Company of Sheffield. Boot drew his...
in
BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury and the largest town in ceremonial Buckinghamshire is Milton Keynes....
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The film also featured a young actor called
Steve MarriottStephen Peter Marriott , popularly known as Steve Marriott, was a successful and versatile English singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician....
who went on to become a well-known singer with Small Faces and
Humble PieHumble Pie was a rock, hard rock, and rhythm and blues band from England and were one of the first supergroups from the 1970s, finding success in America and UK. They are best remembered for their dynamic live concert performances and songs such as "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor",...
.
Live It Up! is an British music-film (US release title:
Sing and Swing) released in
1963The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
. It was filmed at Pinewood Film Studios in London, England and featured
Gene VincentVincent Eugene Craddock , better known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula," is considered a significant early example of rockabilly...
, Jenny Moss,
The OutlawsThe Outlaws were an English instrumental band that recorded in the early 1960s. One time members included Ritchie Blackmore, Chas Hodges, Bobby Graham, Ken Lundgren, Mick Underwood, Reg Hawkins, Billy Kuy and others....
,
Patsy Ann NoblePatricia Ann Ruth "Trisha" Noble is an Australian singer and actress.-Biography:Noble was born in Sydney, Australia. Her father was comedian and singer Buster Noble and her mother was the entertainer Helen De Paul....
,
The SaintsThe Saints were an instrumental band that worked for record producer Joe Meek.-Career:The band were made up of Tab Martin , Roy Phillips , and drummer Ricky Winter. They worked as the house band for Meek's productions, and as such backed Heinz, Andy Cavell and others. Their only hit was their...
and Heinz Burt (most of them being produced by
Joe MeekJoe Meek was a pioneering English record producer and songwriter...
who wrote the film's theme) among others. It was filmed at
Pinewood StudiosPinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. Approximately west of Central London on what was the estate of Heatherden Hall, the studios were created in 1934 by Charles Boot and built within 12 months by the Henry Boot Company of Sheffield. Boot drew his...
in
BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury and the largest town in ceremonial Buckinghamshire is Milton Keynes....
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The film also featured a young actor called
Steve MarriottStephen Peter Marriott , popularly known as Steve Marriott, was a successful and versatile English singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician....
who went on to become a well-known singer with Small Faces and
Humble PieHumble Pie was a rock, hard rock, and rhythm and blues band from England and were one of the first supergroups from the 1970s, finding success in America and UK. They are best remembered for their dynamic live concert performances and songs such as "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor",...
.
The film was quite successful and
Be My GuestBe My Guest is a 1965 British black and white musical film. It was filmed at Pinewood Film Studios, London, England. The film is notable for the appearance of Steve Marriott who started out as a child actor before giving up a promising acting career to help form successful rock groups Small Faces...
was the follow up.
Cast
- David Hemmings
David Hemmings was an English film actor and director, whose most famous role was the photographer in Blowup...
as Dave Martin
- Jennifer Moss as Jill
- Veronica Hurst
Veronica Hurst is an English motion pictureand television actress who was born in Malta. She was raised in Tooting, South London, England. Her hair was honey blond.-Early career:...
as Kay
- Heinz Burt as Ron
- Joan Newell as Margaret Martin
- David Bauer
David Bauer was an American actor, a Chicagoan, who was based primarily in Britain. He was chosen as the most promising actor at Washington University and his professional career began immediately after graduating...
as Mark Watson
- Steve Marriott
Stephen Peter Marriott , popularly known as Steve Marriott, was a successful and versatile English singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician....
as Ricky
- Mitch Mitchell
John "Mitch" Mitchell was an English drummer, best known for his work in The Jimi Hendrix Experience.-Early life and the Jimi Hendrix Experience:...
as Andrews (credited John Mitchell)
Music guests
- Kenny Ball
Kenny Ball is a British jazz musician, best known as the lead trumpet player in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.-Career:...
and his Jazzmen
- Patsy Ann Noble
- Gene Vincent
Vincent Eugene Craddock , better known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula," is considered a significant early example of rockabilly...
- Sounds Incorporated
Sounds Incorporated, later known as Sounds Inc., were a British instrumental pop group who recorded extensively in the 1960s.-Career:The group formed in 1961, in Dartford, Kent, and gained a local reputation in nearby South London for the fullness of their saxophone-led instrumental sound...
(featuring Tony NewmanRichard Anthony 'Tony' Newman is an English rock drummer. He was at various times a member of the bands Sounds Incorporated, May Blitz, Three Man Army and T...
)
- The Outlaws
The Outlaws were an English instrumental band that recorded in the early 1960s. One time members included Ritchie Blackmore, Chas Hodges, Bobby Graham, Ken Lundgren, Mick Underwood, Reg Hawkins, Billy Kuy and others....
(featuring Ritchie BlackmoreRichard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist, who was a founding member of hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. He left Deep Purple in 1993 due to a growing rift between Blackmore and other members in spite of renewed commercial success...
, Chas HodgesChas Hodges , is the piano and guitar playing half, and lead vocalist, of the English musical duo, Chas & Dave....
, Ken Lundgren and Mick UnderwoodMick Underwood is a British drummer best known for his work with Episode Six, Quatermass and Gillan. First playing drums at the age of 14, he was a professional musician by the time he left school...
)
- Andy Cavell and the Saints
The Saints were an instrumental band that worked for record producer Joe Meek.-Career:The band were made up of Tab Martin , Roy Phillips , and drummer Ricky Winter. They worked as the house band for Meek's productions, and as such backed Heinz, Andy Cavell and others. Their only hit was their...
Music and lyrics were written by
Joe MeekJoe Meek was a pioneering English record producer and songwriter...
.
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