From August 1963 until just before Christmas 1966, “Ready Steady Go!” was appointment television for pop and rock music lovers in the U.K. The Friday night ITV program — whose motto was “The weekend ...

This was the slogan that opened every episode, right before the 1963 surf rock instrumental WIPE OUT started blaring. British teens would tune in weekly to see their favorite bands and singers perform ...

They weren’t exactly dancing in the streets – or the seats – yet when the Motortown Revue came to the U.K. from Detroit during April 1965. But a national TV show changed that tune in a hurry. “Ready ...

In 1964, the Rod Stewart made his TV debut on the show to sing his first single, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl. The Rolling Stones made their big RSG! debut in August 1963 Stumbling on stage as a ...

“The weekend starts here” was its (unofficial) slogan, though it wasn’t quoted in The Story of Ready Steady Go! Nor did its most famous presenter feature: everyone remembers Cathy McGowan, “the ...

Stumbling on stage as a tipsy teenager, Rod Stewart had no idea that he’d just fallen into the limelight – where he’d stay for the rest of his life. In 1964, the young Mod made his TV debut on music ...