These are Jackie’s photographs of the piglets following their mother into the woodland yesterday.
A discussion with Flo and Dillon on benefits of hand made crafts and the difficulty of marketing them was broadened to incorporate many other aspects of life spanning our times.
This led Jackie to produce her autograph book from 1959.
This was a vehicle for friends and family to leave messages such as these, which in this form have survived for posterity without the aid of cyberspace.
Now, who, I ask you, were the Dale Sisters? Neither Jackie nor her parents knew when she attended an event in which they were present. After 64 years, by means of Google, Jackie was able to enlighten us all.
The Dale Sisters were an English vocal trio, who had limited chart success in the early 1960s. They are best remembered for their recordings of “Heartbeat“[1] and “My Sunday Baby (un Telegrama)”, both of which became minor hits in the UK Singles Chart.[2] Other songs they sang included “Billy Boy, Billy Boy“, “Road to Love”[3] and “All My Life”.[4] Their work, when they were billed by their alternative name of The England Sisters, was arranged by John Barry.
They were born in Goole, Yorkshire, as Betty, Hazel and Julie Dunderdale, a name they later shortened to become the Dale Sisters.[6] In July 1959, they won a talent contest which was organised by The People, at Butlins, Filey. Later that year they made their first London appearance at the Lyceum Theatre.[7] They were on the bill with Helen Shapiro and The Brook Brothers at the Odeon Theatre, Halifax on 7 April 1962, as part of a national tour.[8] In January 1963, they played the Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Elgin, Scotland, just a week after The Beatlesappeared there.[9] Their UK television show appearances included Thank Your Lucky Stars with Adam Faith, John Leyton, The Brooks Brothers, Geoff Goddard and Dion in 1961.[10]
The Dale Sisters tracks “My Sunday Baby (un Telegrama)” and “All My Life” appeared on the compilation album, Say When – Ember Sixties Pop Vol. 1 1960-1961.[11][12] (Wikipedia)
When The Beatles preceded the sisters’ performance in 1963 they were in the process of changing popular music forever.
This evening we all dined on racks of ribs with Jackie’s savoury rice with which she drank more of the Blush and I drank more of the Bordeaux.
The good old days with memories supplemented by Google. (An irony that we all participate in.)
Thank you so much, Pat
That’s a great tune, guys! I’ve never heard it before too. My, how times have changed. ????????❤️
Thanks very much, John
You’re welcome!
Thanks. Learned something there!
Regards Thom
Thanks to you, too, Thom
Helen Shapiro, Adam Faith . . . I remember them well. Not quite so clear on some of the others, but Google helps. 🙂
If you deal in collectables in Nottingham you have to check all autograph books carefully – Laurel and Hardy played here in the 1950s and often crop up. I have bought a couple and it’s always exciting.
https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/remember-laurel-hardy-came-nottingham-232394
Thanks very much, Quercus. Another theme for your posts?
Indeed. If only I could remember all the things I mean to do. 🙂
Make a list
A very interesting bit of pop culture! I enjoyed the pictures of piglets. They always remind me of Piglet in Winnie the Pooh.
Thank you so much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Wow, that’s quite a trip back on memory lane.
Yes. It was fun, especially sharing it with Flo, definitely of the internet generation. Thanks very much, Bridget.
Well done Jackie … my autograph and scrapbook are long gone ….
Thanks very much from us both, Ivor
Those late 50’s, early 60’s artitsts were just wiped out around 64-65… It must have been hard for them…
Indeed, Brian. Thank you very much.
I look back with great nostalgia to those days when you could hear the words that the singers sang.
Indeed. Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
Love those photos of the piglets. Such lovely notes preserved to be read again❤️
Thank you very much, Arlene
Wonderful memories! I have no idea what happened to my autograph high school book.
Thank you very much, Rosaliene
I still have both my autograph books and my mother’s. What amused me no end is that two of the verses shown here appeared in both our books. Memes!
Another fine coincidence, Linda. Thank you very much
Pretty pigglets photos! 🙂
I have an autograph book like the one you shared…I found it a few years ago when sorting through some boxes. Also, we had yearbooks in school for 6 years, and those have many autographs, signatures, cute drawings, and sweet and funny messages written all over the inner covers and throughout the books. 🙂 It’s fun now to read the messages from friends of long ago (1970’s). Some back-then-friends I’ve kept up with to this day.
I love your title to this post…as the autograph books messages back then were like getting comments on blogs today. 🙂 Only better…in that we got to “hold on to” people’s handwriting. We don’t see people’s handwriting much these days. I’ve saved a bunch of old letters for that very purpose. 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you very much, Carolyn X
An autograph book is a good idea. I vaguely remember having one as a child. How nice that Jackie still has this snippet of history.
Thank you very much, JoAnna
I had one that I got a few autographs in, then lost interest. No idea where it is, but most likely the local landfill!
Thanks very much, Doug
Lovely photos, Jackie. I love reading through old autograph books. Sounds like a great day.
Thank you very much from us both, Chrissy
Wonderful memory trip right there
Thanks very much, Gary
More piglets!
As soon as I saw the name, I knew who the Dale sisters were. It’s not a name that has stayed in my mind, though.
The Beverley Sisters I remember well because they were often on Saturday night television.
I used to have a book like Jackie’s, but I have no idea what happened to it.
When I was sixteen, I saw the Beatles in Leeds, and my friend got John Lennon’s autograph. I can’t remember why I didn’t get any!
Previous to that, and before I knew him, my husband and his group followed the Beatles into a grotty club in Hamburg.
Thank you very much, Sue. They are Yorkshire folk – no death dates on the various info sites. I like to promote such memories
This post made me smile, oh how I love Jackie’s keepsakes.
Thanks very much, msw
Autograph books were still popular when I was at school. Sadly, I have no idea what happened to mine. I have featured pages from my grandmother’s on my blog before and I fully agree with an earlier comment about being able to ‘hold on’ to hand-written notes and letters. Handwriting reveals much about the writer.
Thank you so much, Anne
I can’t say that I’m totally surprised the sisters changed their names from Dunderdale whn they ventured into the world of showbiz. I wonder if any of them survive today, aged, possibly, around eighty?
They all seem to be alive – eldest born 1939. Thanks very much, John
It’s wonderful that Jackie still has her autograph book to share, and the conversation must have been so much fun.
The mother pig looks like she’s wearing pants. 🙂
Thank you so much, Merril
I wish I still had mine. We used to see so many celebrities in NYC.
Thanks very much, GP
Wow! Have times changed, Derrick. I wish I had kept my autograph book. With that said, I kept my high school and college year books, which bring on many fond memories.
Thank you very much, Eugi
You are welcome, Derrick.
I do have my autograph book somewhere. Do I have the patience to look through those dread boxes in the closet and garage? I like the Dale Sisters…cause an upsurge of nostalgia for that sound of the fifties and sixties. Did you ever hear the Lennon Sisters? Gotta look them up.
I didn’t hear them, Judy. Thanks very much
I remember autograph books – they were fun. And certainly healthier than today’s social media. Thanks for sharing these pics, Derrick!
Much appreciated, Barbara
Per my earlier comment about how frequently we broke bones in our 1950’s childhood I am reminded by this post of everyone rushing to sign those plaster casts.
I have broken fingers, toes, and ribs – all in adulthood – so never a plaster cast
Today they seem to use fiberglass of different colors. My grandson sported one of those a while back. Not a good surface for writing.
🙂
I enjoyed the piglets and history.
Thank you very much, Sherry
I love this time travel post, Derrick and Jackie! Yes, handwritten notes, cards, autograph books all served the function of social media back then. The postal service also seemed more reliable and people more civil in general.
I had not heard of The Dale Sisters. That was a nice introduction and interesting bit of history. Thank you, Derrick.
And of course, the pigs. Thank you, Jackie!
Thank you very much from each of us, Lavinia
An interesting blast from the past.
Thank you very much, Andy
I had an autograph book when I was young, but it is long gone. I enjoyed reading about the Dale sisters. They were the end of an era. I wonder if they were surprised by the seismic changes that came to music.
I think they must have been. Thanks very much, Laurie
My autograph book was full of signatures from sports’ stars, largely tennis players and the late Charlton Heston whom I approached at Wimbledon for his signature. You’d have no chance nowadays. I wonder what happened to it…….
How things have changed and now our days are filled with doing things that couldn’t have been imagined back then.
Indeed. hanks very much, Lindsey
Thank you very much, Lindsey
Wonderful pictures of the mommy and her piglets. SO MANY piglets! I give full props to that mom!
I remember my mom’s autograph book, which had similar pithy sayings. But hers didn’t have an autograph from a group that the Beatles opened up for! Very cool!
We think there were 12 piglets, Jodie. Thank you very much
It was a better way of interacting I guess 🙂 a bit more difficult but more genuine I think 🙂
Agreed, Ribana. Thank you very much