TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 - 1999

After her BBC2 series was over she was effectively promoted to BBC1 for a late night Sunday show with music guests.

John Cameron returned as the musical director, but this time around however there would be no room for other folk artists, just whoever was plugging a disc at the time, but the quality of the guests was remarkable, especially as Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin was invited to perform White Summer / Black Mountain Side on one show.

In a moment worthy of an historical blue plaque it was during rehearsals for the first show that Renaldo Benson of the Four Tops showed Felix some lyrics to a song that he had started to write. She suggested that maybe he should show it to Marvin Gaye. The song became ‘What’s Going On’.

The series co-insided with her biggest British single hit, a cover of Paul Simon's 'If I Could (El Condor Pasa)'. Thankfully there would be no distracting comedy this time.

The series was afforded a quick repeat later in the summer on BBC2, but there would be no second series, and despite several appearances on other shows it wasn't until 7th July 1971 she hosted a new series, Sing Hi Sing Lo, a series of shows recorded at Motherwell Civic Centre, and then given a one-off show Julie Felix Sings on BBC1, 20th May 1972.

JULIE FELIX

BBC1

12th April 1970 - 24th May 1970