January


• The Jive Aces revealed how their latest big budget Italian-themed video was filmed in... East Grinstead.
  
  
• Rockabilly front man Rudy La Crioux announced plans to retire after 17 years.
  
  
• Crackerjack magazine closed after nine years an 54 editions, with editor Mike George blaming a lack of interest among promoters and contributors.
  
  
  

February


• The Fireballs UK went ahead and played a gig in Nottingham, despite it being cancelled by the promoter.   "We were determined not to let people down," said the band's Martin Smith.
  
  
• Edinburgh's Fat Sam's Band played their final gig, 30 years and one day after starting out.
  
  
• The Bands By The Sand all-dayer in Lowestoft featuring Crazy Cavan, Matchbox and The Jets was cancelled because of disappointing ticket sales.
  
  
• A noise limiting device failed to spoil Glos-Jive-45's relaunch night when the club moved gigs back to Gloucester after a sharing a venue with Tewkesbury R'n'R Club for more than a year.
  
  
  

March


• The T-Birds, Britain's only all-female r'n'r band, played their first gig.
  
  
• The Jive Aces entertained packed theatres on their US tour, playing two sold-out shows a night in some towns including West Palm Beach, Florida.
  
  
• Essex five-piece, The Jive Agents. played their launch gig.
  
  
• R'n'r stage show Be Bop A Lula began its run at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End.
  
  
  
  

April


• A fundraiser was held at Fort San Antone in Lancashire for Hoedown Weekend boss Michael Kluse Roberts, as he recovered from a heart attack.
  
  
• The Alabama Slammers made plans to get back together for rehearsals "just for fun", 12 years after splitting.
  
  
• French musicians rallied round for Gene Vincent tribute star Ervin Travis who is battling lyme disease.
  
  
• Leeds band Lula & The BeBops released their debut album, Steady Roll.
  
  

May


• The Inteli-Gents played their final gig, at the Atomic weekender in Northamptonshire.
  
  
• The Jets played their first ever gig in Brazil when they headlined the Rockerama Festival in Sao Paulo.
  
  
• The original Restless line-up of Mark Harman, Paul Harman and Ben Cooper reunited for a gig in London, before recording an album in Finland.
  
  
• Brighton Jive dancer Alex Blackman wrote and recorded Marks Out Of Tenn, a song paying tribute to club boss Colin Tenn.
  
  
  
  

June

• Jive Aces pianist Vince Hurley managed to keep playing after his keyboard stand collapsed during the band's Glastonbury gig.
  
  
• 19-year-old Billy Collins made his debut leading his own band, with a gig at Bewicks in Maldon, Essex.
  
  
  
  
  

July

• Singer Dave Bogle put on a gig which raised nearly £1,000 for prostate cancer research after he won his own battle against the disease.
  
  
• Imelda May and Darrel Higham announced they were splitting after 13 years of marriage.
  
  
• Reelin' n Rockin' said they would take no further bookings at Stanwick Working Men's Club in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire after the venue cancelled two of their gigs, blaming "double booking" problems.
  
  

August

• DJ Colin Silcocks celebrated 30 years of rocking the Midlands by organising a Birmingham Big Bash Weekender.
  
  
• Sharna-Mae Brown launched her new band, Sharna Mae & The Mayhems.
  
  
• The Jive Aces made their first movie appearance.   The band was included in British independent film, Pleasure Island, set in Grimsby.
  
  
• South London's Diamond Jive closed after six years when organiser Frankie V. emigrated to Nashville.
  
  

September

• Jerry Lee Lewis marked his 80th birthday by playing farewell UK gigs in London and Glasgow.
  
  
• Bass player David Roberts launched Yorkshire-based trio, the Rockabilly Rebels.
  
  
• The Jive Aces played a fundraiser for the Essex-based National Jazz Archive.
  
  
• Fever played the inaugural High School Hop at the Queens School in Aldenham, Hertfordshire.
  
  
  
  
  

October

• Tributes were paid to FretTones front man, Keith Turner, who lost his battle against cancer.   He was 53.
  
  
• Crazy Cavan played a session for Jools Holland's Radio 2 show.
  
  
• In a double line-up change for One Jump Ahead, pianist Perry White was replaced by Nick Tomalin, and guitarist Steve White decided to share his duties with John O'Reilly.
  
  
  
  
  

November


• Juke Joint Jump launched the Rhythm Joint, a new monthly club night in Newmarket.
  
  
• Songwriter, producer and New Orleans r'n'b performer Allen Toussaint died just days before a rare gig in London.   He was 77.
  
  
• Visa problems forced the Jive Aces to cancel a high-profile gig in Los Angeles on Friday 13th November.
  
  
• Clarissa Land became the lead vocalist with South West London jump jive band, Sugar T & The Swells.
  
  
• Musician Andy Horrobin stepped in to rescue Ibstock R'n'R Club in Leicestershire from closure.

December

• Mike Sanchez was forced to pull out of a UK gig, injured after his car overturned on a Spanish road.
  
  
• R'n'b saxophonist Joe Houston died in Los Angeles after a series of strokes.   He was 89.
  
  
• After four years, Kai Hoffman called time on her monthly Live & Lets Jive parties at Ronnie Scot's club in London due to "changes in circumstances".
  
  
• Pill Memorial Club in Bristol hosted its final rock'n'roll night after 12 years.
  
  
• Viva Las Vegas supremo Tom Ingram launched a new show on Rockabilly Radio.
  
  
  
  
  

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