- Jack Good (producer)
Jack Good (born
7 August 1931 ,Greenford ,London ), is aicon painter and television andrecord producer .Career
Jack Good was a pioneer television and music producer who produced the "
Six-Five Special ", "Oh Boy!", "Wham!" and "Boy Meets Girls"TV series , the first UK teenage music programmes. Jack Good introduced and managed a number of the UK's firstrock and roll stars including,Tommy Steele ,Marty Wilde ,Billy Fury ,Jess Conrad andCliff Richard . He has also worked withElvis Presley andThe Beatles .Brian Epstein commissioned Good to produce "Around the Beatles ", the first major TV showcase for the Beatles and Epstein's other artists.Good was also a pop star in his own right, and recorded for
Decca Records in the late 1950s under the nameLord Rockingham's XI fact|date=December 2007. Theirhit single s included "Fried Onions" plus the more famousUK Singles Chart #1, "Hoots Mon ".In the early 1960s he wrote a column for "Disc", a UK weekly pop
newspaper .Moving to the U.S., he was responsible for the hit show "
Shindig! ". He has also been a theatrical producer, with hit shows such as "Catch My Soul", "Oh Boy!" and "Elvis" to his credit.He converted to
Roman Catholicism and now completely devotes his time toChristianity and icon painting. He showed his paintings atRancho de Chimayó Gallery alongside painterAntonio Roybal . He lived inNew Mexico for many years, but now has returned toEngland .ources
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* http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/wolf/31/ Jack Good's "Oh Boy!"
* http://www.ranchochimayo.com/ Rancho de Chimayó Collection
* [http://www.tv.com/shindig/show/2198/summary.html Shindig]
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