Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - 'On a Saturday Night'

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'On a Saturday Night' shows a line-up for Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs (AKA Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts) that was not usual. Jona Lewie (singing) is the only original Terry Dactyl member to have taken part in this 1973 broadcast for the German TV show 'Hits A GoGo.'
After the recording of 'On a Saturday Night' guitarist Graham Hine left Terry Dactyl / Brett Marvin; Jona Lewie (John Lewis) was soon to leave too.
The mandolin player here is Tim Branston. As Terry Dactyl's Keef Trouble and John Randall didn't make it to Germany, it was Jona Lewie who fronted this song with the members of Tim Branston's own band, 'The Jawbone Jug Band.'
Tim tells the story of how they were met at the airport by a limo complete with young ladies, provided by the studio. Apparently the rehearsal for this broadcast produced a better performance, the silly dance being suggested by the studio director. Unfortunately, copious amounts of alcohol were available.
Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs was the 'popular' name given to 'Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts' for promotional purpose. Jona Lewie was a Brett Marvin vocalist, and their keyboard player, later replaced by Taffy Davies from The Jawbone Jug Band. Graham Hine eventually rejoined Brett Marvin, and the line up remains as it was, including:
Graham Hine: guitar/vocals
Pete Gibson: percussion/vocals
Taffy Davies: keyboard/vocals
Keef Trouble: percussion/guitar/vocals
Jim Pitts: harmonica/sax/vocals
John Randall: percussion
Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, playing for 40 years, is one of the longest still-performing blues outfits with original line-up.
Special thanks to Jörg Günther for providing this video.

[@prideofdurham4776]

Loved this.At a local disco in the 70s those who did not get up to dance tapped their feet or drummed the tables.

[@tonygreen3528]

From a time when things were good, I wanna go back to that time.

[@DavidJ-UK]

Had forgotten this one - wonderful !!

[@konradmeier9754]

Wonderful Skiffle ❤

[@ZipLineFine]

This video flashback is just FRICKING amazing.. Just brilliant...

[@joodznaturelives607]

Loved this SO MUCH💕💕.... What Crazy memories dancing to it with Innocent lunacy 😂😂

[@trevorbailey8630]

Great days

[@davehales2249]

Have just found this on 7 inch in one of my boxes from the shed, what a tune 👍👍,if was still djaying, I would play this,to be honest,it sounds very like a Dublin outfit,that should have been stadium star's, have their albums on vinyl, but to my shame, I actually never seen them live,my, sixteen year old son actually put me into to them and he seen them live, and That's,THE HOTSPROUCTS 👍👍

[@tonygreen3528]

Fantastic track,

[@dariowestern]

I'd love to see this music become popular again with The Kids. If sea shanties can be made popular then so can something like this.

[@sierra6588]

Fun song. I am a big Jona Lewie fan.

[@Drblooter99]

Deep stuff!

[@Treviscoe]

This is a great cheerful song, I have a happy memory of dancing to this in a disco once.

[@ramonuhlenbrock2786]

SUPER !!! I search this Song over 30 years.

[@W124cc]

Ramon Uhlenbrock Hallo, geht mir genau so. Die Melodie ging mir nie aus dem Kopf. Heute über Jona Lewie und Wiki zufällig entdeckt. Das Ganze ist schon 46 Jahre her. Die Tube ist einfach klasse. Ich habe in Erinnerung,dass der Auftritt in Fellkostümen war. Musik ist meine Welt 👍 VlG.....Frank😎

[@kevkonk]

I Remember rushing out to buy this, trying to recall the b side.....

[@dougjeffries68]

"On A Saturday Night" b/w "Going Round The World" (1973)

[@MrTimBranston]

The b side is a jam session called Denny Laines Valet.

[@jimwest7107]

Just saw this, Denny died about 2 weeks ago.

[@kenmartin6776]

I played this on a lark. Not expecting much. It's an absolute hoot! Skiffle?

[@lcozzarelli]

Sounds kind of Zydeco to me

[@TMWS1Y]

@ 0:53 -" that guy is tapping a stick with a boot on it" @0:55 - *lady nods in agreeance*

[@dawnwhyman]

Real toe tapper, love it.

[@pmhchelsea]

Lol...I have the 7" single of this as a 'Demo' copy for radio...God knows how it got into my collection but it is a bit of fun and should be a Work's Xmas party song

[@stingray4real]

He reinvented himself as Jona Lewie with hits Hold The Cavalry and In The Kitchen At Parties.

[@unthusiasm4541]

B O O T S T I C K

[@colincarroll7954]

John Lewis who later became Jonna Lewie of Stop The Calvary fame

[@1wolfoutlaw]

ALWAYS PLAYING THIS,

[@achecase]

Oh, you're the guy.

[@stingray4real]

The only thing that is missing are The Morris Dancers

[@JackTheSkunk]

Not that was FUN!! Wish there were tons more similar good-time videos by Terry.

[@twinoaks51]

@sierra6588 Yeah I am a great fan of his when I first brought "Seaside Shuffle" an have loads of his stuff

[@jackthebassman1]

The quirky Jonah Louis

[@ianmclaughlan]

Rather hear it on radio than that silly video

[@TR25W]

Did we seriously used to listen to that?

[@ianmclaughlan]

The song sounds like a Scottish march songs

[@64fairlane305]

Not exactly Mungo Jerry but they`re tryin..