The Old Grey Whistle Test Bob Marley and the Wailers as well as then little-known acts of whom any early footage is now considered precious, such as Billy Joel, Judas Priest (with a long-haired Rob Halford), Wishbone Ash, Judee Sill, Heart, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Whistle Test" was also the British television debut of the American glam punk band New York Dolls. Although host Bob Harris derided the group as "mock rock," comparing them unfavourably to The Rolling Stones, their performance influenced the following punk rock scene such as the Sex Pistols and The Clash as well as alternative bands like R.E.M. and The Smiths and
Disco 2 (TV series) Disco 2 (TV series) Disco 2 (or Disco Two) was a BBC2 television music show that ran between January 1970 and July 1971. It was the successor to "Colour Me Pop" and the precursor of "The Old Grey Whistle Test". The earliest programmes were billed as Line Up's Disco 2, the programme - like "Colour Me Pop" before it - originally being a spin-off of "Late Night Line-Up". The series was produced by Rowan Ayers (the father of musician Kevin Ayers) and directed by Granville Jenkins. The regular presenter of the first series was Tommy Vance, who was replaced for