South Yorkshire Times, January 17, 1970
Top Artists – Anita Allen Show
Take a girl who has everything—good looks, superb slim figure, personality, style, and zest and add a dynamic drummer with a wizard of an organist. They are the ingredients, each essential to the other, which make up the team known as the Anita Allen Show. This is my tip for the top.
The Anita Allen Show was born last July — and what a great show it is. The girl with lots of “oomph” is 16-years-old Anne Kay, a delectable blonde, who brother Paul (21) is the group’s organist, with Brian Boulton (23), son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boulton of Cliffe Road, Brampton, as drummer.
Anne and Paul are children of Mr. Harry Kay of 33, Ewden Road, Wombwell, and the late Mrs. Kay (nee Marjorie Mattocks).
How did this fantastic combination, which gets everyone handclapping and foot-tapping, come together? Paul graduated, from piano lessons started when he was a child, subsequently becoming assistant organist at Park Street Methodist Church, Wombwell, with which his family have prominent connections. He joined up with Peter Tempest and the Stormers, with which group Brian was drummer. In those early days Anne was a shy 12-years-old, but sometimes did a couple of numbers as a guest star. It was found that she was being well acclaimed, and there were many requests for her regular appearance. She teamed up with the group, and is now one of the brightest and most vivacious stars on the South Yorkshire stage.
She is, without doubt, the best-dressed female artist, changing no fewer than seven times at every show, and wearing gorgeous ultra-modern outfits.
Success came early in life for this talented brother and sister. About nine years ago they won a talent competition at a holiday camp, Paul playing the piano, and both singing. That won them a week’s free holiday.
Since leaving Wombwell High School a year ago, Anne has been taking private singing lessons, and her teacher forecasts great success, though perhaps her voice will not fully mature until she is in he thirties.
And what now for this groovy group who have hit the clubland stage not only in South Yorkshire but also as far away as Newcastle and the North country? They have passed an audition for “Opportunity Knocks”, and are now awaiting, a date for a television appearance. There can be few groups knocking louder on the door of opportunity.
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