Date:

15th March 1965

Judges:

The Couriers from Devon performed as a guest group, "demonstrating the Plymouth Sound". They also took over as judges, as competitors had complained that the previous judges were not in touch with the latest sounds.

Winners:                                         

1st - Individuals
2nd - Intruders
3rd - 3 and a Bit
4th - Johnny Quale and The Reactions                                              

Performers & songs:         

The Strangers (Truro)
Johnny Quale & The Reactions (Truro)- Midnight Hour & Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Geoff and The Climates (Penryn)
Shades Of Blue (St Austell)
The Misfits (Mevagissey)
(£) Eitter (spelling?) (Truro)
Gunslingers (Bass)
Toledos (Porthleven)
Del Sparton and The Domminators (St Austell)
Soundcasters (Falmouth)
Individuals (St Austell) - Up & Down, Gloria
LA Thundernests (Truro)
2 ½ (Truro)
Intruders (St Austell)
Al Scott and The Klan (Truro)
Vandells (Penzance)
3 and a bit (Bodmin)
                             

Mike Dudley of The Reaction remembers the night;

I remember who won and why. There was an R&B group from St. Austell with a harmonica and all the rest of it called The Individuals. They did ‘I’m a Man’ all dressed in their parkas. When the curtains opened, they had their backs to the audience. They turned around and started singing, and then a very attractive girl, who they probably picked up that night, came on and did a really good go-go dance. In 1965 that swung it. We came fourth, but a few days later, Roger appropriated the girl and had his revenge!

John Challingsworth remembers the 1965 contest;

"I played at The Rock and Rhythm Contest in Truro in 1965 with my group The Undecided (later Dannys Passion). The night before the contest Danny went down with laryngitis. So I was promoted to lead singer. We did "As Tears Go By" and a Hollies B Side "Come On Back" but somehow the power went off and nobody heard us"