Ivan D Juniors - Burnley

Line up included

• Ivan Dixon - lead vocals (April 1963 - ) 
• John 'Rocky' Roberts (John Harmon Robert-Shaw) - lead guitar (cherry red Gibson 335) lead vocals (April 1963 - ) 
• Bernard Bamford 'Bernie' Calvert - bass (Rickenbacker Jetglo 4000) (April 1963 - July 1966) 
• Peter 'Pete' Burton - drums (April 1963 - ) 

Ivan D. Juniors formed in April 1963 in Burnley.

Ivan Dixon had been in The Manhattans (1957/1958 - 1960/1961). John 'Rocky' Roberts had previously been rhythm guitarist in The Meteors and Ricky Shaw and the Dolphins (1961 - Feb 1963).

Ivan D. Juniors played regularly at The Plaza Ballroom, 27a Oxford Street, Manchester 1 and also played at The Morley Town Hall, Queen Street, Morley, Lancashire and The Dewsbury Town Hall, Wakefield Old Road, Dewsbury, Lancashire.

Known gigs

• Saturday, April 6, 1963: The Princess Ballroom, Princess Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England 
• 1963: American Air Bases, West Germany 
• Thursday, August 8, 1963: The Kings Hall, Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England Thursday, 
• September 5, 1963: The Kings Hall, Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England Also on the bill: Freddie and the Dreamers, Barry Corbett and the Mustangs. 
• Thursday October 31, 1963: The Kings Hall, Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England 
• Saturday, November 2, 1963: The Alexander Ballroom, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England Also on the bill: Bobby and the Blue Stars. 
• Wednesday, November 20, 1963: The Kings Hall, Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England Also on the bill: The Merseybeats, The Mustangs. 
• Sunday, December 15, 1963: Mr. Smiths, 1 Brazil Street off Whitworth Street, Manchester 1, Lancashire, England Also on the bill: The Wailers.
  
  Advertised in The Evening News and Chronicle as
  Mister Smiths (behind Whitworth Street Post Office) This Sunday: Oriole Recording Stars The Ivan D. Juniors Plus The Wailers. 
•  Wednesday, January 29, 1964: The Bodega Jazz Club, 15 Cross Street off Corporation Street, Deansgate, Manchester 2, Lancashire, England Also on the bill: Mr. Smith and Sum People.
  
  Advertised in The Evening News and Chronicle as
  Bodega Tonight Oriole Recording Stars The Ivan D. Juniors Plus Mr. Smith & Sum People. 
• Tuesday, February 18, 1964: The Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street off North John Street, Liverpool 2, Lancashire, England Also on the bill: The Roadrunners, The Spidermen, The Vibrators. 
• Saturday, May 1, 1964: The Bodega Jazz Club, 15 Cross Street off Corporation Street, Deansgate, Manchester 2, Lancashire, England
  
  Advertised in The Evening News and Chronicle as 
• Bodega Saturday Oriole Discstars. The Ivan D. Juniors. Wednesday, June 3, 1964: The Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street of North John Street, Liverpool 2, Lancashire, England Also on the bill: Dave Lee and the Staggerlees, The Hideaways, The Elements. 
• Wednesday, September 23, 1964: The Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street off North John Street, Liverpool 2, Lancashire, England Also on the bill: The Escorts, The Hideaways. 

Information courtesy: John H Warburg September 2025