Vicki Wickham, the pioneering British television producer, music executive and artist manager who worked on the television series Ready, Steady, Go!, died Aug. 1 in New York City following an extended illness. She was 87.
Wickham played a defining role in promoting the acts behind the British beat explosion. As talent booker and later producer of ITV’s Ready, Steady, Go!, a live pop performance show, from 1963 to 1966, she helped introduce a generation of artists – including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, The Yardbirds and Cilla Black – to millions of viewers at home.
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