Kenny (band)

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Origin = London
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Genre = Pop
Glam rock
Bubblegum pop
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Years_active = 1974 – 1979
Label = RAK Records, Polydor Records
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Kenny was a mid 1970s, English pop and glam rock band.

Career

Kenny emerged from a North London band called 'Chufff'. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fjftxqw5ldke~T1 All Music Guide biography] ] Songwriters Bill Martin and Phil Coulter wrote the bulk of the successful songs for them. In the event, stardom was to prove extremely fleeting. While the group garnered some publicity from Kellogg's objections to the band's 'K' logo and "The Bump" made number three in the UK Singles Chart in early 1975, they enjoyed just three further British hits, all penned by Martin-Coulter: "Fancy Pants", "Baby I Love You OK" and "Julie Anne".

Although uncredited, all lead and background vocals on "The Bump" were performed by Barry Palmer.

In 1996 former band member Rick Driscoll appeared on the 'Identity Parade', on the BBC Television programme "Never Mind The Buzzcocks".

Members

*Rick Driscoll - vocals, guitar, born 1 May 1957, [ [http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4630 Buzzjack.com - birthday info (1 May)] ] Enfield, Middlesex,
*Yan Style - guitar, born 16 January 1957, Enfield, Middlesex
*Chris Redburn - bass, born 14 March 1957, Enfield, Middlesex
*Chris Lacklison - keyboards, born 15 October 1956, London
*Andy Walton - drums, born 1 October 1957, Enfield, Middlesex

Discography

ingles

* 1973 "Heart Of Stone"
* 1973 "Give It Me Now" - both these singles are not by the band Kenny, but rather recorded by the Irish born solo singer under the same artistic name (fully Tony Kenny). He also was a protege of Bill Martin and Phil Coulter and signed with RAK Records. His debut, "Heart Of Stone" made UK #11 and FRG #28 in March 1973, but its follow-up, "Give It Me Now" reached UK #38 that summer, and Tony Kenny's brief flirtation with Martin and Coulter was over (the last song then was covered by the Bay City Rollers on their debut album, "Rollin'").
* 1974 "The Bump" UK #3 FRG #19 - originally this song was intended by Martin and Coulter for the Bay City Rollers, but their management turned it down.
* 1975 "Fancy Pants" UK #4 FRG #14
* 1975 "Baby I Love You, OK!" UK #12 FRG #21
* 1975 "Julie Anne" UK #10 FRG #14 CH #2 Australia #4
* 1975 "Nice To Have You Home" FRG #30 - their last single on RAK Records, the band then left Martin and Coulter and signed to Polydor.
* 1976 "Hot Lips" FRG #20 CH #10
* 1976 "Red Headed Lady" FRG #49
* 1976 "Old Songs Never Die" (did not chart)
* 1979 "Reach Out I'll Be There" (did not chart)cite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 299
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5]

Albums

* 1975 "The Sound Of Super K." (RAK Records) UK #56
* 1976 "Ricochet" (Polydor) (Germany only)
* 1994 "The Single Collection" (compilation album) (Repertoire Records)

ee also

*List of performances on Top of the Pops
*Bump (dance)

References

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fjftxqw5ldke~T1 Kenny biography] at Allmusic website
* [http://www.glamgreats.com/The%20Kenny%20Story.html The Kenny Story]
* [http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/music/kenny.htm Nostalgiacentral.com: Kenny]
* [http://www.goodrington.net/aboutus.html Chris Lacklison (keyboards) mini-biography]