The Swinging Blue Jeans ( Rus Swing Blue Jeans [1] ) was a British mercybit group formed in Liverpool , England , in 1960 (initially as Blue Jeans) [2] and remained in history mainly due to the performance of the American hit singer Chena Romero's “ Hippy Hippy Shake ”, followed by (moderate success) the singles “ Good Golly Miss Molly ”, “You're Not Good” and “Don't Make Me Over” (which marked the last appearance of the quartet in the charts in 1966 year) [3] . Despite limited commercial success, The Swinging Blue Jeans, according to Allmusic , was considered one of the strongest Liverpool groups of the “ British invasion ” of the mid-1960s [4] .
| The Swinging Blue Jeans | |
|---|---|
| basic information | |
| Genres | mercybit , pop rock |
| Years | 1960 - 2010 |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| City | Liverpool England |
| From where | |
| Labels | HMV Records |
| Composition | Ray ennis Alan lovell |
| Former the participants | Ralph ellis Norman kuhlke Terry sylvester Colin manley John ryan Bruce McCaskill Mike gregory Mick mccann Jim rodford Hedley vick Les braid Garth elliott |
| www.swingingbluejeans.co.uk | |
In 1968, The Swinging Blue Jeans lost their contract with EMI , renamed Music Motor, then regained the old name and continued to perform (in often changing line-up) until very recently. In early 2010, band founder Ray Ennis announced that he would leave the stage at the end of the current tour, which ended on May 30 [4] .
Content
Group History
PARTICIPANTS:
- Ray Ennis - Vocalist, guitarist
- Ralph Ellis - Guitarist
- Norman Houghton - Guitarist
- Les Braid - Bassist, keyboard player
- Norman Kulke - Drummer
- John E. Carter - Vocalist, Guitarist
- Terry Sylvester - Vocalist, Guitarist
- Colin Manley - Guitarist
- John Ryan - Drummer
- Bruce McCaskill - Guitarist, vocalist
- Mike Gregory - Bass Guitarist
- Kenny Goodless - Drummer
- Mick McCann - Drummer
- Phil Thompson - Drummer
- Headley Vick - Guitarist
- Alan Lovell - Guitarist
- Jeff Bannister - Keyboard player, vocalist
- Pete Oakman - Bassist, vocalist
Discography
Albums
- 1964: Blue Jeans A Swinging
- 1964: Hippy Hippy Shake
- 1965: Hey Hey Hey Hey
- 1966: The Swinging Blue Jeans: La Voce Del Padrone
- 1973: Hippy Hippy Shake
- 1974: Brand New & Faded
- 1985: Dancin '
- 1986: Shake! The Best Of The Swinging Blue Jeans
- 1993: Hippy Hippy Shake: The Definitive Collection
Singles
The Swinging Blue Jeans
- “It's Too Late Now” / “Think of Me” (1963)
- "Do You Know" / "Angie" (1963)
- “Hippy Hippy Shake” / “Now I Must Go” (1963)
- “Good Golly Miss Molly” / “Shaking Feeling” (1964)
- "You're No Good" / "Don't You Worry About Me" (1964)
- "Promise You'll Tell Her" / "It's So Right" (1964)
- "It Isn't There" / "One of These Days" (1964)
- "Make Me Know You're Mine" / "I've Got a Girl" (1965)
- "Crazy 'bout My Baby" / "Good Lovin'" (1965)
- "Don't Make Me Over" / "What Can I Do Today" (1966)
- "Sandy" / "I'm Gonna Have You" (1966)
- "Rumors Gossip Words Untrue" / "Now the Summer's Gone" (1966)
- "Tremblin '" / "Something's Coming Along" (1967)
- “Don't Go Out Into the Rain” / “One Woman Man” (1967)
- Rainbow Morning / Cottonfields (1973)
- “Hippy Hippy Shake” / “Don't Make Me Over” (1973)
- "Dancing" / "Baby Mine" (1974)
- "Liverpool Lou" / "Sailing down to Rio" (1989)
Music Motors
- Happy / Where Am I Going (1970)
Ray Ennis & the Blue Jeans
- "What Have They Done to Hazel" / "Now That You're Gone" (1968)
- "Sandfly" / "Hey Mrs. Housewife (1969)
Notes
- ↑ Swinging Blue Jeans / Swinging Blue Jeans // The Universal Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius
- ↑ Helen Wild. The Swinging Blue Jeans biography (inaccessible link) . www.swingingbluejeans.co.uk. The appeal date is May 18, 2010. Archived July 9, 2006.
- ↑ The Swinging Blue Jeans UK Charts . www.chartstats.com. The appeal date is May 18, 2010. Archived April 26, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Richie Unterberger & Bruce Eder. The Swinging Blue Jeans biography . www.allmusic.com. The appeal date is May 18, 2010. Archived April 26, 2012.