KEITH KELLY

In den 50er Jahre spielte der aus Yorkshire stammende Keith Kelly bei den John Barry Seven.
Nachdem er sich als Sänger versucht hatte, wurde er in der 2I's Coffe Bar von George Martin entdeckt.

Hier seine 1. Solosingle:

04.1960

KEITH KELLY

(Must You Always) Tease Me -- Ooh-La-La

Parlophone R 4640

Hallo,
the first line-up was: John Barry (vocals & trumpet), Mike Cox (tenor-sax), Derek Myers (alto-sax), Ken Golder (drums), Fred Kirk (bass guitar), Ken Richards (lead guitar) and Keith Kelly (rhythm guitar).

Keith Kelly * 1937, Selby, Yorkshire, England. This pop/rock, singer/guitarist was an original member of the John Barry Seven, who he had joined after spending three years in the Royal Air Force. He left Barry’s group in 1959 and sang at the renowned 2Is coffee bar in Soho, London, where he was spotted by producer George Martin.

Martin signed him to Parlophone and his first recording "Tease Me" made the UK Top 20. The bespectacled singer (who reputedly wrote his hit on a London Underground train on the way to his flat in Shepherds Bush), managed to put the follow-up "Listen Little Girl" into the lower reaches of the chart, but it was to be his last success. Kelly, one of the earliest UK rock singer-songwriters, briefly re-appeared with a single "Save Your Love For Me" on CBS in 1965.

CBS (UK)
07 65….201794…. KEITH KELLY..Laurie (Strange Things Happen)/Save Your Love For Me


Gruß
Heino