The King Brothers

The King Brothers were a British pop vocal trio popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

The group was comprised of three brothers who first performed together professionally in the 1950s on the children's television show "All Your Own". [http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirk/kingb.htm The King Brothers] at 45rpm.org] Initially performing as The King Three, they appeared on the BBC Television early in their career, and by 1957 had been named "top vocal group" in the reader's poll of "New Musical Express". Their first hit on the UK Singles Chart was their cover of "A White Sport Coat", which hit #6 in 1957; they had a string of successful singles through 1961, after which time they continued recording but found their popularity waning.

Group leader Denis King later worked in composition for television, film, and musicals; among other things, he wrote the theme music for "The Adventures of Black Beauty" and "Lovejoy".

Members

*Denis King (born July 25 1939, Hornchurch, Essex)
*Michael King (b. April 25 1935, Essex)
*Anthony King (b. January 31 1937, Essex)

ingles

;Parlophone Records
*1957 "Marianne" / "Little By Little"
*1957 "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)" / "Minne Minnehaha!" (UK #6)Search for "King Brothers" performed at [http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php Everyhit.com] database on July 15, 2008.]
*1957 "In The Middle Of An Island" / "Rockin' Shoes" (UK #19)
*1957 "Wake Up Little Susie" / "Winter Wonderland" (UK #22)
*1958 "Put A Light In The Window" / "Miss Otis Regrets" (UK #25)
*1958 "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" / "Six-5 Jive"
*1958 "Moonlight and Roses" / "Torero"
*1958 "Sitting In A Tree House" / "Father Time"
*1959 "Leaning on a Lamp Post" / "Thank Heaven for Little Girls"
*1959 "Hop, Skip And Jump" / "Civilization"
*1959 "Makin' Love" / "Carribean"
*1960 "Standing On The Corner" / "The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid" (UK #4)
*1960 "Mais Oui" / "Gotta Feeling" (UK #16)
*1960 "Doll House" / "Si Si Si" (UK #21)
*1960 "Seventy-Six Trombones" / "I Like Everybody" (UK #19)
*1961 "Goodbye Little Darling" / "Tuxedo Junction"
*1961 "The Next Train Out Of Town" / "Sabre Dance"
*1961 "The Language of Love" / "Go Tell Her For Me"
*1962 "King Size Twist" / "Oh! What A Fool I've Been"
*1962 "Everybody Back To Our Place/ "Don't Fly Away Flamingo"
*1962 "Nicola" / "Way Down The Mountain"

;Pye Records
*1963 "One Boy Too Late" / "I've Got That Feeling Once Again"
*1963 "Anyone Else" / "The Rainbow's End"

;Oriole Records
*1964 "Real Live Girl" / "Every Time It Rains"

;CBS Records
*1965 "Mister Sandman" / "I Want To Know"
*1966 "Jo Jo" / "Peculiar"
*1966 "Remember When" / "Everytime I See You"

;Page One Records
*1966 "Symphony For Susan" / "My Time"
*1967 "My Mammy" / "Some Of These Days"
*1967 "My Mother's Eyes" / "I'm Old Fashioned"

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