Lee Kings
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Lee Kings | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1964–1967 |
| Past members | Lenne Broberg Bengt Dahlén Bjarne Möller Olle Nordström Lasse Sandgren Mike Watson Tony Walter Johnny Lundin |
The Lee Kings was a pop group from Sweden, established in 1964 as Lenne & The Lee Kings, and scoring several hits on the Tio i Topp chart.[1]
The group initially comprised Lenne Broberg, Bengt Dahlén, Bjarne Möller, Olle Nordström and Lasse Sandgren. In 1966, Olle Nordström left the band and was replaced by Mike Watson. Watson was born in Sheffield and later played with ABBA. In 1967, Lasse Sandgren left the band and was replaced by Tony Walter, and for a while, Bengt Dahlén. Bjarne Möller also left and was replaced by Johnny Lundin.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Stop The Music |
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| Bingo!! For The Lee Kings |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kvällstoppen[2] | Tio i Topp[3] | Finland[4] | |||
| 1965 | "Always And Ever" b/w "Stop The Music" |
— | — | — | A: Stop The Music B: Non-LP Track |
| "Stop The Music" b/w "Always And Ever" |
2 | 1 | 1 | A: Stop The Music
B: Stop The Music | |
| "Que Sera, Sera" b/w "Sticks and Stones" |
— | — | 38 | ||
| "L. O. D. (Love On Delivery)" b/w "It's Rainin'" |
2 | 1 | 34 | ||
| 1966 | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" b/w "La-La-La-Lies" |
— | — | — | A: Non-LP Track
B: Non-LP Track |
| "Concrete And Clay" b/w "Outsider" |
— | — | — | ||
| "Like a Rolling Stone" b/w "Sticks and Stones" |
— | — | — | A: Stop The Music
B: Stop The Music | |
| "Why, Why, Why" b/w "Give Me Just Another Beer" |
15 | 6 | — | A: Bingo!! For The Lee Kings
B: Bingo!! For The Lee Kings | |
| "The Trees Are Talking" b/w "It's Not Right" |
— | — | — | ||
| "Smile For Me" b/w UK: "Gonna Keep Searchin'" |
— | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "Orient Express" b/w: "The Trees Are Talking" |
— | 12 | — | A: Non-LP Track
B: Bingo!! For The Lee Kings |
| "I Can't Go On Living Baby Without You" b/w "They May Forget" |
— | 5 | — | A: Non-LP Track
B: Non-LP Track | |
| "Smile For Me" b/w "Take a Message to Mary" |
— | 13 | — | A: Bingo!! For The Lee Kings
B: Non-LP Track | |
| "Hot Dogs" b/w "Come On Home" |
— | — | — | A: Non-LP Track
B: Non-LP Track | |
| "Coming From The Ground" b/w "Day Tripper" |
— | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Lee Kings" (in Swedish). Svensk pophistoria. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ Hallberg, Eric (193). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975. Drift Musik. ISBN 9163021404.
- ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 919727125X.
- ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 156. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- The Lee Kings from Swedish Beat
- The Lee Kings official website
- SVENSK POPHISTORIA. De 12 största popbanden i Sverige på sextiotalet.
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