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Hong Kong English Pop
Hong Kong English pop () is a genre of music consisting of English-language songs that are made, performed and popularised in Hong Kong. It is known as simply English pop by Hong Kongers. The height of the English pop era in Hong Kong was from the 1950s to mid-1970s.Hong Kong Institute of Education. "HKIedu." ''Article.'' Retrieved on 25 June 2008. History As English was the only official language from 1843 to 1974 in Hong Kong, it was spoken widely, especially in formal contexts, by Hongkongers in the 20th century. As a result, pop songs performed in English language were very popular among both ethnic Chinese and British Hong Kong citizens. Pre-WWII Many of the bandleaders and musicians were Filipinos. Lobing Samson, who led the house band at Ciro's for many years, later made his way to Hong Kong as did Fred Carpio, Vic Cristobal and many others. 1950s In 1951, Frankie Laine recorded "Rose, Rose, I Love You" in Hong Kong, which is an English version of the popular Chinese song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kongers
Hongkongers (), also known as Hong Kongers, Hong Kongese, Hongkongese, Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong people, typically refers to residents of the territory of Hong Kong; although may also refer to others who were born and/or raised in the territory. The earliest inhabitants of Hong Kong are indigenous villagers, who have lived in the area since before British colonization. The majority of Hongkongers today are descended from Han Chinese migrants from mainland China, most of whom are Cantonese and trace their ancestral home to the province of Guangdong. However, the territory also holds other Han Chinese subgroups including the Hakka, Hoklo, Teochew (Chiuchow), Shanghainese, Sichuanese and Taiwanese. Meanwhile, non-Han Chinese Hongkongers such as the British, Filipinos, Indonesians, South Asians and Vietnamese also make up six per cent of Hong Kong's population. Terminology The terms ''Hongkonger'' and ''Hong Kongese'' are used to denote a residents of Hong Kong, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Mathis
John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the ''Billboard'' charts. Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three recordings. Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian and Spanish music, soul, rhythm and blues, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, soft rock, blues, country music, and even a few disco songs for his album ''Mathis Magic'' in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music. In a 1968 interview, Mathis cited Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences. Early life and education Mathis was born in Gilmer, Texas, on September 30, 1935, the fourth of seven children of Clem Mathis and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Men
The Young Men was a Hong Kong folk/rock band in the late 1960s and early 1970s featured in the local media as the answer to the super American band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The group consisted of Stephen Lam (lead vocal, guitars, harmonicas), Ralph Wong (vocal, guitars, harmonicas), and Carl Wu (vocal, guitars, keyboard). They performed in the 1971 Hong Kong Festival and were regularly as featured artist in the Hong Kong TVB variety TV show, ''Enjoy Yourself Tonight'', in the early 1970s. Stephen Lam was a troubadour solo artist in the Hong Kong club scene singing cover tunes by Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, the Eagles & the Beatles. Wong and Wu were in a pop band with a couple of girl singers. The three met in a fund raising concert in a high school. They hitched and hooked up to form the CRS (Carl (a.k.a. Karl), Ralph & Stephen) following the format of the American group CSN (Crosby, Stills & Nash) style of folk rock music. Their repertoire in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Lu (singer)
Zhang Lu (Chinese: 張露; January 21, 1932 – January 26, 2009), often written Chang Loo, was a Chinese singer and actress, known as a pioneer in Chinese pop beginning in the 1940s. Biography She was born Zhang Xiuying (张秀英) in Suzhou in 1932. Her family moved to Shanghai when she was a young child. Zhang was discovered in the mid-1940s by her neighbor, a broadcaster, who recommended her to sing at a local radio station. She started out singing covers of popular Zhou Xuan songs. By the late 1940s, she had signed with EMI. She released a series of hits songs, becoming popular in both Shanghai and Hong Kong. "给我一个吻" ("Give Me a Kiss"), a Mandarin cover of "Seven Lonely Days," became one of her best-known songs. Other hits included "小小羊儿要回家," "不许他回家," and "迎春花" ("Little Lamb is Going Home," "Don't Let Him Go Home," and "Winter Jasmine," respectively). She was considered a pioneer of Chinese pop music in this period, singing in both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathé Records (Hong Kong)
Pathé Records was an international record company and label and producer of phonographs, based in France, and active from the 1890s through the 1930s. Early years The Pathé record business was founded by brothers Charles and Émile Pathé, then owners of a successful bistro in Paris. In the mid-1890s, they began selling Edison and Columbia phonographs and accompanying cylinder records. Shortly thereafter, the brothers designed and sold their own phonographs. These incorporated elements of other brands. Soon after, they also started marketing pre-recorded cylinder records. By 1896 the Pathé brothers had offices and recording studios not only in Paris, but also in London, Milan, and St. Petersburg. Pathé cylinders and discs In 1894, the Pathé brothers started selling their own phonographs. The earliest Pathé offerings were phonograph cylinders. Pathé manufactured cylinder records until approximately 1914. In addition to standard size cylinder records (), Pathé pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Fong
Mona Fong Yat-wah, Lady Shaw (27 July 1934 – 22 November 2017) was a Hong Kong film and television producer and production manager. She was born Li Menglan in Shanghai. Career Fong achieved fame as one of the most popular nightclub singers and recording artists in Singapore and Hong Kong in the 1950s, especially singing English covers of top hits of the time. She married media mogul Sir Run Run Shaw (his second marriage) and became Deputy Chairman and General Manager of Shaw Brothers Studio and Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). Fong produced over a hundred films, the final one of which was ''Drunken Monkey'' in 2002. Effective 1 January 2009, she was appointed General Manager of TVB. Fong retired from TVB in 2012. Recordings One of her albums ''from Hong Kong The Voice of Mona Fong'' also referred to as ''Mona Fong Meets Carding Cruz'' featured arrangements by Celso Carrillo and the songs "Karoi Sakurambo", "Millionaire", "Wooden Heart" and "Delilah". It was released on Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Pan
Rebecca Pan Di-hua (; also Poon Tik-wah, Pan Wan Ching) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Early life She was born in Shanghai on 29 December 1931 and moved to Hong Kong in 1949. Career Her singing career began in 1957. One of her songs, which she recorded when she was 18, is played briefly in ''In the Mood for Love'' — the English version of an Indonesian folk song, "Bengawan Solo". Discography * 《Pan Wan Ching Sings The Four Seasons 潘迪華與世界名曲》, Diamond Records LP1004, 1961. * 《Oriental Pearls》, Diamond Records LP1006, 1962. Recorded with the Diamond Studio Orchestra conducted by Vic Christobal. * 《The Exciting Rebecca Pan 我的心．潘迪華》, Diamond Records LP1009, 1963. * 《我愛你 (I Love You)》, Diamond Records LP1013, 1964. * 《潘迪華唱 (Rebecca Pan Sings)》, Diamond Records LP1017, 1965. * 《I Am Yours‧Japanese Good-Day Baby‧Till‧First Night Of The Full Moon》, Life Records EP-2001, 1965. * 《Tropical Love Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTHK
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is the public broadcasting service in Hong Kong. GOW, the predecessor to RTHK, was established in 1928 as the first broadcasting service in Hong Kong. As a government department under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Government that directly supported by annual government funding, RTHK's educational, entertainment, and public affairs programmes are broadcast on its eight radio channels and four television channels, as well as commercial television channels. History The British Hong Kong Government launched its first radio broadcasting station, known as "GOW", on 20 June 1928, with a starting staff of only six people. Several name changes occurred over the next few years, and it eventually became known as "Radio Hong Kong" (RHK) () in 1948. In 1949, broadcasting operations were taken over by the Government Information Services (GIS), but by 1954, RHK had managed to establish itself as an independent department. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Cordeiro
Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro (; 12 December 1924 – 13 January 2023), known professionally as Uncle Ray, was a Hong Kong broadcaster, disc jockey and actor at RTHK Radio 3. He was named "The World's Most Durable DJ" in 2000 by the Guinness Book of World Records. He was of Portuguese descent. Early life and career Born Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro in Hong Kong on December 12, 1924, Uncle Ray was one of six siblings. Cordeiro worked as a warden in Stanley Prison and then as a clerk at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation shortly after World War II. Radio career In 1949, at the age of 25, he started his broadcasting career as a scriptwriter with Radio Rediffusion. He eventually became a DJ and hosted a programme called ''Progressive Jazz''. He joined Radio Television Hong Kong (then known as Radio Hong Kong) in 1960 as the Head of Light Music. In 1970, he started the series ''All the Way with Ray'', the longest-running radio programme in Hong Kong which ran for 51 years u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Ryder
Irene Ryder (; born 1949) is a popular Eurasian Hong Kong English pop singer and actress in Hong Kong during the 1960s. Career In 1966, Ryder attained the unofficial title of Go Go Queen after winning a talent quest.Daily Information Bulletin Wednesday, 13 May 199Nostalgic Concert with A-Go-Go Queen/ref> Her first single was " To Sir With Love". Among the other singles that she recorded was "Baby Baby",Yes AsiUncle Ray's Choice Various Artists/ref> a duet with Robert Lee, former member of Hong Kong beat band The Thunderbirds and the younger brother of martial arts star Bruce Lee. In 1966, Ryder became an actress in Hong Kong film. She appeared in ''The Flying Killer'', a 1966 fantasy action film directed by Chien Lung. Ryder's last film was ''Cuties Parade'', as 1975 drama film directed by Pan Lei. Ryder is credited with five films. In 1969, she was the only female singer chosen to represent Hong Kong at the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, Japan. Discography Singles * Irene Ryde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Junior
Joe Junior (born Jose Maria Rodrigues Jr.) is a Hong Kong English pop singer from Macau who as active during the 1960s in Hong Kong, 1960s. He has since been in a number of Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB drama series in the 1990s and 2000s playing older character roles. He has regularly appeared on TV music programs as a host and performer. Some of his notable singles are: Here's a Heart, Deborah, Voice of Love, The End, and I Got To Find a Cupid. Rodrigues' family is from Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ... and is of Macanese people, Macanese (mixed Chinese and Portuguese people, Portuguese) ancestry. Filmography *''Security Unlimited'' (1981) *''Cageman'' (1992) * SDU'97 "特種飛虎" (1997) *''The Duke of Mount Deer (1998 TV series), The Duke of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Robin And The Playboys
Teddy Robin and the Playboys was a 1960s Hong Kong English pop band. The most notable members were Teddy Robin (vocals/guitar), who has a successful career as a singer/songwriter, actor, and filmmaker; and Norman Cheng (lead guitar), who later became a top executive in charge of Polydor Records' Southeast Asian operations in the 1970s, and is the father of actor/singer Ronald Cheng Ronald Cheng Chung-kei (born 9 March 1972) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Life and career Ronald Cheng was born in Hong Kong. Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a songwriter and a producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father (Dire .... Other members included Teddy Robin's two brothers, Raymond and William Kwan, on rhythm guitar and bass, respectively; Frederick Chan on drums; and later, Ricky Chan on keyboards. Their first EP, "Lies" b/w "Six Days in May", was released in 1966. Other popular cover hits included "Pretty Blue Eyes", "Lies", and "Carousel". Discography Studio albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
