Kenny was an English pop,

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band that formed in London in 1974. They had several hit singles in the UK in the mid-1970s, including "The Bump" and "Fancy Pants".

History

In 1973,

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singer Tony Kenny, former lead singer with The Sands and The Vampires, recorded a single, "Heart of Stone", written by Bill Martin and

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, and produced by

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. It was released under the name Kenny, and, after the singer returned to Ireland, the single became a hit in Britain, as did a follow-up release, "Give It to Me Now". Most then decided to capitalise on their success by renaming a completely unconnected Enfield band named Chuff, as Kenny. Former child actor

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was considered as lead singer but he declined. Martin and Coulter wrote the bulk of the successful songs for the group, starting with "The Bump", which reached the Top 3 in the

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. They had three further records reach that chart in the UK: "Fancy Pants", "Baby I Love You, OK!", and "Julie Anne". The band were at one stage managed by John Morris, the husband of singer

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. Uncredited lead and backing vocals on "The Bump" were performed by Barry Palmer. In 1989, lead singer Rick Driscoll played lead guitar for

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as part of

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's comeback tour, aptly named "The Come Back, All Is Forgiven Tour". The show at Northampton's

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in June 1989 was released on DVD later that year. Driscoll was replaced by

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in 1990, who as of 2021 continues to play lead guitar in the band. In 1996, Driscoll also appeared on the 'Identity Parade', on the

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programme ''

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''. As of 2021 he is based in Corfu, where he skippers charter yachts.

Members

*Rick Driscoll — vocals, guitar, born 1 May 1957 in

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*Yan Stile (born Ian Stile) — guitar, born 16 January 1955 in Enfield *Chris Redburn — bass, born 14 March 1956 in Enfield *Chris Lacklison — keyboards, born 15 October 1956 in London *Andy Walton — drums, born 1 October 1956 in Enfield

Discography

Albums

* 1975 - ''The Sound of Super K'' ( RAK), UK No. 56, GER No. 38 * 1976 - ''Ricochet'' (

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) (Germany/Japan only)

Singles

List of songs recorded by Kenny

*The column Song list the song title; bold means released as a single. *The column Writer(s) lists who wrote the song. *The column Time shows its length. *The column Album lists the album the song is featured on. *The column Producer lists the producer of the song. *The column Year lists the year in which the song was released.

Cover songs

Kenny songs covered by others

References

External links

* Kenny biographyat

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