Myles and Lenny were a Canadian folk-pop music group based in
Toronto, Ontario
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. most active during the 1970s.
History
Myles and Lenny was formed in 1969 by its principal members, guitarist
Myles Cohen and pianist/violinist
Lenny Solomon. By 1972 they had been signed to GRT Records.
They released a single, "Time to Know Your Friends".
The group transferred to
Columbia Records
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in 1974, and appeared on several television programs while continuing to perform live in small venues.
The band released a self-titled record in 1975;
the album included the Canadian Top 20 single "Can You Give it All to Me".
At the
1976 Juno Awards, the group won in the category of
Most Promising Group.
However, disappointing sales of their second album led to the group's demise in the mid-1970s. Cohen and Solomon since released various separate music projects.
Discography
Albums
* 1975: ''Myles and Lenny'' (Columbia)
* 1975: ''It Isn't the Same'' (Columbia)
Singles
* 1972: "Time to Know Your Friends"
* 1974: "Can You Give it All to Me",
RPM Magazine
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peak #19 February 1975
* 1974: "Hold On Lovers", #93 Canada, September 20, 1975
* 1975: "I Care Enough"
References
External links
*
Lenny Solomon official siteMyles Cohen official site*
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Canadian folk music groups
Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year winners
Musical groups established in 1969