John O'Hara and His Playboys was a
Glasgow 1960s–70s pop group. The band had a successful career in Germany between 1962 and 1966. They toured widely in Germany, headlining at the
Star Club in Hamburg several times, and sang with Barbara Murphy. O'Hara went on to play with British band The Californians. After the band's return to UK they supported various major American bands in concert and 1968-69 made eight TV appearances on
ITV
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,
Scottish Television,
Teilifís Éireann,
BBC1 and
BBC2
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including the
Golden Shot. They were the first band to be given both halves of an episode of
Colour Me Pop
''Colour Me Pop'' was a British music TV programme
broadcast on BBC2 from 1968–1969. It was a spin-off from the BBC 2 arts magazine show '' Late Night Line-Up''. Designed to celebrate the new introduction of colour to British television, i ...
being filmed live in Sheffield for the first half of the programme and then recording the second half at the BBC.
Discography
Singles
*1964 - "
Louie Louie" / "Stampfkartoffeln Tä-Tä-Rä" - John O'Hara and His Playboys, Decca Germany 1964 Decca D19552
*1964 - "Das War Gestern" / "Ein Zwei Drei" - Decca Germany
*1964 - "
Doo Wah Diddy Diddy" / "Mr Moonlight" - Decca D19554
*1966 - "Start all over" / "I've Been Wondering" - Fontana TF763
*1967 - "
Spicks and Specks" / "One Fine Lady" - Fontana TF793
*1967 - "Ballad of the Soon Departed" / "Tell Me Why" - Fontana TF 872
*1967 - "Island in the Sun" / "Harry" - Fontana TF893
*1968 - "In the Shelter of Your Heart" / Goodnight Mr Moonlight - Fontana TF924
*1968 - "
I Started A Joke" / "Show Me" - Fontana TF974
*1968 - "Voices" / "Blue Dog" - Fontana
*1969 - "More Than Just A Woman" / "No No No No" - Fontana TF1043
Albums
*1964 LP - Playboys Party No1 - Decca BLK16295P Last night/ Medley: Mashed potatoes; Es gibt kein bier auf Hawai; Mashed potatoes/Das Humbta-Tatera / Skinny Minnie/ Watermelon man/ La Bamba/ Twist and shout/ What'd I say/ Jumping with symphony Sid.
*1968 LP - Get Ready - Fontana TLF461
[Billboard - 12 Oct 1968 - Page 79 GET READY!- O'Hara's Playboys. Fontana SRF 67581 (S) A "white soul" band from England, O'Hara's Playboys rock 'n' roll through a dozen R&B favourites, generating a live excitement reminiscent of Mitch Ryder in his heyday"]
References
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Scottish pop music groups