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The Lana Sisters were a British vocal group formed by Iris Long in 1958, along with Lynne Abrams. They put an advert in ''
The Stage
''The Stage'' is a British weekly newspaper and website covering the entertainment industry and particularly theatre. It was founded in 1880. It contains news, reviews, opinion, features, and recruitment advertising, mainly directed at those wh ...
'' for a third member and got a reply from Mary O'Brien, who would go on to solo success a few years later as
Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop music, p ...
. After Iris left the Lana Sisters, she formed the Chantelles with two friends.
They were managed by
Evelyn Taylor, as they toured around
England
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. They appeared on the
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
's ''
Drumbeat
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'' with
Adam Faith
Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. A teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with " What Do You Want?" (1959) and "P ...
and
John Barry, and later took part in a Christmas special "
Tommy Steele
Sir Thomas Hicks (born 17 December 1936), known professionally as Tommy Steele, is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star.
After being discovered at the 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho, London, Steele reco ...
’s Spectacular" with the song "
Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat
"Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat" is a song written by Bob Hilliard and Lee Pockriss. It was recorded by Paul Evans (US No. 9) in 1959, and covered the same year by The Avons (UK No. 3).
Ingrid Reuterskiöld (Ninita) wrote lyrics in ...
".
They appeared twice at the
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...
and toured with
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...
,
Adam Faith
Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. A teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with " What Do You Want?" (1959) and "P ...
, and
Morecambe & Wise
Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew, 14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984) and Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman, 27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known as Morecambe and Wise (and sometimes as Eric and Ernie), were an English comic double act, working ...
. Their cover of the Marv Johnson song "
You Got What It Takes
"You Got What It Takes" is a 1959 single by Marv Johnson. In the US it reached number 2 on the Black Singles chart, and number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 early in 1960. In the UK Singles Chart it reached a high of number 5. The original r ...
" became a Top 10 hit in Ireland in 1960.
When Dusty Springfield left the Lana Sisters she joined her brother
Tom Springfield
Tom Springfield (born Dionysius Patrick O'Brien, 2 July 1934 – 27 July 2022) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer who was prominent in the 1960s folk and pop music scene. He was the older brother of singer Dusty Springfiel ...
and another friend (
Tim Feild
Reshad Feild (born Richard Timothy Feild; 15 April 1934 – 31 May 2016) was an English mystic, author, spiritual teacher, and musician, who, as Tim Feild, originally came to prominence as a founder member of folk-pop group The Springfields. He ...
) to make
The Springfields
The Springfields were a British folk-pop vocal trio who had success in the early 1960s in the UK, US and Ireland. They included singer Dusty Springfield and her brother, songwriter Tom Springfield, along with Tim Feild, who was later repla ...
. She went solo in 1963.
Discography
Singles
* 1958: "Chimes of Arcady" / "Ring-a My Phone" (
Fontana H 148)
* 1959: "Buzzin'" / "Cry, Cry, Baby" (Fontana H 176)
* 1959: "Mister Dee Jay" / "Tell Him No" (Fontana H 190)
* 1959: "(Seven Little Girls) Sitting in the Back Seat"
(with Al Saxon) / "Sitting on the Sidewalk" (Fontana H 221)
* 1960: "My Mother's Eyes" / "
You Got What It Takes
"You Got What It Takes" is a 1959 single by Marv Johnson. In the US it reached number 2 on the Black Singles chart, and number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 early in 1960. In the UK Singles Chart it reached a high of number 5. The original r ...
" (Fontana H 235)
* 1960: "
Tintarella Di Luna (Magic Colour Of The Moonlight)" / "Someone Loves You, Joe" (Fontana H 252)
* 1960: "Two-Some" / "Down South" (Fontana H 283)
Compilations
* 2011: ''Chantelly Lace: The Complete Singles Plus Bonus Tracks'' (RPM Records RETRO 896)
* 2013: ''The Springfields, The Lana Sisters – Introducing The Springfields'' (One Day Music, DAYCD205)
* 2014: ''Dusty Springfield featuring The Lana Sisters and The Springfields – The Early Years'' (Jasmine Records JASCD 759)
References
External links
The Lana Sisters Chantelle Music Ltd
Archive feature from 2012: Lynne Essex – The Lana Sisters The Widow Stanton
English girl groups
English vocal groups
Musical groups established in 1958
Musical groups disestablished in 1961
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