The Swinging Blue Jeans

The Swinging Blue Jeans
Formed: 1959 in Liverpool, England
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Disbanded: 1968
Styles: British Invasion, Merseybeat
Group Members: Terry Sylvester, Ray Ennis, Colin Manley, Les Braid, Les, Ralph Ellis, Norman Kuhlke, Mike Gregory, Phil Thompson, Alan Lovell
Biography: Although they're only remembered today for their 1964 hit "Hippy Hippy Shake," the Swinging Blue Jeans were actually one of the strongest of the Liverpool bands from the '60s British Invasion. "Hippy Hippy Shake" -- a cover of an obscure '50s rocker that was actually done much better by the Beatles on ...Read full biography
The Swinging Blue Jeans
Released: 1966
Label: Liverpool Sound
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A reasonable collection of their most popular early material, including "Hippy Hippy Shake," "You're No Good, " and "Good Golly Miss Molly." Most of it's easily available on CD reissue anthologies, and ...Read full review
Blue Jeans a' Swinging
Released: 1964
Label: HMV
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The Swinging Blue Jeans were near the top of Liverpool's rock & roll bands, although Americans who've only heard their pile-driver-textured Top 30 version of "Hippy Hippy Shake" (utterly unrepresentative ...Read full review
More The Swinging Blue Jeans albums: Main Albums (8), Compilations (13), Singles & EPs (2)
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