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The Swinging Blue Jeans were originally founded by Ray Ennis and Les Braid. They performed on many popular TV shows in Great Britain, Scandinavia, and Europe. They performed live with The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers, and the Merseybeats. TV redirects here. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Gerry & the Pacemakers was a British rock and roll group during the 1960s, and one of the few groups to challenge the Beatles in popularity. ... The Searchers are a British rock act who emerged as part of the 1960s merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry and the Pacemakers. ... The Merseybeats were a merseybeat band that emerged from the Liverpool scene in the early 1960s, along with the Beatles, Gerry & the Pacemakers and other similar artists. ...

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The beat group had a three year spell of moderate success, flying along with the all-pervading merseybeat success story. Once the novelty started to pale, the hits dried up, and the band eventually retired to the oldies circuit. In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 50s, 60s and 70s. ...

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The Swinging Blue Jeans, with some original members, continue to tour to this day.

Band members

• Ray Ennis - Vocalist / Guitarist - born Raymond Vincent Ennis, 26 May 1940, in Huyton, Liverpool.
• Ralph Ellis - Guitarist - born 8 March 1942, in Liverpool.
• Les Braid - Bassist / Keyboardist - born William Leslie Braid, 15 September 1937, in West Derby Road, West Derby, Liverpool — died 31 July 2005, at Fazakerley Hospital, Fazakerley, Liverpool.
• Norman Kuhlke - Drummer - born 17 June 1942, in Liverpool.
• Terry Sylvester - Singer, Guitarist - born 8 January 1946, in Liverpool. (ex-Escorts, pre-The Hollies)
• Colin Manley - Guitarist - born 16 April 1942, in Liverpool — died 9 April 1999.
• John Ryan - Drummer - born 5 April 1953, in Pinehurst Avenue, Liverpool.
• Bruce McCaskill - Guitarist / Vocalist - born 15 January 1940.
• Mike Gregory - Bass guitarist - born Michael Gregory, 7 November 1946, at Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Liverpool.
• Jim Rodford - Bassist - born James Rodford, 7 July 1941, in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

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Discography

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• "It's Too Late Now" / "Think of Me" (HMV POP 1170, 1963) - UK Chart High: Number 30.
• "Hippy Hippy Shake" / "Now I Must Go" (HMV POP 1242, Dec 63) - Number 2.
• "Good Golly Miss Molly" / "Shaking Feeling" (HMV POP 1273, Mar 64) - Number 11.
• "You're No Good" / "Don't You Worry About Me" (HMV POP 1304, May 64) - Number 3.
• "Don't Make Me Over" / "What Can I Do Today" (HMV POP 1501, Jan 66) - Number 31.
• "Tremblin'" / "Something's Coming Along" (with Kiki Dee, Madeline Bell), (HMV POP1596, Jul 67)

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References

Literature

• Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X

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External links

• Official website
• Short biography at the AMG website