Active until 1967 | Genre Pop | |
Albums Britain's First Boy Band, Get up and Shake It Similar Adam Faith, Russ Conway, King Brothers, Alma Cogan, Frankie Vaughan |
The king brothers this could be the start of something big
The King Brothers were a British pop vocal trio popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They are best remembered for their cover versions of "Standing on the Corner" and "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)". A peculiarity of their act was that all 3 brothers sang in unison; they never ventured out into harmonies.
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- The king brothers this could be the start of something big
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- Singles
- Songs
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The king brothers doll house parlophone uk r 4715 1960
Career

The group was composed of three brothers who first performed together professionally on the TV show 'Shop Window' in 1952. Initially performing as The King Three, they appeared on the BBC Television early in their career on Six-Five Special, and by 1957 had been named "top vocal group" in the reader's poll of NME. Their first hit on the UK Singles Chart was their cover of "A White Sport Coat", which hit #6 in 1957. In October 1960, they were again voted "top vocal group" in the NME reader's poll. They had a string of successful singles through 1961, after which time they continued recording but found their popularity waning.

Group leader Denis King later became an award-winning composer for television, film, and musicals; among other things, he wrote the theme music for The Adventures of Black Beauty and Lovejoy.
Members
Singles

Songs
A White Sports CoatThe Very Best Of The King Brothers · 2008
Wake Up Little SusieAll Aces · 2009
Standing on the CornerThe Most Happy Fella · 2009