Genres British pop/rock Active until 1971 | Labels Iver Music Members Sheila McKinley | |
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Years active 1962 (1962)–1971 (1971) Past members Sheila McKinley
Jeanette McKinley Origin Little France, United Kingdom (1962) Similar Carter‑Lewis and the Southerners, Howie Casey, Les Humphries Singers, Louise Cordet, Bobby Graham |
The mckinleys when he comes along
The McKinleys were a Scottish pop duo comprising sisters Sheila (ca. 1941 – 16 December 2012) and Jeanette McKinley. The sisters recorded pop singles such as "Sweet and Tender Romance", which they sang on the TV pop show Ready Steady Go!. They also performed with groups such as The Rolling Stones and The Hollies.
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- The mckinleys when he comes along
- The mckinleys then i ll know it s love
- Later work
- Singles
- Songs
- References
Sheila was married to Howie Casey, saxophonist and band leader of Howie Casey and the Seniors. She died from cancer on 16 December 2012, aged 71.
The mckinleys then i ll know it s love
Later work
Following the release of their fourth single in 1965, the sisters moved to Germany where they toured as The McKinley Sisters. Jeanette as one-half of a band called Windows, scored a #1 hit in 1972 with a German language cover of the Mouth & MacNeal song "How Do You Do". In 1977, the sisters along with Sheila's husband Howie, appeared on the Paice Ashton Lord album Malice in Wonderland.
Singles
Songs
Somone Cares for Me
Sweet and Tender Romance1964
Give Him My Love