Teddy Robin and the Playboys

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Teddy Robin and the Playboys
OriginHong Kong
GenresHK English pop rock, Garage rock
Years active1966 - 1970
LabelsDiamond Records/Universal Music

Teddy Robin and the Playboys were a 1960s Hong Kong English pop band. The most notable members were Teddy Robin (vocal and guitar), who has a successful career as a singer/songwriter and as actor/filmmaker; and Norman Cheng (father of actor/singer Ronald Cheng) (lead guitar), who later in the 1970s went on to become a top executive in charge of the Southeast Asian operations of Polydor Records. Other members include: Teddy Robin Kwan's two brothers were also part of the band, with Raymond Kwan on rhythm guitar and William Kwan on bass; Frederick Chan, the drummer and later Ricky Chan, the keyboardist.[1] Their first EP “Lies b/w Six Days in May” was produced in 1966.[1] Other cover hits includes "Pretty Blue Eyes", "Lies", "Carrousel", were popular.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

  • 1967 - Not All Lies
  • 1967 - Breakthrough
  • 1968 - 365 Days
  • 1968 - Memories

EPs[]

  • 1966 - Lies b/w Six Days in May

Compilations[]

  • 1969 - The Best Of...
  • 2005 - The 'IN' Sounds of Hong Kong!
  • 2008 - Teddy Robin & The Playboys

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c (2016-05-13). "Chapter.1 當時得令:Track 1 Teddy Robin and the Playboys". 港式西洋風:六十年代香港樂隊潮流 [Western Music the Hong Kong style: Band Sound of the 1960s' Hong Kong] (in Chinese). 香港中華書局. p. 42-45. ISBN 9789888366422. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

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