| The King Brothers first appearance on British TV was during the early 1950s in a children's programme called 'All Your Own', in which talented youngsters were invited to perform live in the studio. In this amateur guise, they were interviewed by the weekly show's host, Huw Weldon who later became head of the BBC. This young trio, who grew up in the Hornchurch area of Essex, originally called themselves the 'King Three' and at an early stage it became clear that their charismatic pianist, the youngest of them all- Denis, was the group's natural leader. | |
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They rapidly became a popular singing act, and despite their youth became favourites with older listeners and viewers. They were even voted as Britain's top vocal group of 1957 by readers of the 'New Musical Express'. Although they had some minor success with cover versions of softer rock and roll songs, their style became increasingly anachronistic and their choice of recorded material reflects this. Consequently, as the 1960s progressed, demand for the group waned dramatically and they disbanded before the decade was out. The trio's last hits included covers of songs taken from Musical shows. Perhaps because of this the talented Denis carved out a very successful career as a writer of themes for the stage, TV and films. His best work includes the TV themes for 'Black Beauty' and 'Lovejoy'. |
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