Jan & Kjeld

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Jan & Kjeld, 1959

Jan & Kjeld were a young Danish brother singing duo in the field of hit music .

Career

Kjeld Wennick (born February 3, 1944 in Gränna , Sweden; † May 31, 2020) learned to play the banjo as a child and performed with his father from 1956. But Kjeld's younger brother Jan (born July 27, 1946 in Copenhagen ) was later allowed to travel with them and also learned to play the banjo. Since he was left-handed, an appropriate instrument was purchased for him. In 1958 the father got out and Jan took his place in the duo. As Jan and Kjeld, the two brothers won several singing competitions in their homeland, so that they could soon appear on radio and television.

In 1959 Jan & Kjeld got a record deal with Ariola . Her first title, Tiger Rag , appeared, which also hit the charts in Germany and was able to hold up for weeks. In the autumn of the same year, the final breakthrough came with Banjo Boy . This title reached number one on the German charts and earned them a gold record and a "bronze lion" from Radio Luxemburg . The song was written by Charly Niessen for the feature film No Man to Marry , in which the young duo took part. Due to the great success of the song, Jan & Kjeld were only called the "Banjo Boys" in Germany.

In the United States, Imperial Records released a single with Buona Sera / Tiger Rag in 1961 under the number 5568 .

In the following years the duo still had a few hits, including a cover version of the Ricky Nelson hit Hello Mary Lou , worked in other music films and regularly went on tour with Max Greger and band. According to an evaluation of the top ten placements, Banjo Boy was the most successful song sung by children in Germany.

In the summer of 1963, on my old banjo , there was another lion, the “Golden Lion” from Radio Luxemburg. In the same year the duo went on tour with Zarah Leander . In 1964 her career was actually over, although in 1966 she sang another record.

In the 1970s and 1980s Jan & Kjeld performed their old hits at nostalgic shows. After Jan withdrew from show business, Kjeld founded the music label "Mega Records" in 1983 and signed the pop group Ace of Base . In 2001 he sold his music publisher to Edel Records, was a member of the jury for the Danish TV talent show Idols in 2003 and in 2005 supported celebrities who were to sing on the Danish TV entertainment program Showtime . Kjeld Wennick has been running a café near Copenhagen harbor since 2006 .

Filmography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Tiger Rag
  DE 28 December 01, 1959 (19 weeks)
Banjo boy
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
gold
gold
01/01/1960 (53 weeks)
Don't always make so much wind
  DE 39 04/01/1960 (4 weeks)
Penny melody
  DE 16 07/01/1960 (18 weeks)
Tingelingeling, my banjo is singing
  DE 14th 07/01/1960 (22 weeks)
You can dream what you want
  DE 13 December 01, 1960 (23 weeks)
Blacky and Jonny
  DE 27 01/01/1961 (9 weeks)
Lots of colored lights
  DE 22nd 06/01/1961 (13 weeks)
O dear Augustine
  DE 46 December 01, 1961 (5 weeks)
Hello Mary Lou
  DE 2 1961 (6 weeks)
Two little Italians
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 02/01/1962 (20 weeks)
On my old banjo
  DE 45 02/01/1963 (9 weeks)
Kisses in the moonlight
  DE 10 07/01/1962 (20 weeks)
Piccolina
  DE 40 08/01/1963 (5 weeks)

Discography

Albums

  • 1960: Banjo Boy
  • 1961: With a Banjo on My Knee
  • 1963: Golden Lion for Jan & Kjeld
  • 1964: Jan & Kjeld "International"
  • 1996: Tingelingeling, My Banjo Sings (CD)
  • 1999: The Collection (CD)

Singles

  • 1959: When the Saints Go Marchin 'In / Tiger Rag (in Germany A and B sides swapped)
  • 1959: Banjo Boy / Don't always make so much wind
  • 1959: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu Beach Bikini / Banjo Swing
  • 1959: Yes Sir, That's My Baby / Buona Sera
  • 1960: Tingelingeling, my banjo sings / penny melody
  • 1960: You can dream what you want / Blacky and Johny (pony serenade)
  • 1961: Lots of colored lights / Hillibilly banjo
  • 1961: Hello, Mary Lou / Sing, Cowboy, sing
  • 1961: Hazel, stay there / O you dear Augustin
  • 1962: Two little Italians / Come to Copenhagen
  • 1962: Ginny oh Ginny (Ginny Come Lately) / The coffee comes straight from Brazil
  • 1962: On my old banjo / A thousand beautiful girls
  • 1963: Leatherstocking / Piccolina
  • 1963: Sugar Boy and Honey Baby / I'll Cross My Fingers
  • 1964: No, No, Mady ( Bye Bye, Blackbird ) / I wanted to kiss a girl
  • 1964: Hello Dolly (Hello Molly) / Hilly Billy Banjo
  • 1965: Candy-Girl / Stasera No.
  • 1966: A kiss goodbye ( Taste of Honey ) / Forget your tears
  • 1966: Send the others away / Make up your mind soon

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kjeld Wennick er død on bt.dk from June 2, 2020
  2. ^ A b Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 444 .
  3. ↑ http://www.rtl.de/musik/musik_931978.php
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ Charts DE