Kris Ife

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Kris Ife

Kris Ife (born June 16, 1946 in Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , England - † November 8, 2013 ) was a British singer , guitarist and songwriter who had some minor successes in the British pop scene in the 1960s and 1970s . He was best known for his version of the pop classic Hush (1967), which inspired Deep Purple to create their hard rock version of the song.

Live and act

During his school days, Kris Ife formed his first music group, the skiffle band "The Gravediggers" (the gravedigger). After leaving school he founded "The Vikings" (the Vikings), who took up the title Space Walk , which was not published as Gemini until years later .

In 1964 the Vikings became "The Quiet Five", consisting of Kris Ife (guitar, vocals), John Howell (keyboard, vocals), Ray Hailey (drums), Roger McKew (lead guitar), Patrick Dane (Vocals), Richard Barnes (bass, vocals) and John "Satch" Goswell (saxophone). Dane soon left the band, so the Quiet Five eventually had six members. They made a number of recordings of which When the Morning Sun Dries the Dew (1965) and Homeward Bound (1966, originally by Simon and Garfunkel ) reached the top 50. The Quiet Five played at the celebration of Prince Charles' 18th birthday in Windsor Castle .

Kris Ife left the Quiet Five in 1967 to begin a solo career. His first success in the same year was Hush , written by Joe South and initially a hit for Billy Joe Royal and later for Deep Purple . Ife worked with producer Mark Wirtz as a singer and songwriter and as a member of the bands "Matchmakers" and "Judd". With J. Vincent Edwards he formed the duo "Jackson & Jones".

In 2008 he recorded the album Beaver Street with J. Vincent Edwards and Wayne S. Newton as "The Beaver Street Hat band" . In 2011 the follow-up album Move That Thing was released .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Allmusic, see web links.
  2. ↑ Kris Ife on Craftweb.org, see Related links.
  3. ^ David Roberts: British Hit Singles & Albums , Guinness World Records Limited, London, 2006, ISBN 1-904994-10-5
personal data
SURNAME Ife, Kris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British singer, guitarist and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , England
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 2013