The casuals

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Jesamine
  DE 9 11/15/1968 (8 weeks)
  UK 2 08/17/1968 (18 weeks)
Toy
  DE 27 02/01/1969 (6 weeks)
  UK 30th December 07, 1968 (8 weeks)

The Casuals were a British pop band mostly remembered as an example of a one-hit wonder .

Band history

As early as 1958, Howard Newcomb and John Tebb tried each other as a duo, but they made music especially after work. Alan Taylor joined them in the early 1960s . As a trio, they went to London to make a career there. However, that didn't work. In 1966 they settled in Italy and worked alternately in Rome and Milan . Songs like "Adios amore" and "Il sole non tra" originate from this time and were quite successful in Italy.

In November 1967 they were joined by drummer Bob O'Brien , and in mid-1968 the quartet had their first and only hit with Jesamine (written by Marty Wilde ). The successor title "Toy" only came in at number 30 in the British charts.

Members

  • Howard Newcomb (vocals, guitar)
  • John Tebb (piano, organ, vocals)
  • Alan Taylor (bass guitar, vocals)
  • Bon O'Brien (drums, vocals)

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  1. ↑ a b Chart source: Germany / Great Britain