The quests
The Quests was a pop band from Singapore in the 1960s . With their first single Shanty , they were the first Singaporean band to top the national charts .
Founded in 1961 as a school band, The Quest initially played cover versions of artists such as Cliff Richard or the Shadows . The four students made their first appearance for a fee of $ 20 with borrowed instruments and amplifiers. After some line-up changes, they released their first single in 1964 with the record company EMI . Shanty pushed The Beatles' I Should Have Known Better off the top of the charts and stayed there for twelve weeks. Shanty was the first record by a Singaporean band to top the national charts. In the mid-1960s, The Quest was the most popular band in the region. During tours in the Philippines or Brunei there were sometimes riots, fans "tore the little ones off the musicians". In 1970 the band, in which only two members of the original line-up played, disbanded.
Discography
Singles
- 1964: Shanty / Gallopin '
- 1965: Tea Break / Pop Inn Theme
- 1965: Memories / Come On And Shout
- 1965: Be My Girl / Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
- 1966: Sign Of The Times / You Are Standing By Me
- 1967: Da Doo Ron Ron / I'll Be Looking Out For You
- 1968: La La La Means I Love You / A World of Tomorrows
EPs
- 1965: The Quests
- 1966: Keith Locke & The Quests
- 1967: Go Go ReQuests
- 1968: Instrumentally Yours
- 1969: Four hits
- 1970: The Quests
Albums
- 1966: Questing
- 1967: 33RD Revolution
- 1968: The Best Of The Quests
- 1970: The Sound Of The Quests
literature
- Henry Chua: "CALL IT SHANTY!" - THE STORY OF THE QUESTS . BigO Books 2001, ISBN 981-04-4666-7 .
Web links
- Singapore Infopedia
- BigO Worldwide Call it Shanty
- Questing Bandstand The 60's Popular Music Scene in the Far East
Individual evidence
- ↑ Singapore Infopedia ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
