In The 1970s Kenny

Kenny were a mid 1970s boy band that had several hits that rarely get played on the gold stations anymore. Coming from a group called Chuff, they developed into Kenny thanks to the guidance of an established band manager. The manager was Peter Walsh who was involved with  the Tremeloes in the 60s and the 70s saw him guiding Marmalade and Hot Chocolate.

The group was made up of Rick Driscoll, Andy Walton, Chris Lacklison, Chris Redburn and Yan Style. The main writers for the group were Bill Marin and Phil Coulter who between them were responsible for hits like Back Home, Forever And Forever and Shangalang.

The first single it 1973 was really a minor hit called Heart Of Stone.

The groups first hit was The Bump. Most of the vocals for all their hits came from Barry Palmer who was never credited for his work on the singles. The Bump  has us all dancing and bashing our butts against each others butts.

The Bay City Rollers actually recorded this first.

The groups K as in Kenny was very much lie the Kellogg's logo and caused a small dispute with the company.

The Bump got to No. 3 (1974) and the next single Fancy Pants got to No. 4 in 1975. It was just as much fun as the first single.

Two more hits in 1975 that both got into the top twenty. Baby I Love You OK and the more successful Julie Anne.

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