The Kevins
The Kevins | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1978-1983 |
| Labels | White/Mushroom/Festival |
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The Kevins were an Australian pop music band formed in 1978. Founding mainstays were Sally Ford on saxophone, Anne Harkin on guitar and vocals, Steve "Buzz" Leeson on bass guitar and vocals and Nick Smith on vocals and guitar. They issued an extended play, Club of Rome (1982), with its lead single "Romeo Romeo", which peaked at number 70 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.
History
[edit]The Kevins were formed as a pop music band in 1978 in Melbourne by Sally Ford on saxophone, Anne Harkin on guitar and vocals, Steve "Buzz" Leeson on bass guitar and backing vocals and Nick Smith on lead vocals and guitar and Michael Davis on drums.[1][2] Ford and Harkins had been members of an all-girl band, Flying Tackle, while Leeson and Smith were from a "sophisticated rock" group, Millionaires.[1][2] Their debut single, "And so We Meet" (September 1979), was described by Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane as combining "pop, soul and funk with a large dose of good humour".[1] It was co-written by Ford and Leeson.[3]
The Kevins continued performing for two years without further recorded output until they issued another single, "Romeo Romeo", in August 1982,[1][2] which was co-written by Ford and Leeson, again.[4] It reached the top 100 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.[5] By that time Davis had been replaced on drums by former Millionaires bandmate David Hicks.[1][2] Their five-track, debut extended play, Club of Rome (1982), was produced by Martin Armiger for White/Mushroom/Festival.[1][2]
The group's final single, "Ululation (Here It Comes Again)" (September 1983), did not reach the top 100 and the group disbanded soon after.[1][2] "Romeo Romeo" was used on ABC-TV's series, Sweet and Sour (1984).[4] Ford and Leeson also wrote "No Focus" for the soundtrack, which was released as its third single.
Discography
[edit]Extended Play
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Club of Rome |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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| AUS [5] | |||
| 1979 | "And So We Meet" | - | — |
| 1982 | "Romeo Romeo" | 70 | Club of Rome |
| 1983 | "Ululation (Here It Comes Again)" | - |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Kevins'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e f Holmgren, Magnus. "The Kevins". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 19 March 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'And so We Meet'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Romeo Romeo'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 165. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.