Teddy Robin and the Playboys

Teddy Robin and the Playboys
Teddy Robin and the Playboys
Origin	Hong Kong
Genres	Hong Kong English pop, garage rock, rock and roll
Years active	1966–1970
Labels	Diamond Records/Universal Music
Past members	Teddy Robin; Norman Cheng; William Kwan; Raymond Kwan; Frederick Chan; Ricky Chan;

Teddy Robin and the Playboys was a 1960s Hong Kong English pop and rock band. The most notable members were Teddy Robin (vocals/guitar), who has a successful career as a singer/songwriter, actor, and filmmaker; and Norman Cheng (lead guitar), who later became a top executive in charge of Polydor Records' Southeast Asian operations in the 1970s, and is the father of actor/singer Ronald Cheng. Other members included Teddy Robin's two brothers, Raymond and William Kwan, on rhythm guitar and bass, respectively; Frederick Chan on drums; and later, Ricky Chan on keyboards.^[1] Their first EP, "Lies" b/w "Six Days in May", was released in 1966.^[1] Other popular cover hits included "Pretty Blue Eyes", "Lies", and "Carousel".

Discography

Studio albums

1967 - Not All Lies
1967 - Breakthrough
1968 - 365 Days
1968 - Memories

EPs

1966 - "Lies" b/w "Six Days in May"

Compilations

1969 - The Best Of...
2005 - The 'In' Sounds of Hong Kong!
2008 - Teddy Robin & The Playboys

References

^ ^a ^b 李信佳 (2016-05-13). "Chapter.1 當時得令：Track 1 Teddy Robin and the Playboys". 港式西洋風：六十年代香港樂隊潮流 [Western Music the Hong Kong style: Band Sound of the 1960s' Hong Kong] (in Traditional Chinese). 香港中華書局. pp. 42–45. ISBN 9789888366422. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

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[李信佳-1] 李信佳 (2016-05-13). "Chapter.1 當時得令：Track 1 Teddy Robin and the Playboys". 港式西洋風：六十年代香港樂隊潮流 [Western Music the Hong Kong style: Band Sound of the 1960s' Hong Kong] (in Traditional Chinese). 香港中華書局. pp. 42–45. ISBN 9789888366422. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

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