Teddy Robin and the Playboys

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Teddy Robin and the Playboys
Origin Hong Kong
Genres Hong Kong English pop, Garage rock, Rock and roll
Years active1966–1970
LabelsDiamond 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".

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Discography

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EPs

Compilations

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References

  1. 1 2 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.