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Formed: in late 50's in U.K.as Johnny Vallons & The Deejays
Basic line-up: Johnny Vallons / John Murray, Pete Clinton, Buzz Nelson, Erle Morgan.
After several years of playing in U.K., the group had gotten nowhere. In 1963 they went to Sweden, and besides touring there for several months, they signed up with Swe-Disc, and recorded five singles. In 1965 Johnny Vallons left the band, and was replaced by John Murray. This new setting landed again in Sweden in 1965 and signed up for Polydor. Their first Polydor single, 'Long Tall Shoty', was an immediate hit on the Swedish charts. Between 1965 and 1967 they had a handfull of hits on the Swedish charts, with 'Dum Dum (Marble Breaks And Iron Bends)' and 'Baby Talk' reaching all the way to the top.
Since his wife wanted to move back to England, Murray left the group in 1967. He was replaced by Clive Sands (Sarstedt). But the hits faded, and when Erle Morgan also wanted to quit, the band broke up in 1968.
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