BS: Karl Denver

Subject: Karl Denver
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 06:34 PM

after reading the thread Wimoweh (The Lion sleeps tonight) makes me wonder what ever happend to Karl Denver (who had a very very distinctive voice (shivers down the spine)and was a very great memory of my teen age years (and growing up))

can anyone enlighten me ??? Best regards

Gerry

Subject: RE: BS: Karl Denver
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 06:45 PM

Don't know what he is doing now, these were his hits. I loved hos voice too, although I preferred the Tokens version of Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)

Marcheta - 1961
Mexicali Rose - 1961
Wimoweh - 1962
Never Goodbye - 1962
A Little Love, A Little Kiss - 1962
Blue Weekend - 1962
Can You Forgive Me - 1963
Indian Love Call - 1963
Still - 1963
My World Of Blue - 1964
Love Me With All Your Heart - 1964

Murray

Subject: RE: BS: Karl Denver
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 07:02 PM

Subject: RE: BS: Karl Denver
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 07:09 PM

Thanks Murray how could i have forgotten Mexicali Rose What a great song !!

Best regards

Gerry

Subject: RE: BS: Karl Denver
From:
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 08:21 PM

Karl died afew years ago. About seven years ago I was playing on the strip in Benidorm and he was playing in the pub down the street. Before that I had heard he was doing bits of walk on work for the tv. Very recently I heard that his guitarist is now working with John Stokes Bachelors

Subject: RE: BS: Karl Denver
From: Joan from Wigan
Date: 18 Aug 01 - 02:03 AM

One of Karl's old guitars is now owned by one of the regulars at Wigan Folk Club, and although it's scratched and old, it's much loved both by its current owner, and by the rest of the club, who never fail to ask where it is if he occasionally brings a different one.

Joan

Subject: RE: BS: Karl Denver
From: Big Tim
Date: 18 Aug 01 - 03:09 AM

Karl Denver's Wimoweh LP was the first I ever bought (Ace of Clubs, 1960, 21 shillings, still got it). I believe his real name was Angus McKenzie and that he came from the Springburn area of Glasgow. I think he retired to the Channel Islands, sorry to hear about his death, a distinctive stylist.