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Artist
The Cliffters
12+ albums
Alldanish60srautalankaDanske
about
That was several years before The Beatles breakthrough that Cliff Richard and The Operation (Shadows), inspired and named Denmark's first guitar orchestra in 1960. Even years after overtook The Cliff's his idols on the domestic chart. Group started his career with a firm commitment to the Copenhagen dance temple KISBYES DANSEHAL in Kødbyen and later followed the legendary gaming VIRGIN OLIVE burette removed. Group differed from the earlier rock bands at the elegant stage appearance with the same white guitars, purple suits and laksko. This style is Cliff's retained 44 years after. It was here a talent from the record company Philips was the popular band and was immediately signed record deal. Recordings were made in Islev Bio (after biograftid) and theater toilet was used as echo-sphere. Debut disc "How Wonderfull To Know" immediately took first place at Radio Mercur chart then was Denmark's only radio list. Unfortunately it could only be heard by a limited audience on Zealand, so it was only when the group appeared on TV to the rest of the country became aware of the new idol orchestra. This is long before the TV town was built and television footage was then held in the basement floor of Radio House. Shortly after the release of the first sheet took the group lead singer Reimar Kristensen, who was from Odense, renamed Johnny Reimar. The first success came on board after the second but most were "Walk On By" and "Django". The latter was written by the group's legendar
