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Brendon (born Brendon Dunning) is a British pop/
Brendon (born Brendon Dunning) is a British pop/folk rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers s ...
singer. He had releases on Ariola Records
Ariola (also known as Ariola Records, Ariola-Eurodisc and BMG Ariola) is a German record label. In the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of the Bertelsmann Music Group, which in turn has become a part of the international media conglomera ...
and Magnet Records
Magnet Records was a British record label, started in 1973 by Michael Levy and Peter Shelley. It was acquired by Warner Bros. Records in 1988 for an estimated £10m.
Artists on the label included Alvin Stardust, Stevenson's Rocket, Matchbox, ...
in the mid 1970s. One of his singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
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Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
, "Gimme Some", a cover version
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of a disco song recorded the previous year by Jimmy "Bo" Horne
Jimmie Horace Horne, Jr. (born September 28, 1949, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States), known as Jimmy "Bo" Horne, is an American musician, singer and recording artist, whose most successful singles include "Gimme Some" (1975) and "Dance Acr ...
, hit the UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
in 1977, peaking at number 14 in March of that year. The follow up, a cover of ABBA
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's " Rock Me" failed to chart.
He recorded his first album titled "Brendon" in 1974 with U.K. Records. In 2009 Brendon and Dave Levy (former band member) released new material under the name of Simple Country Folk. Their album is titled ''Long Time Coming''.
In 2020 Brendon announced his return to music and his folk rock roots with his latest album "Hold My Hand".
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See also
*List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart
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*List of performances on Top of the Pops
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References
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