Chad & Jeremy

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Of the many British Invasion acts that stormed the charts in the wake of the Beatles, Chad & Jeremy possessed a subtlety and sophistication unmatched among their contemporaries, essentially creating the template for the kind of lush, sensitive folk-pop embraced by followers from Nick Drake to Belle & Sebastian. Chad Stuart (born in Windemere, England, on December 10, 1941) and Jeremy Clyde (born March 22, 1941, in Buckinghamshire, England) met while attending London’s Central School of Speech and Drama. The two became fast friends, and after Stuart taught Clyde to play guitar, they formed a folk duo as well as a rock & roll group, the Jerks. Because he graduated a year ahead of his bandmates, Clyde relocated to Scotland and performed with the Dundee Repertory Theatre.

When the Jerks dissolved, Stuart dropped out of school, studied arranging, and wrote songs with composer Russell Franks. Clyde returned to London soon after, but in the face of an actors’ strike, he resumed his music career, reunited with Stuart, and the duo landed a residency at the local coffeehouse, Tina’s. Chad & Jeremy quickly earned a fan following, and in mid-1963 composer and producer John Berry signed the duo to the small independent label Ember Records. They released their debut single, “Yesterday’s Gone,” that autumn and it entered the U.K. Top 40. Remarkably, it would prove their only British hit of any real substance.

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  • ashdinosaur

    They're like a warm, sleepy puddle.

    July 2011
  • Rapture5212011

    Very talented & gifted performers/entertainers/singers from the 'baby boomer' generation whose great hits are still entertaining today via the digital revolution of the internet. God bless~!

    September 2010
  • CheezburgersLOL

    Glad to see more gay musicians.

    September 2010
  • Marcioivam20105

    Beautiful voices.Very good.

    September 2010
  • xp8bud

    i just love these guys......incredible

    August 2010
  • AndreaH10

    Such an underrated couple of great guys. Of Cabbages and Kings such a magical and wonderful album. Very artistic and creative also unique. There is no one else like them which makes me appreciate them so much more better. A Summer Song is one of my fav songs of all time. Thanks Last Fm!

    March 2010
  • BlueJean1951

    willow weep for me seems broken. annoying skipping and dagging ike a old tape. =(

    May 2009
  • beezzz

    "From A Window" is my favorite. A nice pop song with an early Beatles feel. I think it may have been written by Lennon-McCartney.

    December 2008
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