Karl Denver

Karl Denver (16 December 1931 – 21 December 1998) was a Scottish singer, who, with his trio had a series of UK hit singles in the early 1960s. Most famous of these was a 1961 version of "Wimoweh", which peaked at number 4 in the UK singles chart and showed off Denver's falsetto yodelling register. 
Denver was born Angus Murdo McKenzie in Springburn, Glasgow, and was well travelled by the time he took up singing, having had a previous career in the Norwegian Merchant Navy. He also had a country music influence, having lived in Nashville, Tennessee, US, for a short time before being deported from there as an illegal immigrant in 1959.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played Karl Denver's collaboration with the Happy Mondays in 1989 with the song, 'Lazyitis'. He also played an early 60's song from Karl called 'China Doll' on his 16 May 1989 show, to illustrate Karl Denver's early music career. No further tracks from Karl after 1989 were played by Peel.
==Shows Played==
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*11 May 1989 (& Happy Mondays): Lazyitis (7") Factory
*16 May 1989 (& Happy Mondays): Lazyitis (7") Factory
*16 May 1989: China Doll (LP - Wimoweh) Ace Of Clubs
*19 May 1989 (BFBS) (& Happy Mondays): Lazyitis (7") Factory (JP: 'A most curious record, but I think it sort of works. I haven't come entirely to terms with it yet, I must admit, and I suppose logically I should follow that with a Karl Denver record, but I'm not going to.')
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
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