Paul Hanford

Under Appreciated

PAUL HANFORD
 

For the month of December 1963the Lonely Ones performed seven days a week at a club called Storyville in Cologne (Köln), Germany (almost exactly one year after the last of the Beatles’ several residencies in Hamburg, Germany took place).  British singer Paul Hanford was a sometime “guest vocalist” over this period; he previously had a hit in the U.K. with “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” (Brian Hyland had the original hit in 1960 with “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”).  At this point, the band still had more of a pop sound but would transition to a harder R&B band the following year. 

 

(May 2014)

 

Last edited: March 22, 2021