Lenne & The Lee Kings

Swedish pop group in September 1964. Lead vocalist [a1497676] had previously fronted [a5015074] and [a5635010]. During the compulsory military conscription, Broberg met [a930966], who had previously played with the [a1839524]. To capitalize on the fame of Broberg, they billed themselves "Lenne and the Lee Kings". They found success almost immediately and got a contract with Sonet, who recorded and released a record with them on Gazell, [r3494109]. It sold almost nothing upon release in Sweden, but after getting a Finnish release, [r3494109], it topped the chart there during the summer of 1965 while they were virtually unknown in Sweden. After intensive touring in that country, they returned to Sweden with re-recorded versions of [r3494109]. After performing in Malung on 7 January 1966, the audience of Tio i Topp the following afternoon voted "Stop The Music" to number one on that chart and their success skyrocketed in Sweden as well. Following one more hit, [m832975] the group were suddently in for several changes. They decided to drop the "Lenne" prefix under the pretense that they'd become famous in their own right as a band, instead becoming simply The Lee Kings. Bassist [a8019104] left and was replaced by [a930966] while they would also leave Gazell, instead signing RCA Victor.