Read all about their history, tours, CD releases on their own website at: http://www.octobercherries.com/The October Cherries, a group that has existed since the mid sixties, were a highly successful band in their country Singapore. Unfortunately music piracy destroyed almost everything. Far Away Now is one of their hit songs that made it to number one in Malaysia.
They moved on to conquer Europe and they are still recording today. Jay Shotam (Lead singer): Far Away Now was on the first October cherries LP entitled, Meet the Cherries, a copy of which was given to Dick James, President of Dick James Music, in the UK, a big name in the Music industry. He liked the band's song writing ability.
In the early seventies when our manager Bal Shotam visited him to try and get a publishing tie up, Dick James commented on another track on the LP called, Na Na Song and said that it might be suitable for a new artist he had called Elton John. Nothing transpired. But Bal recalls another person who was with Dick and him, who heard the songs on the demo tapes.
Edited version, from You Tube: keithyoong (April 01, 2008). Check it out! Great website!
2 comments:
October Cherries from my opinion is the most underrated local group in the '70. More music fans only recognized their covers not their original material. Other than "far away now", they had a top ten hit "All things work together for good and then love god" in Holland. Jay & Peter are both good composers
Too bad their website was not "Updated" and their biography supposed to be release but yet to be publish.
Thank you Cliff for writing. You are right. They are underrated and it's a pity as they are still as good today compared to many 70s bands.
I wanted to cut a CD with Peter Diaz using new compositions on oldies but because of commitment and technicalities, I abandoned the idea.
He is a great guy, professional and polite, serious but friendly.
I wish them well and hope their biography will be published soon. I am sure there are fans out there who are waiting to buy it.
Let's hope they also update their website.
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