Sir Henry and his Butlers

Sir Henry and his Butlers was a Danish rock-pop group which was formed during the summer of 1964 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The group is mostly known for its two front figures Ole "Sir Henry" Bredahl and especially Tommy Seebach and also the song "Let's Go". Characteristic for the group has been Ole Bredahl as organiser, whereas the rest of the ensemble of Sir Henry and his Butlers have been changed many times since the creation of the group.

The band is a continuation of another band called Five Danes which was dissolved in the spring of 1964. In the beginning, this new band consisted of Ole "Sir Henry" Bredahl (vocals, bass) and Carsten Elgstrøm (guitar), together with Leif Davidsen (drums). As a trio, they participated in a The Danish Beatles competition in Holte Hallen in April 1964. Shortly thereafter, the band was expanded with Poul Petersen (guitar) and Leif Davidsen was replaced with Jens Bøgvad, former the Flintones. The group became popular around the Copenhagen music venues, in particular at Bakkens Place Pigalle where they played as house orchestra. This was a result of their single debut "Hi-Heel Sneakers"/"Sick and Tired" from 1964. In October 1964 guitarist Poul Petersen was replaced by Arne Schrøder. During the autumn of the same year, the band got their breakthrough with the release of their second single, "Let's Go" (B-side: "Johnny Be Good (By By Johnny)") on the Sonet label. The single became a hit, not only in Denmark, but also in Sweden and Norway, and the sale of the single exceeded 50,000 copies.

In January 1965, Sir Henry and his Butlers expanded the band (Ole Bredahl, Torben Sardorf, Arne Schrøder) with Tommy Seebach (organ and, vocals), who at the time was only 15 years old. He would become very popular and together with Ole Bredahl they made up the front figures of the band. The same year the band changed record label to EMI and achieved a number of hits, among others: Times Are Getting Hard, Beautiful Brown Eyes and "Marianne", which were all released in 1966. During the autumn of 1967, the single "Camp" was released and became an international hit, especially in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. The song was an instrumental track where the main instrument was the comb and paper. It was later used in an advertisement for the chocolate Rolo. The distinctly odd B-side song, "Pretty Style", featured sitar and psychedelic multi-tracked guitar and vocals.

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