September 16, 2005

News | Meet the Trailers |

The TrailersThose folks at Fancy have once again done their part for the edification of the public on things Asian pop. This time it's a groovy article on 60s Singaporean pop idols the Trailers. The writer is Mr. Joseph Pereira, author of Legends of the Golden Venus, a history of a popular Singapore nightclub. Here's how the article starts off:

Legend has it that at one performance in the Sixties, a female fan became so besotted with Benny Koh’s singing that she climbed on stage and with her red lip stick scribbled “Benny, I Love You” onto his trousers. That says it all. The hysteria a front man like Benny Koh was capable of inspiring. In the pantheon of Singapore Sixties bands, The Trailers rank up there with the best.

Posted by Mack Hagood at September 16, 2005 04:31 PM