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    The Hep Stars are a Swedish rock band formed in Stockholm in 1963. During 1965–1966 the band was the most successful of contemporary 1960s Swedish pop...
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    Elephant Walk"; he also wrote his first songs. In October 1964 he joined the Hep Stars as keyboardist and they made a breakthrough in March 1965 with their hit...
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  • Brand New Cadillac (category Hep Stars songs)
    Downliners Sect.) Swedish rock group Hep Stars recorded "Brand New Cadillac" as a single in February 1965. Hep Stars promptly followed the Renegades rendition...
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  • Donna (Ritchie Valens song) (category Hep Stars songs)
    authors list (link) "Donna by Hep Stars". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-06-26. "The Hep Stars - Hep Stars On Stage". www.thehepstars.se...
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  • Malaika (category Hep Stars songs)
    the Hep Stars were eating dinner and were suddenly approached by a chef, who worked in the hotel restaurant. Having heard the statement that the Hep Stars...
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    even had a brief solo career alongside. The Hootenanny Singers and the Hep Stars sometimes crossed paths while touring. In June 1966, Ulvaeus and Andersson...
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  • Summertime Blues (category Hep Stars songs)
    rock band Hep Stars recorded Summertime Blues as a single in late December 1964. It was a six-hour, consecutive session in which the Hep Stars recorded...
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  • Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream (category Hep Stars songs)
    their album Visor och oförskämdheter. In mid-1966, Swedish rock group the Hep Stars released a version of it as a single; it became their first Swedish-language...
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    Scandinavia. While on the road in southern Sweden in 1966, they encountered the Hep Stars, and Ulvaeus quickly became friends with the group's keyboard player,...
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    Surfin' Bird (category Hep Stars songs)
    "Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American surf rock band the Trashmen, containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word". It has been covered...
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  • Farmer John (song) (category Hep Stars songs)
    making the tune a classic of garage rock. In 1965, Swedish rock band Hep Stars released a version of "Farmer John" that reached number one on the Swedish...
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  • Hep Stars on Stage (also referred to as simply On Stage) is the first live album and second overall release by Swedish rock band Hep Stars. Released in...
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  • The Hep Stars (also known as just Hep Stars) is the eponymous second studio album (and third overall album release) by Swedish pop group Hep Stars, released...
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    ABBA member Benny Andersson) Svenne Hedlund was the vocalist in the band Hep Stars and a black woman Charlotte Jean Walker, which was Lotta Hedlund's name...
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  • Jul med Hep Stars (Christmas with Hep Stars) is the third studio album by Swedish pop group Hep Stars, released through the Olga label. In 2001, it was...
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  • It's Been a Long Long Time (album) (category Hep Stars albums)
    Been a Long Long Time is the fourth studio album by Swedish band the Hep Stars, released by Cupol Records in February 1968. Intended to be their international...
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  • Wedding (song) (category Hep Stars songs)
    eleventh single by their group the Hep Stars in May 1966. "Wedding" was the second single in which the Hep Stars ventured into baroque pop, something...
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  • Oh! Carol (category Hep Stars songs)
    "Oh! Carol" is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield in 1958, and recorded by Sedaka. The song is noted for Sedaka's spoken...
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  • I Got a Woman (category Hep Stars songs)
    "I Got a Woman" (originally titled "I've Got a Woman") is a song co-written and recorded by American R&B and soul musician Ray Charles. Atlantic Records...
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  • Tribute to Buddy Holly (category Hep Stars songs)
    on their only studio album Introducing The Esquires. Swedish rock band Hep Stars released the song as their second single in 1965, and became their first...
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  • Only You (And You Alone) (category Hep Stars songs)
    "Only You (And You Alone)" (often shortened to "Only You") is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was originally recorded by The Platters with lead vocals...
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  • Sunny Girl (song) (category Hep Stars songs)
    Andersson, which was recorded and released as the Swedish rock group Hep Stars' tenth single in March 1966. Their second original song after "No Response"...
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  • Young and Beautiful (Elvis Presley song) (category Hep Stars songs)
    "Young and Beautiful" is a song written by Aaron Schroeder and Abner Silver. It was performed by Elvis Presley as the last song of the 1957 film Jailhouse...
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  • Then He Kissed Me (category Hep Stars songs)
    "Then He Kissed Me" is a song written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. The song, produced by Spector, was initially released as a single...
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    as a recording artist since 1964, when he joined Swedish rock band The Hep Stars. With them, and more recently as a member of ABBA and Benny Anderssons...
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  • Bald Headed Woman (category Hep Stars songs)
    Hammer. It became a number one hit on Kvällstoppen for Swedish rock group Hep Stars in 1965. "Bald Headed Woman" was the one of two songs "written" by Shel...
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  • Lonesome Town (category Hep Stars songs)
    "Lonesome Town" is a song written by Baker Knight. A version sung by Ricky Nelson became a hit single in the United States, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard...
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  • Tallahassee Lassie (category Hep Stars songs)
    reached #16 on the UK Singles chart in 1959. Hep Stars released a version of the song on their 1965 album Hep Stars on Stage. Flamin' Groovies released a version...
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  • "Consolation" by the Hep Stars and "Miss Mac Baren by Tages were registered as number ones on 17 January 1967 Both "Consolation" by the Hep Stars and "Miss Mac...
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  • Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (category Hep Stars songs)
    "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" is a song written by Bert Carroll and Russell Moody, performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958. It was particularly...
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