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Johnny Campbell
John Richard Campbell aka (Johnny Campbell) was born on March 26th, 1947 in Christchurch, New Zealand, and spent his early years as a chorister in the Christchurch Cathedral Choir (1955-60). His musical career began in 1962 with a group which was known as The Torments. This was followed by the long-running Johnny Campbell and The Detours, a group which started on the church dance circuit and wound up with residencies at Surf City, The Laredo Nightspot and ultimately The Mecca Nitespot. The Detours recorded on the Robbins Recordings label. The group's first single was Murphy The Surfie // April In Portugal (RRSP36), followed by their biggest single My Girl // I Just Can't Go To Sleep (RRSP54). Johnny Campbell and The Detours played at Max Merritt's parents Carlyle Street Christchurch Teenagers Club in the Railway Hall , Carlyle Street, as a community service, and opened for The Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison, in Christchurch's Theatre Royal in 1965.
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