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English: The Quests were a popular band in Singapore during the 1960s. The band was formed by Jap Chong, Henry Chua, Raymond Leong and Lim Wee Guan in 1961 and later included guitarist Reggie Verghese and singer Vernon Cornelius. The band was named after the school magazine of Queenstown Secondary Technical School, where Jap Chong and Raymond Leong were students.
The Quests first shot to fame at a talentime programme while studying in Queenstown Secondary Technical School. Inspired by music acts such as the Shadows and Cliff Richard, the quartet clinched a recording contract with EMI in 1964 and produced two original compositions, “Shanty” and “Gallopin”. “Shanty” became the first hit by a local band to reach the top of the Singapore charts, displacing The Beatles “I Should Have Known Better” and staying at No. 1 for 12 weeks. By the mid-1960s, the band was extremely popular in Southeast Asia. In 1964, the Quests toured Malaysia with Maori-Hi Five, followed by tours in Brunei and the Philippines. Their appearances in some countries caused near riots where hysterical fans ripped the clothing off band members. The Quests disbanded officially in 1971. The Fuschia pink suit was last worn by Jap Chong for the band’s get-together performance in 2013, and the suit was bequeathed to the museum before he passed on in 2014. https://mycommunity.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Item:Q97 https://mycommunity.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Item:Q98 |
| Date | 1963/64 |
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| Author | Mycommunitysg |
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