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5 unusual facts about Jonathan King


China Kantner

In January 1988, she was interviewed by Jonathan King for the BBC TV show Entertainment USA as part of a feature on the children of rock stars working as MTV VJs.

Hooked on a Feeling

In 1971, Jonathan King produced his own version, adding ooga chuka jungle chants similar to, but not exactly the same as, Johnny Preston's "Running Bear".

It's the Same Old Song

In 1971 Jonathan King covered the song with a completely different arrangement under the name The Weathermen and his version reached the UK Top 20 selling over 250,000 copies.

Oliver Driver

He appeared in Jonathan King's Under The Mountain, a film adaptation of the Maurice Gee book of the same name as Mr Wilberforce, the main villain.

Where the Sour Turns to Sweet

In 1968, it had been released as the band's third single, and was produced by Jonathan King.


From Genesis to Revelation

Once one of their demo tapes caught the attention of Jonathan King, he took them under his wing and, with the addition of schoolmate Chris Stewart on drums, recorded "The Silent Sun" as their first single.

It was produced by Jonathan King, who discovered them in 1967 while the members of Genesis were pupils at Charterhouse School, King's alma mater.

Parrot Records

The label usually licensed (or leased) recordings made by Decca Records, England for the release in the USA and Canada, most notably by The Zombies, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Them, Jonathan King, Hedgehoppers Anonymous, Lulu, Bobby "Boris" Pickett (reissued from Garpax), Savoy Brown, Alan Price, Love Sculpture (reissued from EMI) and Frijid Pink.

Paul Conroy

Conroy became the manager of The Kursaal Flyers, who got signed to Jonathan King's UK Records and had a hit with the song "Little Does She Know".

Ricky Wilde

At the age of eleven, Wilde was signed by record producer Jonathan King to King's UK record label, and released his first single in November, 1972, called "I Am An Astronaut".

The Kursaal Flyers

All bar Hatfield turned professional at the start of 1975, signed for Jonathan King's UK Records, and released their first album Chocs Away.


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