These years were hot especially when Cliff Richard and the Shadows came to Singapore in late 1961. After their performance, copy groups mushroomed all over the island. Every band wanted to be like the Shadows with a lead guitarist, bass guitarist, rhythm guitarist and a drummer. Every singer wanted to sing Young Ones and Outsider and every band wanted to play KonTiki and Apache. And they all wore full suits, sweating on stage at the Badminton Hall or other make-shift platforms.
The British influence never left our island as many Singaporeans became so addicted to Cliff and Shadows that thousands of their records were bought by fans.
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