A. RAMLIE Kugiran Pop Yeh Yeh Melayu 60an

Kaki Bukit, Singapore Boy:

A. Ramlie, born in Kaki Bukit in Singapore, was one of the top Malay artistes during the 60s and 70s. He gained recognition when his guitar group The Siglap Five was placed 2nd in a competition in 1954.

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Rhythm Boys:

From then on he never looked back and joined The Rhythm Boys where they won the Pertandingan Kugiran Seluruh Singapura (guitar group competition) in 1965. He was also with groups like The Click Four, The Times Orchestra and The Clans. He was very popular indeed fronting these bands throughout the early years of his singing career.

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The Night Walkers:

In 1971 he appeared on TV Singapura in a programme called Istana Pesta, cut many EPs on the Panda label and was usually accompanied by a band from Johor Bahru called, The Nite Walkers.

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Yusnur Ef:
Many of his songs were written by Yusnur Ef. Yusnur was featured in an earlier post on this blog. The EP (image), produced by Kassim Masdor, included his songs, "Berpisah", "Kalau Aku Jadi Kahwin", "Perpatah Punjangga", with lyrics by Yusnur Ef and "Nak Dara Rindu" by P. Ramlee (singer, songwriter, actor, director, also featured in an earlier posting.)

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Parkinson's Disease:
In later years A. Ramlie settled in Malaysia and entertained listeners on Radio Malaysia. He passed away in 1996 suffering from Parkinson's Disease.

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(Image: from Andy Lim Collection.)
Read notes by Dr. Steven Farram about A. Ramlie on 'Comments' below: