Lord Rockingham's XI

Lord Rockingham’s XI was formed in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s under the direction of Harry Robinson, a Scottish arranger and conductor. The ensemble was assembled as a house band for Jack Good’s ITV show Oh Boy! and comprised thirteen musicians, including Hammond organist Cherry Wainer and saxophonists Benny Green and Red Price. Their breakthrough came with the novelty single "Hoots Mon" in 1958, an instrumental adaptation of the Scottish folk tune “One Hundred Pipers” that reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks starting 28 November 1958 and sold over 500,000 copies. The band’s early releases also included "The Squelch" (1958). In 1959 they issued the single "Wee Tom", which peaked at Number 16, after which their chart presence waned. The group continued to perform in Oh Boy! until the show’s cancellation, and later recorded a 1962 single "Newcastle Twist" during the twist boom. In 1968 Harry Robinson assembled a new lineup to release the album The Return Of Lord Rockingham. The original "Hoots Mon" was re‑issued in 1993, re‑entering the UK charts at Number 60.

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