The Joystrings | |
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Origin | England |
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Years active | 1963–1969 |
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Website | https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk |
The Joystrings (originally credited as The Joy Strings) were a 1960s British Christian music group led by classically trained keyboard player and singer Joy Webb, who was an officer in the Salvation Army. [1]
After appearing on Cliff Michelmore's BBC Tonight television show, they were given a recording contract by EMI Records. [1] In 1964, they became the first Salvation Army pop group to achieve chart success with "It's An Open Secret" and "A Starry Night". [1] The main members through the years were Joy Webb (who wrote the group's first hit), Peter and Sylvia Dalziel, Bill Davidson, and Wycliffe Noble. The group had a number of other singers drawn, at intervals, from cadets at the William Booth Memorial Training College, Denmark Hill in London.
They also recorded a version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem," using the music of The Animals' " The House of the Rising Sun" - an unusual blending. [2]
In September 2013, 50 years after the Joystrings' formation, group member Sylvia Dalziel published her memoir, The Joystrings: The Story of the Salvation Army Pop Group. [3]
Wycliffe Noble died on 1 April 2017, at the age of 91. [4] Joy Webb died on 1 October 2023, at the age of 91. [5]
The Joystrings | |
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Origin | England |
Genres | |
Years active | 1963–1969 |
Past members |
|
Website | https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk |
The Joystrings (originally credited as The Joy Strings) were a 1960s British Christian music group led by classically trained keyboard player and singer Joy Webb, who was an officer in the Salvation Army. [1]
After appearing on Cliff Michelmore's BBC Tonight television show, they were given a recording contract by EMI Records. [1] In 1964, they became the first Salvation Army pop group to achieve chart success with "It's An Open Secret" and "A Starry Night". [1] The main members through the years were Joy Webb (who wrote the group's first hit), Peter and Sylvia Dalziel, Bill Davidson, and Wycliffe Noble. The group had a number of other singers drawn, at intervals, from cadets at the William Booth Memorial Training College, Denmark Hill in London.
They also recorded a version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem," using the music of The Animals' " The House of the Rising Sun" - an unusual blending. [2]
In September 2013, 50 years after the Joystrings' formation, group member Sylvia Dalziel published her memoir, The Joystrings: The Story of the Salvation Army Pop Group. [3]
Wycliffe Noble died on 1 April 2017, at the age of 91. [4] Joy Webb died on 1 October 2023, at the age of 91. [5]