Mr Nice GuyOne Hit Wonder - John Kincade
August 10th 2010 01:00
Accomplished songwriters and session musicians Carter and Ken Lewis then formed The Ivy League with Perry Ford and, specialising in high-pitched vocal harmonies, scoring three British chart hits in 1965 with "Funny How Love Is", "That's Why I'm Crying" and "Tossing And Turning".
Carter left in 1966 to concentrate on his songwriting career and until 1972 was remarkable through only his mediocrity.
Carter it appeared was destined to have been 'almost a household name' on the charts when in 1972 and a final role of the dice he scored a No.1 hit record in the UK with "Dreams are Ten a Penny".
The song was released on his Penny Farthing Records label and also reached the No.2 spot in Germany, spent six months on the charts there, and sold a million copies
Seeing a potential overseas market, the song eventually made the charts in Australia, Scandinavia, Holland, and South Africa and in order to promote the it, Penny Farthing Records recruited John Knowles as the frontman for a band it labelled Kincade since Carter was reluctant to tour as the performing artist.
Knowles was successful as the frontman for Kincade and went on to change his name to John Kincade and subequently launched John Kincade as a solo artist.
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