Katie Kissoon

Mac and Katie Kissoon are a pop soul duo consisting of brother and sister Mac Kissoon born Gerald Farthing November 11 1943 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago and Katie Kissoon born Katherine Farthing March 11 1951 Port of Spain Mac and Katie Kissoon emigrated to the United Kingdom with their family in 1962 Katie began recording in 1965 cutting a total of four singles under the name Peanut and was later a member of the Rag Dolls who had a single released in 1967 and another in 1968 Mac Kissoon was a member of the Marionettes in 1966 and 1967 then fronted his own band which played US bases in Europe Returning to the UK in 1969 he cut a solo record Get Down With It Satisfaction which became a Top 30 hit in the Netherlands reaching number 29 in February 1970 Mac and Katie Kissoon made their first collaborative recording covering the Lally Stott song Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep for the UK market Released July 1971 the Kissoons version of Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep lost out in the UK to another cover by Middle of the Road who scored a number 1 hit in the UK Singles chart while the Kissoons recording stalled at number 41 However a parallel release of the Kissoons version of Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep in the US became a hit with the single reaching number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1971 Mac and Katie Kissoon continued to record together and although their followup single to Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Freedom failed to chart in either the UK or US the track charted throughout Europe with estimated sales approaching one million units Neil Sedaka released Love Will Keep Us Together in 1973 and Mac Katie Kissoon covered the song that year with a US release in 1974 Captain Tennille also covered the song in 1975 which became a worldwide hit The Kissoons continued to have European chart success particularly in the Netherlands and on the Belgian Dutchlanguage chart and finally broke through in the UK in 1975 when Sugar Candy Kisses reached number 3 In 1979 and 1980 Mac Kissoon had three solo hits in the Netherlands including Lavender Blue and Love and Understanding both reaching the Top 10 Their pop soul music career having receded by the early 1980s Katie and Mac Kissoon were in demand as backing singers and session musicians Katie was a member of James Lasts singers in the 1980s her brother Mac continuing there until Lasts death Katie Kissoons career as backing singer has continued with Van Morrison 1978 and later Elkie Brooks 1982 Eric Clapton 1986 and later Roger Waters since 1984 Elton John 1985 Eros Ramazzotti 1990 George Harrison 1991 Big Country 1991 Pet Shop Boys 1994 George Michael Unplugged on MTV 1996 Robbie Williams 2000 and later and Mark Knopfler 2018 In 1997 Mac and Katie Kissoon released an album of new material called From Now On Source Article Mac and Katie Kissoon from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30