{"id":4,"date":"2021-06-30T14:10:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T14:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/stagingnew\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2023-01-25T13:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T13:17:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
\n\n
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/picture><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n <\/svg>
Jimi Hendrix – Arrogance and a Death Threat<\/div>
Jimi Hendrix \u2013 Arrogance and a Death Threat<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 Isle of Wight Festival, East Afton Farm Time \u2013 August 26th 1970 The Recording Crew \u2013 Vic Maile, Neville Crozier, Alan Perkins, Kenny Denton & Tony Carey The Pye Mobile was booked to record the entire Isle of Wight festival that year, this meant a drive to Southampton and ferry trip for me, [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
James Garner buys me breakfast<\/div>
James Garner buys me breakfast<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 De Lane Lea\/CTS Recording Studios Wembley Time \u2013 1981 Artist \u2013 Gigi Garner and James Garner One evening the session had finished early and everyone else had left, this was due to Gigi having to go for a photo session. I remained in the control room making a couple of phone calls, when [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Diana Dors – Oh For Fluck’s Sake<\/div>
Diana Dors \u2013 Oh For Fluck\u2019s Sake<\/div><\/div>

Place -Studio Two, Pye Recording Studios, London Time \u2013 1970 Guest visitor \u2013 Diana Dors Diana Dors, born Diana Fluck, was Britain\u2019s answer to Marilyn Monroe.\u00a0Her likeness appears on the cover of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper\u2019s Lonely Hearts Club Band. After her death in 1984 she was acclaimed as a national treasure. Talking about [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The Who – Hells Angels and a Broken Drum Mic<\/div>
The Who \u2013 Hells Angels and a Broken Drum Mic<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 Isle Of Wight Festival Time \u2013 30th August 1970 Artist \u2013 The Who By Saturday the 29th of August the festival was well on its way.\u00a0 There were many uncertainties of which bands were going to actually to appear. The tension back stage between the organisers and artist about payments was growing. This [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Bing Crosby Gives the Best Birthday Gift Ever<\/div>
Bing Crosby Gives the Best Birthday Gift Ever<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 The Music Centre, Wembley Time \u2013 July 1975 Artist \u2013 Bing Crosby In July 1975 at the Music Centre in Wembley, Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire were recording a duet album. There was a rumour that Bing could be difficult to work with in the studio but this proved to have no foundation [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Anthony Newley Part 1: Meet the Artful Dodger<\/div>
Anthony Newley Part 1: Meet the Artful Dodger<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 De Lane Lea\/CTS Wembley England Time \u2013 1974 Artist \u2013 Anthony Newley The Movie \u2013 Mister Quilp Anthony Newley was a major international celebrity. His career spanned more than 50 years. Landing his first major film role as The Artful Dodger in the David Lean\u2019s 1948 film Oliver twist. Newley went from being [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Isle of Wight – a Beautiful Dream That Became a Monster<\/div>
Isle of Wight \u2013 a Beautiful Dream That Became a Monster<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 Isle of Wight Festival Time \u2013 August 1970 Artist \u2013 Kris Kristofferson and John Sebastian In my opinion the real stars of the Isle of Wight festival were Kris Kristofferson and John Sebastian. Kristofferson was comparatively unknown in the UK and did the first of his two performances on the Wednesday. His set [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Clem Cattini Performs Some Real Magic<\/div>
Clem Cattini Performs Some Real Magic<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 Decca Studios, London Time \u2013 Mid 60s Producer \u2013 Dick Rowe The renowned Dick Rowe was the producer on this Decca Studios session. Famously he was head of A&R at Decca Records and known as the man that turned down The Beatles. The session drummer was one of the most likeable guys in [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Doug Sahm Nightmare Part 1 – A Bad Start<\/div>
Doug Sahm Nightmare Part 1 \u2013 A Bad Start<\/div><\/div>

The Band, Sir Douglas Quintet Place -Sweden & San Francisco Time \u2013 1982 Album \u2013 Midnight Sun $50,000 and a cell mate named Bubba \u201cYou can always tell a Texan but you can\u2019t tell him much.\u201d The Sir Douglas Quintet, led by Doug Sahm, originated out of San Antonio Texas. The Quintet\u2019s original roots of [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Bill Haley Part 1- My First Meeting With a True Charismatic Star<\/div>
Bill Haley Part 1- My First Meeting With a True Charismatic Star<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 De Lane Lea Wembley, England Time \u2013 April 1979 Artist \u2013 Bill Haley Album \u2013 Everyone Can Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Bill Haley has sold over 150 million records worldwide and he was the first artist to record a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll single, a track called Rocket 88. I think it is safe to [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
30 Million in Just 2 Minutes, What a Triumph!<\/div>
30 Million in Just 2 Minutes, What a Triumph!<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 Pye Recording Studios Time \u2013 1970 Artist \u2013 Mungo Jerry Producer \u2013 Barry Murray Engineers \u2013 Terry Evennett & Howard Barrow Mungo Jerry\u2019s greatest success was with the song In the Summertime, which topped the UK charts for seven weeks in the early seventies, it was also number one in twenty-six countries around [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Tommy Boyce Part 1: Improving on the Beach Boys<\/div>
Tommy Boyce Part 1: Improving on the Beach Boys<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 Del Lane Lea Studios Time \u2013 Mid 70s Artist \u2013 Tommy Boyce Engineer \u2013 Kenny Denton Tommy Boyce\u2019s first big success as a writer was Be My Guest for Fats Domino. Then in 1961 with Curtis Lee he co-wrote, Under The Moon of Love and Pretty Little Angel Eyes, which were produced by [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Fred Astaire’s Mum turned out to prefer Tony Bennet<\/div>
Fred Astaire\u2019s Mum turned out to prefer Tony Bennet<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 De Lane Lea\/CTS Recording Studios, Wembley Time \u2013 July 1975 Artist \u2013 Fred Astaire On completing the duet album with Bing Crosby, Fred remained on at the studio for one more week to complete his own solo album. During this week Fred received the very sad news that his Mother had passed away [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The Doors – In the Dark About the Bass Player<\/div>
The Doors \u2013 In the Dark About the Bass Player<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 Isle of Wight Festival Time \u2013 Saturday 29th August 1970 Artist \u2013 The Doors Late on the Saturday evening we were receiving a lot of feedback in the truck that the Doors were refusing to go on stage. This wasn\u2019t unusual as there were many bands during the festival that were having heavy [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Sham 69: Got What It Takes To Be A Star<\/div>
Sham 69: Got What It Takes To Be A Star?<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 De Lane Lea Studios, England Time \u2013 1977 Artist \u2013 Sham 69 Engineer \u2013 Rafe McKenna In early 1977 whilst working at De Lane Lea the managing director, Louis Elman, set up a new production arm to the studio complex, it was to be called Delben Music and to be headed up by [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Cajun Advenure Part 1: The Search for Talent in Louisiana<\/div>
Cajun Advenure Part 1: The Search for Talent in Louisiana<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 Louisiana Time \u2013 1992 Artist \u2013 Toby Tomera First a quick history lesson, don\u2019t worry I\u2019ll keep it short. In 1605 French settlers arrived in what is now Nova Scotia. In 1755 they refused to pledge allegiance to the English Crown so a large number of the early colonists relocated to Louisiana. Other [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Secrets In The Attic<\/div>
Secrets In The Attic<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 KD\u2019s Studio, Chiswick, London Time \u2013 1994 Artist \u2013 Alisha\u2019s Attic Alisha\u2019s Attic was a successful duo in the mid-nineties. The two sisters Karen and Shelly are the daughters of Brian Poole, who with his backing band the Tremelos had several hits in the mid 60s. Alisha\u2019s were nominated for a 1997 Brit [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Strange But True: Music Industry Anecdotes<\/div>
Strange But True: Music Industry Anecdotes<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 Various Time \u2013 1960- 2006 Artist \u2013 Various Barry Gibb and Blue Weaver \u2013 Saturday Night Fever Blue Weaver was a founder member of Amen Corner, a Welsh rock band. He has also played with many great artists including Family, T-Rex on Get It On and Telegram Sam, Lou Reed on Berlin, Alice [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Hi I\u2019m Augie Meyers Am I In The Right Place<\/div>
Hi I\u2019m Augie Meyers Am I In The Right Place<\/div><\/div>

Place \u2013 London \u2013 New York \u2013 San Antonio Time \u2013 1981 \u2013 2000 Artist \u2013 Augie Meyers Augie Meyers is a legendary Texas musician, best known as the keyboard player for The Sir Douglas Quintet and The Texas Tornados. Bob Dylan once said of Augie. \u201cAugie\u2019s my man, he\u2019s like an intellectual who goes [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
My Book Is Now Available From Amazon<\/div>
My Book Is Now Available From Amazon<\/div><\/div>

After what feels like forever and in fact was a lifetime, I\u2019m thrilled to announce that my book is finished and on sale If you are even slightly intrigued and want to read more of these stories, the book is now available through Amazon. I hope you enjoy it I know I did. Growing up in the East End of the 1950s was no walk in the park. But it wasn\u2019t until I stumbled upon the magic of music and cinema that I realised there was a whole world beyond my imagination. In 1969, fate handed me a golden ticket: [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Read more<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\"previous<\/div><\/div>
\"next<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Shadow\"<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/ss3-loader><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

My name is Kenny Denton<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

I am a record producer, recording engineer and songwriter.

For over 40 years I had the privilege<\/strong> to work with some of the most amazing, talented, crazy and often deluded people in the world of music and movies.
<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During my career, I have learnt to obtain success in the Music Industry, you could be in the business for 5 minutes or 20 years, you could be very gifted or have no talent at all, none of it really matters, it all boils down to one thing,

\u2026 \u2026there ain\u2019t no rules in rock \u2018n\u2019 roll<\/strong><\/em>

I have had so many amazing encounters and met so many incredible people I thought I would share with you some of the stories I have collected.

I hope you enjoy the stories? I know that I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My name is Kenny Denton I am a record producer, recording engineer and songwriter. For over 40 years I had the privilege to work with some of the most amazing, talented, crazy and often deluded people in the world of music and movies. During my career, I have learnt to obtain success in the Music […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t