1. Brian Hyland was born on November 12,1943 and is an American pop singer and instrumentalist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s.
13 Facts About Brian Hyland
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Brian Hyland studied guitar and clarinet as a child, and sang in his church choir.
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Brian Hyland was eventually signed by Kapp Records as a solo artist and released his debut single, "Rosemary", in late 1959.
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The label employed the Brill Building songwriting duo of Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance to work with Brian Hyland on the follow-up, "Four Little Heels ", which was a minor hit, and the songwriting duo continued to work with Brian Hyland.
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Brian Hyland moved on to ABC-Paramount Records, where he began working with the songwriting and production team of Gary Geld and Peter Udell, and further hits followed with "Let Me Belong to You" and "I'll Never Stop Wanting You".
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Brian Hyland afterward shifted into a phase of recording country and folk rock styles.
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Brian Hyland attempted several departures from the norm, including the psychedelic single "Get the Message" and "Holiday for Clowns", but despite their more contemporary arrangements, they failed to receive much airplay.
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Brian Hyland recorded both in 1970, and Del Shannon produced the tracks.
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In 1975, "Sealed With A Kiss" became a hit again in the UK and Brian Hyland performed the song on Top of the Pops on July 31 of the same year.
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Sixty years after the release of "Sealed with a Kiss", Brian Hyland reunited with Peter Udell, who invited him to record "A Little Bit of Christmas Time".
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In 2021 Brian Hyland married Kathalynn Turner Davis, an actress, writer, and psychotherapist.
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From 1960 to 1977, Brian Hyland recorded a total of eleven albums for several different record companies.
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Universal has yet to release a CD compilation that includes all of Brian Hyland's charted singles, invariably omitting a handful of minor singles that made the Billboard Top 100.