Les Humphries Singers
Formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1969, pop vocal group the Les Humphries Singers
was founded by British musician Les Humphries (born John Leslie Humphreys on
August 10, 1940, in Croydon, England). Already a member of several groups in his
homeland, he was inspired by the Edwin Hawkins Singers and moved to Hamburg to
form his own vocal group. The singers in the group were of various ethnic
origins and many of them were involved with other popular musical projects
including Liz Mitchell (Boney M), John Lawton (Lucifer’s Friend/Uriah Heep),
Linda Thompson (Silver Convention), and other...
