Thursday, January 4, 2007

THE SOFTSHOES

GENRE: Pop/swing
MEMBERS: Jervis Pennington (lead vocals), Thinus AKA Tommy Maree (lead vocals), Roy Bramwell (vocals) & Darren Magnussen (vocals).
DATES:
DISCOGRAPHY: SOLED OUT - RPM Records (catalogue number unavailable), ITCHY FEET- (1984) RPM Records (CCRPM1204) & THE SOFT SHOES CHRISTMAS - RPM Records (catalogue number unavailable).
SINGLES TO REMEMBER: Elvis Estaire - King Of the Swing
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Jervis Pennington has become a playright who penned quite a few productions.

6 comments:

Ian MacFarlane said...

You could help but like the "lovable naffs". Quite a great live act too. Roy Bramwell was an excellent dancer who featured in the Sun City Extravaganza and other big productions like Mame and Hello Dolly (with Joan Brickhill). Thinus was moving to the Netherlands for a couple of years.

Anonymous said...

I still want to squeel like a twit when I think of them! Soft Shoes were my very first EVER LP. I can even remember the moment when I got it and can bore anyone to death with the retelling :) Any pictures of the band?

Anonymous said...

Was wondering if their music is still available somewhere?

Ian MacFarlane said...

RPM did release Soled Out on CD but it has since been deleted (about 15 years ago).

I have all three albums on vinyl - it took me years to track them down - one by one. I originally had them on cassette which stretched before I left school (and that was years ago).

Anonymous - email me and I will record them on to CD for when I find a gap.

Thanks for taking a look at the blog.

Anonymous said...

HI there

Had a good chuckle when I came across your site, did not know that anyone still remembered us!!
Bumped into Darren a couple of days ago, he told me Jervis was in the USA Had no info on Roy.

Cheers for now
Thinus (aka Tommy)

Ian MacFarlane said...

Hi Thinus,

Please email me: ian@cornerstoneconsulting.co.za

I have contact details for Roy - he's also in the US.

Regards
Ian