From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Sat Feb 16, 2002  1:55 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : The Kalin Twins
 
THE KALIN TWINS

Herbert and Harold Kalin, born 16 February 1934, Port Jervis, New York

The Kalin Twins were exponents of the "high school" genre, a diluted form
of rock and roll that was very popular during the years 1958-1960. Their
harmonies were clearly influenced by the Everly Brothers, but did not always
come off. In the summer of 1958 they scored a # 5 hit with "When", their
second release. In the UK, the song was an even bigger hit, rising to the
very top of the charts. Subsequently, the twins were flown over to tour
Britain, with Cliff Richard as an opening act.
They had three further entries in the Billboard Hot 100, but each one peaked
lower than its predecessor. All their recordings were made for Decca, most of
them in New York City (with Jack Pleis and his orchestra), but there were
also four sessions in Nashville, with the Nashville A-team. Their final record
was a cover of Joe Brown's "A Picture Of You", a # 2 UK hit in 1962 (the
Brown version, that is).

CD: The Kalin Twins, When (Bear Family BCD 15597, released in 1992).
30 tracks, 7 of them previously unissued. Annotated by Jimmy Guterman.
Their website can only be approached through the Johnnie Ray homepage:
http://www.johnnieray.com/entrance.html