Goodbye Baby - Danny Diaz & The Checkmates

A 1969 recording by Danny Diaz & The Checkmates
From Questing Bandstand
Danny Diaz & The Checkmates were three Filipino brothers with their brother-in-law (Romeo is married to Christine Samson, the one-time singer and bassist with D'Topnotes). They formed in Hong Kong and had a major hit "It's So Easy" in 1966. The group's big break came when they beat out the other top acts like Teddy Robin & The Playboys and The Mystics in the Levi's Battle Of The Bands held in the Hong Kong Football Stadium in 1969. They went to the UK and made a few recordings out there including "Solomon Grundy", 1969 UK). They disbanded in 1982. Danny Diaz stay on the pop scene as a solo act.

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[2014yo]

是肥版的Danny Diaz???????

[shatinterry]

@2014yo 40 年後多佐個大肚腩..!!

[blinko656]

Great English, who is the guy at 00:34. Nice video.

[shatinterry]

@blinko656 That's Danny Diaz , the same guy sitting on top of the piano at 00.15, ..double in size after some 40 years...!! they were all Filipinos..!!

[IamHelenKeller]

Hi Terry,

Thanks for another entertaining video!

I enjoyed listening......and also looking at the fine collection of photos.

Best Wishes....always! : )

[2014yo]

@shatinterry 雖然個面部發了福,但其輪廓仍存在........