Copperpenny was a Canadian rock band from Kitchener, Ontario. They were formed in 1965 by Kenny Hollis and Rich Wamil, and were originally known as the Penny Farthings. Not long after their formation they adopted Copperpenny as their new moniker. In 1968, the release of "Nice Girl" on Columbia Records garnered moderate success. They soon switched to RCA and enjoyed a minor hit with "Stop (Wait A Minute).
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- Copperpenny was a Canadian rock band from Kitchener, Ontario. They were formed in 1965 by Kenny Hollis and Rich Wamil, and were originally known as the Penny Farthings. Not long after their formation they adopted Copperpenny as their new moniker. In 1968, the release of "Nice Girl" on Columbia Records garnered moderate success. They soon switched to RCA and enjoyed a minor hit with "Stop (Wait A Minute). " However, it wasn't until their move to Sweet Plum Records, a division of London Records, where they would enjoy their first major success. "You're Still The One" was the band's first mainstream hit and the follow-up, 's "Sitting On A Poor Man's Throne," was recorded in Dearborn, Michigan, with Richard Becker. Copperpenny continued to record as they toured throughout the United States with headlining acts such as Led Zeppelin, Bob Seger, The Guess Who and Uriah Heep. saw them sign on with Capitol Records. They made several appearances on television shows such as "Keith Hampshire's Music Machine"; the band even had a short-lived variety show that launched the career of an unknown magician named Doug Henning. During this period, they had continued success with the singles "Disco Queen," "Good Time Sally" and "Suspicious Love. " Fuse was their final record, and by the time it was released most of the original members had already left the band. Rich Wamil supported the effort as Rich Wamil & Copperpenny, but the remaining band split up in the late '70s. Co-founder Kenny Hollis went on to have a successful solo career with the single "Goin' Hollywood". He would later become PR manager at Lulu's Roadhouse in Kitchener, Ontario, with several Copperpenny reunion shows throughout the 1980s. Hollis died on July 12, 2002 after suffering a heart attack. Ron Hiller spent 1979-1981 in a Toronto-based contemporary gospel music band called Sonlight. They did the local Toronto church scene, Kitchener-Waterloo as well as summer gigs in Muskoka. The other members now have families and took regular day jobs.
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- Copperpenny was a Canadian rock band from Kitchener, Ontario. They were formed in 1965 by Kenny Hollis and Rich Wamil, and were originally known as the Penny Farthings. Not long after their formation they adopted Copperpenny as their new moniker. In 1968, the release of "Nice Girl" on Columbia Records garnered moderate success. They soon switched to RCA and enjoyed a minor hit with "Stop (Wait A Minute).
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