Brendon was a British

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 pop

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/glam rock

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 singer. He had releases on Ariola Records

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 and Magnet Records

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 in the mid 1970s. One of his singles

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, "Gimme Some", hit the UK Singles Chart

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 in 1977, peaking at #14 in March of that year. The b-side

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to this tune was "Changing My Life Won't Do".

Currently Brendon and Dave Levy (former band member) have released new material under the name of Simple Country Folk. The album is titled Long Time Coming.