KEY CHANGES - extended 2020 edition - by Denis King - promotional video by Paul Heiney

In the 50s and early 60s Denis King was a member of Britain’s first ever boy band The King Brothers. Since then, the artists with whom he has worked (and played) read like a who’s who of British and American stage and screen. He has been a pop star, a gold disk-selling TV composer (including ITV’s Black Beauty), a musical collaborator with theatre legends (Alan Ayckbourn among them), and has worked with a vast array of entertainment giants (including Jimi Hendrix, Tony Bennett, Nina Simone, Howard Keel, Sammy Cahn, Albert Finney, Dame Edna Everage, Maureen Lipman, Elaine Stritch, Dudley Moore, Ronnie Corbett, Frank Sinatra…).


Denis has written and recorded his memoirs KEY CHANGES and these personalities are all in it – it’s a personal account of the highs and lows of show business from post-war Variety, through the era of the Beatles, and on to TV, the West End, Broadway and beyond. But this is not a potted history or a lengthy name-drop – it is actually a very intimate, funny portrait of the grind as well as the glamour, in what most people outside the entertainment industry wrongly assume is a charmed way to earn a living.

"Denis King has delighted us with his music over many years, now he has written one of the funniest and most honest tributes I have ever read to the vanished world called Showbusiness." - Barry Humphries

“I’ve known Denis King for many years but in spite of that, I would strongly recommend this book.” - Barry Cryer


“Denis King changed my life. I remember seeing The King Brothers on TV and I thought, ‘Yes! I could do that!’ but I was too tall. So I had the operation and the rest is history.” - Bill Oddie


“His skills as racy raconteur and dry-as-a-bone humorist are as legendary as his tinkling fingers and classic compositions.” - Maureen Lipman


“Standing On The Corner – yes, one of the great records of that year. Or that month, certainly. I know Elvis borrowed a lot of tricks from The King Brothers.” - Michael Palin


“Denis is a trusty friend, a favourite collaborator, a fine musician, and a true original. Though what exactly he was originally, I really couldn't say.”
- Alan Ayckbourn


“Denis is a witty anecdotalist; the stories he tells are funny, poignant, and eye-opening. Mostly. Sometimes.” His Wife