Vocalist from Rosedale area. Brendan could be seen at Mort’s on weekends in 1963. Also appeared regularly at Sherries Showbar, and Club Venus through 1967.
His first record, co-written with Hank Levy, was recorded in 1964 at Monumental Studios produced by Joey Welz and released on Bat Records. Hanlon was backed by a group of jazz studio musicians whom they dubbed the Bat Men. Brendan & the Bat Men also released a Christmas album on Bat. He went on to release records nationally on the Columbia label and made a March 1967 Zoo Club appearance in support of his “All the King’s Horses” record release.
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Record releases by Brendan Hanlon include:
1964 Bat 1005 Christmas Party / Christmas Alphabet
196* Unicorn 1112 The Second Time Around / Terry
1967 Columbia 44012 All the King’s Horses / Angelique
1967 Columbia 44203 With One Exception / Roses for Her
1967 Columbia 44392 Ivy / Ev’ry Day of My Life
