Danny Diaz & The Checkmates were a Filipino

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 rock band, based in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 in the 1960s.

They were part of the Hong Kong beat group scene between 1964 and 1969, that included other Hong Kong groups

Band (music)

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, such as Anders Nelson & The Inspiration, D'Topnotes, Fabulous Echoes, Joe Jr. & The Side Effects, Teddy Robin & The Playboys, Lotus, Magic Carpets, Mod East and Mystics and The Thunderbirds. They entered into a "Battle of the Sound" contest and conquered various groups, and in the final beat Teddy Robin & The Playboys to become the winner. Some recordings were released on the Diamond record label

Record label

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. In the late 1960s they covered

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 a song that The Foundations

The Foundations

The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indians, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby Now That I've Found You" , written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod; and "Build Me Up Buttercup" The Foundations...

 had released, the Eric Allendale

Eric Allendale

Eric Allendale was a trombonist, songwriter, occasional singer and former bandleader, as well as being a member of various jazz groups in England.-Early life:...

 composition, "Solomon Grundy

Solomon Grundy (song)

"Solomon Grundy" is a song that was written by Eric Allendale a member of the English Multi-racial group The Foundations. The song is loosely based on Solomon Grundy, the 19th century children's nursery rhyme....

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Singles

• "Solomon Grundy" / "Goodbye Baby" - Pye Records
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  Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...
  
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• "What Ever Happened to Romance" - Jewel 71387

Compilation albums

• Diamond Records Best Selection (Four CD
  Compact Disc
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  ) - Various artists - Universal Music (HK) (2006)
  • "It's So Easy"
  • "Up Up And Away"
• Krazy World World Beaters 4 - Various Artists (2005)
  • "She's So Fine"