Meet three former British merchant seamen from Hull: Eric
Suggs, Bert Fluckley and Ronald Bones
After sex reassignment surgery, the talented friends underwent
a change of national orientation and became South Koran. They formed a signing trio, called themselves
the Broken Blossoms and hit the road. The Blossoms toured throughout Thailand for the next eleven and a half months and proved immensely
popular with audiences both young and old. Their biggest (self-penned) hit was the
upbeat Elephant Blues Boogie. Tragically, the Blossoms’ promising career
was cut short when their tour bus collided with a rogue buffalo outside the cement
factory in Roi-Et.
You can still see the bronze plaque, green with age, honouring
the Blossoms in the garden of the Por Jai temple. The garden itself is now
sadly neglected.
Here’s a link to the only surviving footage of the three
singers. It’s from 1954 at the old Tai Tai Recording Studios, which was on Sukhumvit
Road in Bangkok. The Blossoms are rehearsing a cover of Mr. Sandman.
Enjoy.
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