Also known as: Ryan, Paul & Barry
Origin: Leeds, England
Paul & Barry Ryan (actual sir name Sapherson) are the identical twin sons of English pop singer Marion Ryan. They were born on October 24, 1948, and started performing together at the age of 16. In 1965, they signed to the Decca label and began issuing singles. Most of their repertoire consisted of straight forward pop numbers that scored big in the U.K., but in the late 60s like most acts, they began dabbling in psychedelia. In 1967, they recorded the excellent, hard-driving 'I Can Make A Friend', which wasn't released at the time presumably because it didn't fit their cleaner poppy persona. …