The McKinleys


The McKinleys were a Scottish pop duo comprising sisters Sheila and Jeanette McKinley. The sisters recorded pop singles such as "Sweet and Tender Romance", which they sang on the TV pop show Ready Steady Go!. They also performed with groups such as The Rolling Stones and The Hollies.
Sheila was married to Howie Casey, saxophonist and band leader of Howie Casey and the Seniors. She died from cancer on 16 December 2012, aged 71.

Later work

Following the release of their fourth single in 1965, the sisters moved to Germany where they toured as The McKinlay Sisters. Jeanette as one-half of a vocal duo called Windows, scored a #1 hit in 1972 with a German language cover of the Mouth & MacNeal song "How Do You Do".
Both sisters provided backing vocals for Paice Ashton Lord's 1977 album Malice in Wonderland. Sheila sang on Ringo Starrs Stop and Smell the Roses and Das erste Mal by Marius Müller-Westernhagen.

Singles